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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Solomon W. GolombPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Edition: Revised and Expanded Second Edition Volume: 16 Dimensions: Width: 19.70cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.028kg ISBN: 9780691024448ISBN 10: 0691024448 Pages: 198 Publication Date: 07 April 1996 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsPreface to the Revised EditionPreface to the First EditionCh. 1Polyominoes and Checkerboards3Ch. 2Patterns and Polyominoes12Ch. 3Where Pentominoes Will Not Fit20Ch. 4Backtracking and Impossible Constructions30Ch. 5Some Theorems about Counting43Ch. 6Bigger Polyominoes and Higher Dimensions70Ch. 7Generalizations of Polyominoes85Ch. 8Tiling Rectangles with Polyominoes97Ch. 9Some Truly Remarkable Results111Appendix A. Answers to Exercises in Chapter 5127Appendix B. Problem Compendium133Appendix C. Golomb's Twelve Pentomino Problems146Appendix D. Klamer's Konstant and the Enumeration of N-Ominoes152Glossary155Bibliography for the First Edition160Comprehensive Bibliography162Name Index183ReviewsThe book covers all areas, both beginner and expert, thoroughly. Hundreds of diagrams illustrate the detailed, clearly written texts... A classic. From a simple idea, Golomb has created a ... science. -- Colin Singleton New Scientist One of the most eagerly anticipated second editions in the history of mathematics, [Polyominoes] was worth it... Truly a jewel in the crown of mathematical royalty, this book deserves to be a runaway bestseller. -- Charles Ashbacher Journal of Recreational Mathematics Truly a jewel in the crown of mathematical royalty, this book deserves to be a runaway bestseller. Journal of Recreational Mathematics The book covers all areas, both beginner and expert, thoroughly. Hundreds of diagrams illustrate the detailed, clearly written texts... A classic. From a simple idea, Golomb has created a ... science. -- Colin Singleton, New Scientist One of the most eagerly anticipated second editions in the history of mathematics, [Polyominoes] was worth it... Truly a jewel in the crown of mathematical royalty, this book deserves to be a runaway bestseller. -- Charles Ashbacher, Journal of Recreational Mathematics Truly a jewel in the crown of mathematical royalty, this book deserves to be a runaway bestseller. -- Journal of Recreational Mathematics The book covers all areas, both beginner and expert, thoroughly. Hundreds of diagrams illustrate the detailed, clearly written texts... A classic. From a simple idea, Golomb has created a ... science. -- Colin Singleton, New Scientist One of the most eagerly anticipated second editions in the history of mathematics, [Polyominoes] was worth it... Truly a jewel in the crown of mathematical royalty, this book deserves to be a runaway bestseller. -- Charles Ashbacher, Journal of Recreational Mathematics Truly a jewel in the crown of mathematical royalty, this book deserves to be a runaway bestseller. -- Journal of Recreational Mathematics Author InformationSolomon W. Golomb, University Professor at the University of Southern California, teaches in the Departments of Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, invents mathematical puzzles, and publishes in many areas of science and technology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |