Oval track and other permutation puzzles : and just enough group theory to solve them / by John O. Kiltinen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kiltinen, John O., author.

Series:

Classroom resource materials

Classroom Resource Materials, v. 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Permutations.

Mathematical recreations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 305 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Published and distributed by the Mathematical Association of America Press, [2003]

System Details:

Mode of access : World Wide Web

Contents:

0. Software Installation and a First Tour 1. An Overview of Oval Tracks 2. The Transpose Puzzle: An Introductory Tour 3. The Slide Puzzle: An Introductory Tour 4. The Hungarian Rings Puzzle: An Introductory Tour 5. Permutation Groups: Just Enough Definitions and Notation 6. Permutation Groups: Just Enough Theory 7. Cycles and Transpositions 8. The Parity Theorem 9. The Role of Conjugates 10. The Role of Commutators 11. Mastering the Oval Track Puzzle 12. Transferring Knowledge Between Puzzles 13. What a Difference a Disk Makes!: Changing the Number of Disks, and Using Maple or GAP 14. Mastering the Slide Puuzzle 15. Mastering the Hungarian Rings with Numbers 16. Mastering the Hungarian Rings with Colors 17. Advanced Challenges

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-297) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society. 2012

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Kiltinen, John O. Oval track and other permutation puzzles :

ISBN:

9781470458362 (online)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.