--- product_id: 1701857 title: "My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles (Dover Math Games & Puzzles)" price: "₨356" currency: SCR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sc/products/1701857-my-best-mathematical-and-logic-puzzles-dover-math-games-puzzles store_origin: SC region: Seychelles --- # My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles (Dover Math Games & Puzzles) **Price:** ₨356 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles (Dover Math Games & Puzzles) - **How much does it cost?** ₨356 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sc](https://www.desertcart.sc/products/1701857-my-best-mathematical-and-logic-puzzles-dover-math-games-puzzles) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles (Dover Math Games & Puzzles) on desertcart.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders Review: The Wheat of an Energetic Career! - I am really enjoying this short book of Martin Gardner's best logic and mathematical puzzles written for his Scientific American column. The problems range widely in difficulty, with some requiring only a few moments of reflection and other laying quite beyond my cognitive powers. The problems are entertainingly presented. Answers are provided in the back of the book; actually, more than half the length of the book is the answers section. Some readers have complained that the answers are inadequate, but I have not found this to be so. Gardner engages in name dropping, particularly in the answers section, probably to add glamour to his column. He will sometimes note "Two Harvard physics students wrote in with this solution," or "John Campbell of Astounding suggested this solution". Campbell was the famous editor who first published Asimov, Heinlein and Van Vogt, inaugurating the "Golden Age" of Science Fiction. Evidently he was smart in lots of ways! It gives a sense of group endeavor, as if everyone is working these problems. The book is short, but well worth the extremely cheap price from Dover. I wondered while reading this book whether American society as it currently exists would be capable of creating a figure like Martin Gardner. His closest analog might be the conservative columnist John Derbyshire, who is really of English provenance. While Gardner's skill set is technical in nature, I would place his work in the entertainment bracket, sort of a sweet by-product of our technico/literary education system. I'm not sure whether puzzles and brain teasers are strictly entertainment, or if they might serve a purpose similar to weight-lifting and conditioning to the athlete. No one has ever filled Gardner's shoes at Scientific American. The reason I fear is that the American education system and the general spiritual impetus of our culture as it now stands are not able to instill the simultaneous virtues in one individual. Of course, Gardner served no essential purpose--most people get by without challenging brain teasers-- but philosophically the question is worth pondering. Review: Distilled essence of math in its purest form - A math professor turned bartender, now working at the Bar of Philosophy, serves up three shots respectively of logic, probability, and geometry whiskey... and you have to drink them all at once. If that's your style, this is your book. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | 0486281523 | | Best Sellers Rank | #62,738 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #37 in Math Games #183 in Logic & Brain Teasers (Books) #405 in Puzzles (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,063) | | Dimensions | 4.96 x 0.16 x 7.99 inches | | Edition | First Thus Used | | Grade level | 4 - 7 | | ISBN-10 | 0553208845 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0486281520 | | Item Weight | 10.4 ounces | | Language | English | | Part of series | Dover Recreational Math | | Print length | 96 pages | | Publication date | November 1, 1994 | | Publisher | Dover Publications | | Reading age | 9 - 12 years | ## Images ![My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles (Dover Math Games & Puzzles) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71z9B58R-iL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Wheat of an Energetic Career! *by S***S on November 30, 2015* I am really enjoying this short book of Martin Gardner's best logic and mathematical puzzles written for his Scientific American column. The problems range widely in difficulty, with some requiring only a few moments of reflection and other laying quite beyond my cognitive powers. The problems are entertainingly presented. Answers are provided in the back of the book; actually, more than half the length of the book is the answers section. Some readers have complained that the answers are inadequate, but I have not found this to be so. Gardner engages in name dropping, particularly in the answers section, probably to add glamour to his column. He will sometimes note "Two Harvard physics students wrote in with this solution," or "John Campbell of Astounding suggested this solution". Campbell was the famous editor who first published Asimov, Heinlein and Van Vogt, inaugurating the "Golden Age" of Science Fiction. Evidently he was smart in lots of ways! It gives a sense of group endeavor, as if everyone is working these problems. The book is short, but well worth the extremely cheap price from Dover. I wondered while reading this book whether American society as it currently exists would be capable of creating a figure like Martin Gardner. His closest analog might be the conservative columnist John Derbyshire, who is really of English provenance. While Gardner's skill set is technical in nature, I would place his work in the entertainment bracket, sort of a sweet by-product of our technico/literary education system. I'm not sure whether puzzles and brain teasers are strictly entertainment, or if they might serve a purpose similar to weight-lifting and conditioning to the athlete. No one has ever filled Gardner's shoes at Scientific American. The reason I fear is that the American education system and the general spiritual impetus of our culture as it now stands are not able to instill the simultaneous virtues in one individual. Of course, Gardner served no essential purpose--most people get by without challenging brain teasers-- but philosophically the question is worth pondering. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Distilled essence of math in its purest form *by M***R on May 16, 2025* A math professor turned bartender, now working at the Bar of Philosophy, serves up three shots respectively of logic, probability, and geometry whiskey... and you have to drink them all at once. If that's your style, this is your book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 66 brain teasers with explanations and answers *by P***Y on May 13, 2019* My brain was feeling a bit fuzzy, and figured it was time to start giving my aging bean a workout. I decided to research and add in some thinking challenges via puzzles, games, and word problems. I bought this book by Martin Gardner because I am already a fan of his. I love how he appreciates the sciences and skepticism. He had a long history of creating recreational math problems for the every day person to challenge themselves with. These aren't necessarily difficult, but some are a big challenge. It takes some time to readjust ones thinking in order to work through some of these. HENCE, a brain workout-- especially if not used to thinking along these lines. If you are, then this is just a fun maintenance activity. I ended up buying various books and hands on puzzles for myself, then bought duplicates to make a really neat gift basket. I included stuff like Sudoku, crosswords, search a words, then more complicated stuff including this book and some hands on puzzles. Great for just about anyone. ## Frequently Bought Together - My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles (Dover Recreational Math) (Dover Math Games & Puzzles) - The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations (Dover Math Games & Puzzles) - The 125 Best Brain Teasers of All Time: A Mind-Blowing Challenge of Math, Logic, and Wordplay --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sc/products/1701857-my-best-mathematical-and-logic-puzzles-dover-math-games-puzzles](https://www.desertcart.sc/products/1701857-my-best-mathematical-and-logic-puzzles-dover-math-games-puzzles) --- *Product available on Desertcart Seychelles* *Store origin: SC* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*