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His eloquent style and adept storytelling make learning not only informative but also immensely enjoyable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDive into Jason Rosenhouse's collection to experience the joy of mathematics through expertly crafted narratives and thought-provoking puzzles.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"games-for-your-mind-by-jason-rosenhouse-9780691242026","title":"Games for Your Mind","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lively and engaging look at logic puzzles and their role in recreation, mathematics, and philosophy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLogic puzzles were first introduced to the public by Lewis Carroll in the late nineteenth century and have been popular ever since. 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Rosenhouse then presents a new vision for the future of logic puzzles based on nonclassical logic, which is used today in computer science and automated reasoning to manipulate large and sometimes contradictory sets of data.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGames for Your Mind\u003c\/em\u003e combines the whimsy of Lewis Carroll with the cleverness of Raymond Smullyan along with very accessible mathematics, delivered with clarity and humour by award-winning author Jason Rosenhouse. Highly recommended for anyone interested in learning about logic in an engaging way.\" - Arthur Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRosenhouse deftly traces the entire history of logic from Aristotle to Raymond Smullyan. 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