Geometric Etudes in Combinatorial Mathematics

by Alexander Soifer

The etudes presented here are not simply those of Czerny, but are better compared to the etudes of Chopin, not only technically demanding and addressed to a variety of specific skills, but at the same time possessing an exceptional beauty that characterizes the best of art... Keep this book at hand as you plan your next problem solving seminar. —Don Chakerian THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL MONTHLY Alexander Soifer’s Geometrical Etudes in Combinatorial Mathematics is concerned with beautiful mathematics, and it will likely occupy a special and permanent place in the mathematical literature,...