Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xi
3. Preface xv
4. Introduction: Classic Puzzles from the Past 1
5. Challenge Problems 30
6. 1. Breaking Sticks 36
7. 2. The Twins 42
8. 3. Steve’s Elevator Problem 47
9. 4. Three Gambling Problems Newton Would “Probably” Have Liked 52
10. 5. Big Quotients — Part 1 62
11. 6. Two Ways to Proofread 66
12. 7. Chain Letters That Never End 70
13. 8. Bingo Befuddlement 74
14. 9. Is Dreidel Fair? 79
15. 10. Hollywood Thrills 83
16. 11. The Problem of the n-Liars 87
17. 12. The Inconvenience of a Law 90
18. 13. A Puzzle for When the Super Bowl 93
19. 14. Darts and Ballistic Missiles 96
20. 15. Blood Testing 103
21. 16. Big Quotients — Part 2 107
22. 17. To Test or Not to Test? 117
23. 18. Average Distances on a Square 126
24. 19. When Will the Last One Fail? 139
25. 20. Who’s Ahead? 147
26. 21. Plum Pudding 151
27. 22. Ping-Pong, Squash, and Difference Equations 156
28. 23. Will You Be Alive 10 Years from Now? 168
29. 24. Chickens in Boxes 175
30. 25. Newcomb’s Paradox 183
31. Challenge Problem Solutions 189
32. Technical Note on MATLAB®’s Random Number Generator 213
33. Acknowledgments 217
34. Index 219
35. Also by Paul J. Nahin 221