Calculator Puzzles, Tricks and Games

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Calculator Books: Calculator Puzzles, Tricks and Games

	Title:	Calculator Puzzles, Tricks and Games
	Author(s):	Norvin Pallas – described as a Mathematician and puzzler. Pallas has published numerous books on games, puzzles, cryptography and even children’s mystery fiction.
	First edition:	1976 by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
	Publisher:	Dover Publications Inc., 31 East 2^nd Street, Mineola, NY 11501. It is published in Canada by General Publishing Company Ltd (Toronto) and in the UK by Constable and Company Ltd (London).
	This example	1991 paperback unabridged, manufactured in the USA
	ISBN:	0486266702
	Printed pages	96
	Cover:	All drawings are credited to Joyce Behr
	Size:	137mm x 214mm (w x h)
	Price:	$5.95 in USA, $8.95 in Canada
	Contents:	Contains 32 calculator exercises which are merely listed in the contents section. The index lists these alphabetically along with some further references to particular mathematical items. There is also a 19 page section for the answers to the puzzles.
	Comments:	I can imagine this was popular when it first came out but this later print run appears to still be available – so not so much of interest these days. However, it is one of the best with (my favourite) upside-down writing and plenty of quite useful maths problem solvers. It even has conversion charts, tax calculations, Pythagoras, and magic numbers. I recommend you get it as I would class it as edutainment.
	Notable Quotes:	“…Norvin Pallas not only describes basic arithmetic functions… but shows you how to use your calculator to enjoy an astonishing array of brain-teasers, puzzles, mathematical oddities, games, and recreations.” ”But in the long run, your instrument is a tool, not a toy. … It will, in the end, help you to a better understanding of the world around you and how it functions.”