【内容提要】
本书是一本数学趣题经典，是由Sam Loyd精心编撰.每道趣题都需要数学来解答谜题，有简单也有复杂.有些谜题是经过长时间古老漫长的时间形成的，具有浪漫色彩和神秘色彩.本书不仅具有趣味性还有很高的教学意义，通过学习找到乐趣，并通过乐趣加深学习.
【目 录】
TRADING LOTS PUZZLE /1
THE HOUSE OF BETSY ROSS /2
THE FIRE ESCAPE PUZZLE /9
A QUESTION OF TIME /11
A PUZZLING MIXTURE /14
A LEGAL PROBLEM /15
THE CONVENT PROBLEM /16
THE OFFICE BOY’S PUZZLE /18
THE CENTENNIAL PEOBLEM /20
A POETICAL PERPLEXITY /21
MULTIPLICATION AND ADDITION /22
DOMESTIC COMPLICATIONS /23
THE FIGHTIING FISHES OF SIAM/24
THE FERRY BOAT PROBLEM /26
A PARLOR TRICK /27
THE POTATO RACE PUZZLE /28
DEEPLY INJURED /29
THE MOVING DAY PUZZLE /30
THE PLUMBER'S PROBLEM /32
TELL MOTHER'S AGE PROBLEM /34
A DAISY PUZZLE GAME /36
THE GREAT POOL PUZZLE /38
NOTES AND QUERIES /39
FREE ACRES /40
MISSING NUMBER /42
PRIMITIVE RAIL ROADING /44
DOLLARS AND SENSE PUZZLE /45
COUNTING THE COINS PUZZLE /46
HOW THEY MADE LOVE IN PUZZLEDOM /46
THE PUZZLE OF THE DUTCHMEN AND THEIR WIVES / 49
GUESSING-MATCH /50
THE GREAT DIAMOND ROBBERY / 53
THE LILY PROBLEM /54
TO TELL A PERSON'S AGE /55
THE MISSING NUMBER /56
MISSING WORD-ANAGRAM /57
THE FAMOUS HOT CROSS BUN PUZZLE /58
PUT ELEVEN MEN IN TEN BEDS / 59
ANCIENT ORDER OF THE IRON CROSS / 61
A BATTLE ROYAL PRIZE PROBLEM / 63
THE GUIDO MOSAICS PUZZLE /65
PROBLEM OF HISTORY /67
THE BOTTLE PROBLEM /69
PYTHAGORAS CLASSICAL PROBLEM /71
FOCAS'LE YARNS /73
THE MAN WITH THE HOE /75
THE BOXER’S PUZZLE /77
PICKET POSTS /79
BACK FROM THE KIJONDIKE /81
JACK AND THE BOX PUZZIJE /82
FORE AND AIT PUZZLE /84
PUZZLE OF THE DEWEY PILLOW /86
CROWS IN THE CORN /88
THE SCERET-OF-SUCCESS PUZZLE /89
THE DOMINO PUZZLE /93
DISPUTED CLAIMS /95
UNSOLVD RIDDLES /98
NEWSBOYS' PUZZLE /103
AESOP'S EAGLE /106
IN PUZZLELAND /109
NO. 1901 ART PICTURE /114
COULDN'T TELL A LIE /115
F ALSE ALARMS 1119
AQUARING ACCOUNTS A TEMPERANCE PUZZLE /120
THE PONY CART PROBLEM /122
SMITH'S AGE PUZZLE /124
BY EXPRESS /126
A QUESTION OF PEACHES PEARS PERSIMMONS AND PLUMS/127
PROFESSOR BLUNGARTEN AND THE PEACE CONGRESS/129
THE NOUGHTY RIDDLE /131
THE PHILANTHROPIST /133
HIS TWO STOCK JOKES /135
A BIG PAIN /136
THE CHINEE DONATION PUZZLE /137
OLD BEACONTOWER /139
A CORNER IN WHEAT /145
THE MILKMAN RETORT /148
THE CHRISTMASTURKEY/151
THE FLYING BIRD /153
SEEING THE COUNTRY /154