【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】
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING /1
THE GOLF PUZZLE /3
THE CHINESE CASH PUZZLE /5
MIXED TEAS /7
THE PROBLEM TIME /9
A SOUARE DEAL PUZZLE /11
THE MOON PROBLEM /13
AN ORIENTAL LOVE STORY /14
THE MOON PROBLEM /15
A SOLDIER OF METAL /17
THE CRUSADERS /19
A PROBLEM IN DIAMONDS AND RUBIES /22
THE TINKER'S PUZZLE /25
THE HOOP SNAKE PUZZLE /26
THE ONLY SQUARE GAME ON THE BEACH /28
THE JOINER'S PROBLEM /31
THE OLD GAG REVIVED /33
THE LEANINGTOWEROFPISA/35
PROBLEM OF THEBRIDGESOFKONIGSBERG/37
THE GENERAL STORE PUZZLE /39
THE RED CROSS LASSIE PUZZLE /41
FALSE WEIGHTS PUZZLE /43
THE FOOT BALL PROBLEM /48
PLATO'S CUBES /51
WELL RECOMMENDED /53
THE MONASTERY WINDOW /55
ALICE IN WONDERLAND /57
THE STEEPLECHASE PUZZLE /60
PUZZLE OF GRAND FATHER'S CLOCK /62
THE SWITCH PROBLEM /64
THE GREATCOLUMBUSPROBLEM /67
LOST OPPORTUNITIES /70
DIVIDING THE SPOILS /72
THE GRIND STONE PUZZLE /74
ONE CENT SHY /76
ONE THING AT A TIME /77
THE ORACLE PUZZLE /78
THE SEDAN CHAIR PUZZLE /80
A CHINEE SWITCH-WORD PUZZLE /82
GOOD LUCK THE GREAT HORSE SHOW PRIZE PUZZLE /84
THE KINGS /86
SAM LOYD'S PUZZLE OF THE PYRAMIDS /90
NEVER TAKE THE HORSE SHOE FROM THE DOOR /100
THE GORDIAN KNOT /102
CHICKENS IN THE CORN /107
LINCOLN'S RAIL PUZZLE /109
THE MERCHANT OFBAGDAD/111
GOING INTO ACTION /113
THE BREAK-UP OF THE CONUNDRUM CLUB /113
ALIP-READING PUZZLE /115
WEIGHING THE BABY /117
THE NEW STAR /125
A CLEVER COIN TRICK /125
AT THE “ZOO” /127
THE THANKSGIVINGTURKEY/129
HEARD AT THE “ZOO”
CHRISTIANS AND TURKS /133
RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS /135
AN OLD SAW WITH NEW TEETH /137