The Mathematics of Oz Mental Gymnastics from Beyond the Edge [Hardcover]

Thought-provoking mysteries, puzzles, and problems ranging from zebra numbers and circular primes to Legion's number.Prepare yourself for a shattering odyssey as The Mathematics of Oz unlocks the doors of your imagination. The tests devised by the enigmatic Dr. Oz to assess human intelligence will boggle the brain of even the most avid puzzle fan and entertain readers at all levels of mathematical sophistication. His thought-provoking mysteries, puzzles, and problems range from zebra numbers and circular primes to Legion's number -- a number so big that it makes a trillion pale in comparison. With numerous illustrations, this is an original, fun-filled, and thoroughly unique introduction to numbers and their role in creativity, computers, games, practical research, and absurd adventures.Prepare yourself for a shattering odyssey as The Mathematics of Oz unlocks the doors of your imagination. The tests devised by the enigmatic Dr. Oz to assess human intelligence will boggle the brain of even the most avid puzzle fan and entertain readers at all levels of mathematical sophistication. His thought-provoking mysteries, puzzles, and problems range from zebra numbers and circular primes to Legion's number -- a number so big that it makes a trillion pale in comparison. With numerous illustrations, this is an original, fun-filled, and thoroughly unique introduction to numbers and their role in creativity, computers, games, practical research, and absurd adventures.Grab a pencil. Relax. Then take off on a mind-boggling journey to the ultimate frontier of math, mind, and meaning as acclaimed author Clifford Pickover, Dorothy, and Dr. Oz explore some of the oddest and quirkiest highways and byways of the numerically obsessed. The thought-provoking mysteries, puzzles, and problems range from zebra numbers and circular primes to Legion's number--a number so big that it makes a trillion pale in comparison. The strange mazes, bizarre consequences, and dizzying arrays of logic probl.