Book:Henry Ernest Dudeney/Modern Puzzles

Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles and how to solve them

Published $\text {1926}$, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd

Contents

Preface

Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems --

Money Puzzles

Age and Kinship Puzzles

Clock Puzzles

Locomotion and Speed Puzzles

Digital Puzzles

Various Arithmetical and Algebraical Puzzles

Geometrical Problems --

Dissection Puzzles

Patchwork Puzzles

Paper-folding Puzzles

Various Geometrical Puzzles

Moving Counter Problems

Unicursal and Route Problems

Combination and Group Problems

Magic Square Problems

Magic Star Problems

Measuring, Weighing, and Packing Puzzles

Crossing River Problems

Problems Concerning Games

Puzzle Games

Wheel Paradox Problems

Unclassified Problems

Solutions

Index

Next

Critical View

While marketed as a book of entertaining puzzles, many of these are mundane word problems leading to tedious exercises in the solution of simultaneous equations.

Sources

• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Introduction (Martin Gardner)

Source work progress

Still to be completed:

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Money Puzzles: $12$. -- A Weird Game

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Digital Puzzles: $73$. -- Alphabetical Arithmetic

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Various Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: $90$. -- Equal Perimeters

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Dissection Puzzles: $106$. -- Dissecting the Moon

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Dissection Puzzles: $115$. -- The Carpenter's Puzzle

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Various Geometrical Puzzles: $124$. -- Drawing a Straight Line

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Various Geometrical Puzzles: $125$. -- Making a Pentagon

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Various Geometrical Puzzles: $129$. -- The Circle and Discs

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Various Geometrical Puzzles: $133$. -- A Problem for Surveyors

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Solutions: $137$. -- Hurdles and Sheep (proof of shape with maximum area)

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Unicursal and Route Problems: $158$. -- The Nine Bridges

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Solutions: $164$. -- Those Russian Cyclists Again (minor point to be clarified / proof linked)

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Combination and Group Problems: $167$. -- A General Election

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Solutions: $172$. -- A Magic Square Delusion (documentation of Nasik Square)

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Puzzle Games: $203$. -- The Horse-Shoe Game (complete the analysis)

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Puzzle Games: $204$. -- Turning the Die