The Lady or the Tiger? & Other Logic Puzzles

Publisher:

Dover Publications

Publication Date:

2009

Number of Pages:

226

Format:

Paperback

Price:

10.95

ISBN:

9780486470276

Category:

General

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PART I. THE LADY OR THE TIGER?
Chestnuts--Old and New
Ladies or Tigers?
The Asylum of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
Inspector Craig Visits Transylvania
PART II. PUZZLES AND METAPUZZLES
The Island of Questioners
The Isle of Dreams
Metapuzzles
PART III. THE MYSTERY OF THE MONTE CARLO LOCK
The Mystery of the Monte Carlo Lock
A Curious Number Machine
Craig's Law
Fergusson's Laws
Interlude: Let's Generalize!
The Key
PART IV. SOLVABLE OR UNSOLVABLE?
Fergusson's Logic Machine
Provability and Truth
Machines That Talk About Themselves
Mortal and Immortal Numbers
The Machine That Never Got Built
Leibniz's Dream
About the Author