THE MAGIC GARDEN OF GEORGE B AND OTHER LOGIC PUZZLES
Book ID/图书代码： 14600008B26075
English Summary/英文概要： The author presents a bombshell puzzle so startling that it seems incredible that there could be any solution at all! But there is indeed a solution — moreover, one that requires a chain of lesser puzzles to be solved first. The reader is thus taken on a journey through a maze of subsidiary problems that has all the earmarks of an entertaining detective story.
This book leads the unwary reader into deep logical waters through seductively entertaining logic puzzles. One example is Boolean algebra with such weird looking equations as 1+1=0 — a subject which today plays a vital role, not only in mathematical systems, but also in computer science and artificial intelligence.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 作者玛提出了一个惊人的谜题，让人吃惊的是，任何解决方案都是不可思议的。但是，确实有一个解决方案——而且，需要先解决一些较小的难题。因此，读者就会在一个迷宫般的附属问题上进行一次旅行，这些问题都有一个有趣的侦探故事的专门用途。这本书引导不谨慎的读者通过诱人的有趣的逻辑谜题进入了深度的逻辑空间。其中一个例子是布尔代数，有一个看起来很奇怪的方程，1+1=0，这个主题今天在数学系统中起着至关重要的作用，在计算机科学和人工智能中也起着重要的作用。（WYL）
Awards/获奖情况：雷蒙德•斯穆里兰的这本新书也遵循了类似的模式，提供了一种有趣的谜题，“猴子把戏”，旨在吸引读者，可怕的笑话，以及对严肃数学的见解。如果你喜欢斯穆里兰之前的书，这本书是自我推荐给大家的。——伦敦数学实时通讯
一个没有数学逻辑经验的读者可能会受益于前半部分的逻辑谜题，然后再处理第二部分。不过，我发现它是丰富的浓缩活动的来源，如果你是斯穆里兰的其他作品的粉丝，你会在这里找到很多乐趣。——美国数学协会
This latest book by Raymond Smullyan follows a similar format, offering a mixture of interesting puzzles, ’monkey tricks’ designed to catch the reader out, dreadful jokes, and insights into serious mathematics. If you have enjoyed Smullyan’s previous books this one is self-recommending. --London Mathematical Society Newsletter
A reader without prior experience with mathematical logic would likely benefit from having done the logic puzzles in the first half of the book before tackling the second half. I have found it useful source of enrichment activities, though, and if you are a fan of Smullyan’s other works, you will find much to enjoy here. --Mathematical Association of America
About the Author/作者介绍： 雷蒙德•斯穆里兰从普林斯顿大学获得博士学位，在达特茅斯、普林斯顿、印第安纳大学和纽约雷曼学院任教。他以数学和创造性的逻辑谜题和游戏而闻名，他同时也是一位音乐会钢琴家和一位魔术师。他写了十多本关于逻辑推理和数学逻辑的书。
雷蒙德•斯穆里兰：快乐的恶作剧者
雷蒙德•斯穆里兰(1919-2017)，数学家，逻辑学家，魔术师，非凡的谜题，哲学家，钢琴家。雷蒙德•斯穆里兰的第一本多佛书是一阶逻辑(1995)。近年来，他的一些数学和数学难题的魔法书被拿来了：女士或老虎(2009年)；撒旦，康托尔和无限(2009)；这是一本原创的，从未出版过的合集，亚瑟王在寻找他的狗和其他奇怪的谜题(2010)；设定理论和连续统一体问题(梅尔文•菲廷，在2010年也被多佛转载)。今后几年还会有更多的人加入。
用作者自己的话来说:
“最近，有人问我是否相信占星术。”当我解释说我不知道我是双子星座的原因时，他似乎有些困惑。
“有些人总是批评含糊不清的陈述。我倾向于对精确的陈述持批判的观点:它们是唯一可以正确地被标记为“错误”的。”——雷蒙德•斯穆里兰
Raymond Smullyan received his PhD from Princeton University and taught at Dartmouth, Princeton, Indiana University, and New York’s Lehman College. Best known for his mathematical and creative logic puzzles and games, he was also a concert pianist and a magician. He wrote over a dozen books of logic puzzles and texts on mathematical logic.
Raymond Smullyan: The Merry Prankster
Raymond Smullyan (1919–2017), mathematician, logician, magician, creator of extraordinary puzzles, philosopher, pianist, and man of many parts. The first Dover book by Raymond Smullyan was First-Order Logic (1995). Recent years have brought a number of his magical books of logic and math puzzles: The Lady or the Tiger (2009); Satan, Cantor and Infinity (2009); an original, never-before-published collection, King Arthur in Search of His Dog and Other Curious Puzzles (2010); and Set Theory and the Continuum Problem (with Melvin Fitting, also reprinted by Dover in 2010). More will be coming in subsequent years.
In the Author’s Own Words:
"Recently, someone asked me if I believed in astrology. He seemed somewhat puzzled when I explained that the reason I don’t is that I’m a Gemini."
"Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements: they are the only ones which can correctly be labeled ’wrong.’" — Raymond Smullyan
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