His craftsmanship and originality of design have won him a devoted following among puzzle enthusiasts and collectors the world over. In this unique book, Stewart provides an enjoyable and educationalguide to the history, geometry, and practical construction of three-dimensional puzzles. The Puzzling World of Polyhedral Dissections includes full coverage of the many different types of interlocking assembly puzzles, from burrs, Tangrams, and polyominoes to those using such polyhedra as therhombic dodecahedron and truncated octahedron. Coffin also describes numerous puzzles designed by himself and other inventors, many never before published. The volume is illustrated with over 200 line drawings and photographs to help enthusiasts build their own versions of these challenging andfascinating interlocking solids. Many unsolved problems are considered that will challenge mathematicians, computer buffs, and puzzle fanatics for years to come.

    Solve the puzzles to find out what happens and to make sense of the story.ContainsAgent Arthur's Jungle JourneyAgent Arthur on the Stormy SeasAgent Arthur's Arctic Adventure

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    Crypton serves up 77 mini-mysteries that the reader can actually solve. Each story turns on a logical error, a wayward fact, or a bemusing riddle. Line drawings.