PARADOXES IN MATHEMATICS

PARADOXES IN MATHEMATICS

STANLEY J. FARLOW
DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.
Mineola, New York

Table of Contents

Introduction
Paper Folding: Do Not Try This at Home
Rope Around the Earth
Oh No! The Monty Hall Problem!
The Birthday Paradox: You’re NOT Going to Believe This
Mathematical Masonry
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaagh: The Curry Paradox
The Not-So-Uncommon Anomaly of Mr. Simpson
Some Paradoxes Can (Literally) Kill You
The Curve That Shook the World
Mary’s Paint Can Conundrum
The China Paradox
The Two-Envelope Paradox
St. Petersburg Paradox
Through Cantor’s Looking Glass
Aristotle’s Wheel Paradox
Did I Ever Tell You About My Uncle Charlie?
Parrondo’s Paradox: A Paradox for Losers
Zeno’s Paradox
Will the Real Numbers Please Stand Up?
The Four Bears Paradox
Uncle George’s Will
Milos and the Tainted Wine
Space-Filling Curve
Wheels: More Than Just Round and Round
Space Travel in a Wineglass
The Mysterious Transcendental Numbers
Gabriel’s Horn Paradox
Russell’s Paradox: Why We Need Rules