Mathematical Gems II

Ross Honsberger

CONTENTS

Chapter

1. Three Surprises from Combinatorics and Number Theory
2. Four Minor Gems from Geometry
3. A Problem in Checker - Jumping
4. The Generation of Prime Numbers
5. Two Combinatorial Proofs
6. Bicentric Polygons, Steiner Chains, and the Hexlet
7. A Theorem of Gabriel Lame
8. Box - packing Problems
9. A Theorem of Bang and the Isosceles Tetrahedron
10. An Intriguing Series
11. Chvatal's Art Gallery Theorem
12. The Set of Distances Determined by n Points in the Plane
13. A Putnam Paper Problem
14. Lovasz’ Proof of a Theorem of Tutte

Solutions to the Exercises
Index

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