Resourcefulness. A Trainer for the Mind

Emelyan Ignatiev — a Russian educator and author of popular mathematical literature. His goal — teaching through engaging puzzles.

This book shows that mathematics — is not just formulas and numbers, but a lively gymnastics of the mind that develops thinking and resourcefulness. In the format of entertaining tasks, Ignatiev answers the trickiest questions:

How to move just one matchstick to make the equation true?

How to easily find the way out of a tangled maze?

How to cut a figure into several pieces to form a square?

The book is aimed at schoolchildren who want to develop logic, curious students, and all adults who enjoy puzzling over clever problems.

Resourcefulness — is not an innate talent, but a skill that can and should be trained!