Problems and Problem Solving

• The 15 Puzzle: How It Drove the World Crazy, by Jerry Slocum and Dic Sonneveld. Reviewed by Sarah Boslaugh
  
• 200 Puzzling Physics Problems, by P. Gnädig, G. Honyek, and K. F. Riley. Reviewed by Agnes Tuska
  
• Aha! Gotcha Aha! Insight: Aha! A Two Volume Collection, by Martin Gardner. Reviewed by Fernando Q. Gouvêa
  
• Book of Curious and Interesting Puzzles, by David Wells. Reviewed by Fernando Q. Gouvêa
  
• Challenges in Geometry: For Mathematical Olympians Past and Present, by Christopher J. Bradley. Briefly noted
  
• The CMI Millennium Meeting Video Collection, Directed by François Tisseyre. Reviewed by David P. Roberts
  
• Combinatorics, by Daniel A. Marcus. Reviewed by Ruth Michler
  
• Conjecture and Proof, by Miklós Laczkovich. Reviewed by Michael Berg
  
• The Contest Problem Book V, by George Berzsenyi and Stephen B. Maurer. Reviewed by Andrew Leahy
  
• The Contest Problem Book VI: American High School Mathematics Examinations 1989-1994, by Leo J. Schneider. Briefly noted.
  
• The Contest Problem Book: American Mathematics Competitions 1995-2000 Contests, Book VII, compiled and augmented by Harold B. Reiter. Reviewed by Brian Borchers
  
• Count Down: Six Kids Vie for Glory at the World's Toughest Math Competition, by Steve Olsen. Reviewed by Kathryn Weld
  
• Critical Thinking Puzzles, by Michael A. DiSpezio. Reviewed by Andrew Leahy
  
• Crossing the River with Dogs: Problem Solving for College Students, by Ken Johnson, Ted Herr, and Judy Kysh. Briefly noted
  
• Dr. Ecco, Mathematical Detective, by Dennis Shasha. Reviewed by Sandra Kingan
  
• Equations and Inequalities: Elementary Problems and Theorems in Algebra and Number Theory, by Jiri Herman, Radan Kucera, and Jaromir Simsa. Reviewed by Donald L. Vestal
  
• Exploring, Investigating and Discovering in Mathematics, by Vasile Berinde. Reviewed by Bonnie Shulman
  
• A Friendly Mathematics Competition: 35 Years of Teamwork in Indiana, by Rick Gillman. Reviewed by Henry Ricardo
  
• Geometric Problems on Maxima and Minima, by Titu Andreescu, Oleg Mushkarov, and Luchezar Stoyanov. Reviewed by Henry Ricardo
  
• Hungarian Problem Book III, edited by Andy Liu. Briefly noted.
  
• The IMO Compendium: A Collection of Problems Suggested for the International Mathematical Olympiads: 1959-2004, by Dušan Djukić, Vladimir Janković, Ivan Matić, and Nikola Petrović. Reviewed by Fernando Q. Gouvêa
  
• In Pólya's Footsteps, by Ross Honsberger. Reviewed by David Graves
  
• The Inquisitive Problem Solver, by Paul Vaderlind, Richard Guy and Loren Larson. Reviewed by Dick Fellow
  
• International Mathematical Olympiads: 1986-1999, by Marcin E. Kuczma. Briefly noted
  
• Inverse Problems: Activities for Undergraduates, by Charles W. Groetsch. Reviewed by Keith Brandt
  
• The Liar Paradox and the Towers of Hanoi: The Ten Greatest Math Puzzles of All Time, by Marcel Danesi. Reviewed by Dick Fellow
  
• The Math Chat Book, by Frank Morgan. Reviewed by Donald L. Vestal
  
• Mathematical Chestnuts from Around the World, by Ross Honsberger. Briefly noted.
  
• Mathematical Fallacies, Flaws, and Flimflam, by Edward J. Barbeau. Briefly noted.
  
• Mathematical Miniatures, by Svetoslav Savchev and Titu Andreescu. Reviewed by Ioana Mihaila
  
• Mathematical Olympiad Challenges, by Titu Andreescu and Razvan Gelca. Reviewed by Herbert E. Kasube
  
• The Mathematical Olympiad Handbook, by A. Gardiner. Reviewed by Carl D. Mueller
  
• Mathematical Olympiad Treasures, by Titu Andreescu and Bogdan Enescu. Briefly noted
  
• Mathematical Olympiads 1998-1999, by Titu Andreescu and Zuming Feng. Reviewed by Carl D. Mueller
  
• Mathematical Olympiads: Problems and Solutions From Around the World, 1999-2000, edited by Titu Andreescu and Zuming Feng. Reviewed by Mihaela Poplicher
  
• Mathematical Olympiads: Problems and Solutions from Around the World, 2000-2001, by Titu Andreescu, Zuming Feng and George Lee Jr. Briefly noted
  
• Mathematical Problems and Proofs: Combinatorics, Number Theory, and Geometry, by Branislav Kisacanin. Reviewed by Carl D. Mueller
  
• Mathematical Puzzle Tales, by Martin Gardner. Reviewed by Antonella Cupillari
  
• Mathematical Puzzles: A Connoisseur's Collection, by Peter Winkler. Reviewed by James Tanton
  
• Mathematics Experiments, by Shangzhi Li, Falai Chen, Yaohua Wu, and Yunhua Zhang. Reviewed by Bonnie Shulman
  
• New Mexico Contest Problem Book, by Liong-Shin Hahn. Reviewed by Mihaela Poplicher
  
• Over and Over Again, by Gengzhe Chang and Thomas W. Sederberg. Reviewed Ed Sandifer
  
• A Path to Combinatorics for Undergraduates: Counting Strategies, by Titu Andreescu and Zuming Feng. Briefly noted
  
• Problems in Mathematical Analysis I, by W. J. Kaczor and M. T. Nowak. Briefly noted.
  
• Problems in Mathematical Analysis II: Continuity and Differentiation, by W.J. Kaczor and M.T. Nowak. Reviewed by Morteza Seddighin
  
• Reading, Writing, and Proving: A Closer Look at Mathematics, by Ulrich Daepp and Pamela Gorkin. Reviewed by Maria Fung
  
• Solve This: Math Activities for Students and Clubs, by James Tanton. Reviewed by Herbert E. Kasube
  
• Ten Mathematical Acrostics For People Who Are Amused by Words, by Tom M. Apostol. Briefly noted.
  
• USA and International Mathematical Olympiads 2000, edited by Titu Andreescu and Zuming Feng. Briefly noted.
  
• USA and International Mathematical Olympiads 2001, ed. by Titu Andreescu and Zuming Feng. Briefly noted.
  
• The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition 1985-2000: Problems, Solutions and Commentary, by Kiran S. Kedlaya, Bjorn Poonen and Ravi Vakil. Briefly noted