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I heard about Yakov Perelman and his books. I just finished reading his two volumes of Physics for Entertainment. What a delightful read! What a splendid author. This is the exact book I've been searching for. I can use it to develop interest for science (math & physics) in my students.

His math books:

  1. Mathematics Can Be Fun
  2. Figures for Fun
  3. Arithmetic for entertainment
  4. Geometry for Entertainment
  5. Lively Mathematics
  6. Fun with Maths & Physics

His physics books:

  1. Physics for Entertainment (1913)
  2. Physics Everywhere
  3. Mechanics for entertainment
  4. Astronomy for entertainment
  5. Tricks and Amusements

I want to get all the above books. Because books from author like this cannot be disappointing. But unfortunately not all of them are available. :(

I also read another amazing book How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method by G. Polya. This books actually teaches you how to think.

In the similar lines if you have any book suggestions (with very practical problems & case studies) for physics & Math (Please don't differentiate between math & physics here. If I can develop interest in one of the subject he'll gain interest in other.) please contribute.

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    Cross Post: http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/893/books-that-develop-interest-critical-thinking-among-high-school-students2010-11-16
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    Polya has a companion book to How to Solve It, called [Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning](http://press.princeton.edu/titles/1735.html) (I am pretty sure there are more from him, as well).2010-11-16
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    Alexander Soifer has written some good books of this kind, 'How Does One Cut a Triangle?' in particular. The list of publications on his site: http://www.uccs.edu/~faculty/asoifer/publications.html2010-11-16
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    Also see: http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2384/sources-of-problems-for-teaching-tutoring-young-mathematicians2010-11-23
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    Check http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/103999/a-book-of-neat-theorems-for-laymen2013-02-08

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