820 Mathematical entertainments
32.2 T. M. Apostol’s mathematical acrostic^2
Guess as many WORDS as you can, then write each letter in the cor-
respondingly numbered square in the diagram. When completely filled
in, the diagram contains a passage from a published work concerning
mathematics. The initial letters of the WORDS spell out the author and
title of the work. All the WORDS are related to mathematics or mathe-
maticians.
(^2) Math. Intelligencer, 10:3 (1988) 43.