▁person ▁with ▁very ▁limited ▁background ▁in ▁mathematics , ▁or ▁a ▁person ▁without ▁much ▁experience ▁solving ▁Sud oku ▁puzz les , ▁could ▁still ▁find ▁something ▁of ▁interest ▁here ". ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁professional ▁mathemat icians , ▁for ▁instance ▁in ▁setting ▁research ▁projects ▁for ▁students . ▁It ▁is ▁unlikely ▁to ▁improve ▁Sud oku ▁puzz le - sol ving ▁skills , ▁but ▁Keith ▁Dev lin ▁writes ▁that ▁Sud oku ▁players ▁can ▁still ▁gain ▁" a ▁deeper ▁appreci ation ▁for ▁the ▁puzz le ▁they ▁love ". ▁However , ▁rev iewer ▁Nicola ▁T ilt ▁is ▁uns ure ▁of ▁the ▁book ' s ▁audience , ▁writing ▁that ▁" the ▁content ▁may ▁be ▁de emed ▁a ▁little ▁simpl istic ▁for ▁mathemat icians , ▁and ▁a ▁little ▁too ▁diverse ▁for ▁real ▁puzz le ▁enthus iast s ". ▁ ▁Rev iewer ▁David ▁Be van ▁calls ▁the ▁book ▁" be aut iful ly ▁produced ", ▁" well ▁written ", ▁and ▁" high ly ▁recommended ". ▁Rev iewer ▁Mark ▁Hun ace k ▁calls ▁it ▁" a ▁delight ful ▁book ▁which ▁I ▁thoroughly ▁enjoyed ▁reading ". ▁And ▁( des p ite ▁compla ining ▁that ▁the ▁section ▁on ▁graph ▁color ing ▁is ▁" abstract ▁and ▁demand ing " ▁and ▁over ly ▁US - cent ric ▁in ▁its ▁approach ), ▁rev iewer ▁Donald ▁Ke ed well ▁writes ▁" This ▁well - written ▁book ▁would ▁be ▁of ▁interest ▁to ▁anyone , ▁math ematic ian ▁or ▁not , ▁who ▁lik es ▁solving ▁Sud oku ▁puzz les ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : S ud oku ▁Category