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	Home: Math: Recreations CATEGORIES:   Competitions (159)   Famous Problems (23)   Flexagons (7)   Games and Puzzles (80)   Magic Square (30)   Polyominoes (42)   Specific Numbers (220)   Tessellations (50) LINKS:   Pages: 1 2 3 4 [>>] Recreational Mathematics (David Eppstein) http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/recmath.html An extensive list of web resources for recreational math. Mathematics for Fun http://www.thinks.com/math/index.htm Interactive math pages including java Kali and a page on the world's largest prime. A Disproof of Pythagoras' Theorem? http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/System/8956/problems/pyth.htm A method of disproving the Theorem of Pythagoras is presented. The author is adamant that this is intended only as a puzzle to find the mistake in the arguments, and not as a serious proposal. Famous Curves Index http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Curves/Curves.html Curves you've heard of and curves you haven't, from Astroid to the Witch of Agnesi. Mathematics Museum (Japan) http://mathmuse.sci.ibaraki.ac.jp/indexE.html At Mathematics Museum (Japan) you would be surprised how interesting mathematics is. You will find exhibition rooms produced by Japanese researchers and educators. Mathematrix http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/7773/index.html Devoted to exploring the more entertaining (and generally lesser known) areas of mathematics. Can be enjoyed by anyone, from individuals with little or no math background to professors of the subject. Mathematical Quotation Server http://math.furman.edu/~mwoodard/mqs/mquot.shtml Furman University Mathematical Quotation Server - random or searchable math quotes. Eureka http://www.cam.ac.uk/CambUniv/Societies/archim/eureka/ The annual journal of the Archimedeans, the mathematical society of the University of Cambridge. It regularly contains articles on recreational mathematics. Table of Numbers Problem http://www.alpertron.com.ar/CUADRO.HTM Given a m * n rectangle, place all numbers from 1 to mn that minimizes the sum of the products of rows and columns (both in Spanish and English). The Sound of Mathematics http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/9349/ Algorithmic music determined by mathematics and by the musical preferences of a human. General MIDI files. Mathematical Spectrum http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/companies/apt/ms.html Mathematical Spectrum is a magazine for students and teachers of mathematics in universities, colleges and schools worldwide. It may be read by anybody interested in mathematics as a recreation. Iamond http://www.mathpuzzle.com/iamond.htm A page on polyiamond puzzles. Includes many pages on tessellation. Roman Numerals http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html Contains a introduction to Roman numerals including a translation of the digits used and a converter which can convert decimal to Roman numerals and vice versa. The Aesthetics of Symmetry http://home.earthlink.net/~jdc24/symmetry.htm A brief digression into how people perceive symmetrical patterns -- what makes them boring, interesting, or overly intricate Mathematical Fiction http://math.cofc.edu/faculty/kasman/MATHFICT/Default.html A list of mathematical fictional movies, books, stories, plays and shows. Split into categories including children's books. Can be sorted by mathematical content and literary quality. MAA Library List in Recreational Mathematics http://www.maa.org/BLL/recmath.htm Book list split into categories. Includes title, author, publisher and date information about each book. Gathering for Gardner http://www.g4g4.com/ Contains math, puzzle, geometry, illusions, mazes, links, articles and problems. Math Cats http://www.mathcats.com/ A magic chalkboard takes you to a math art gallery and lots of interactive math activities, including: magic squares, conversions, seasonal surveys, symmetry, tessellations, geometric designs, games. Math in the Movies http://world.std.com/~reinhold/mathmovies.html A guide to major motion pictures with scenes of real mathematics. Wade Edward Philpott http://www.gamepuzzles.com/wade.htm Profile and description of his mathematical games and puzzles. Wade Edward Philpott Collection http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/SpecColl/philpott.htm A special collection at the University of Calgary Library. Sir Roger Penrose http://www.worldofescher.com/misc/penrose.html A article about him and his interests and contributions to recreational mathematics. Who Can Name the Bigger Number? http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~aaronson/bignumbers.html An essay by Scott Aaronson on the quest for ever-bigger numbers, from exponentials to Busy Beavers. On the Puzzles with Polyhedra and Numbers http://gfm.cii.fc.ul.pt/Members/jr_poliedros-puzzles_en.pdf This is an article on a set of didactical games edited by the Portuguese Mathematical Society (SPM). Mudd Math Fun Facts http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/ An archive of interesting math facts for use in the classroom or just for fun. Browse by subject, difficulty, keywords, or try the "random" feature. Based at Harvey Mudd College.   Pages: 1 2 3 4 [>>]

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