In his new book, "Dissections: Plane and Fancy," Greg N. Frederickson, professor of computer science, explores the challenges of geometric dissections, the mathematical art of cutting figures into the ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The book Mathematical Puzzles and ...
See more: An illustrated version of this article will be published within the next two weeks on our CultureLab books and arts blog In The Puzzler’s Dilemma, professional puzzle-setter Derrick ...
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A classic Soviet logic puzzle: which shooter hit the bullseye?
Three shooters - Andryusha, Volodya, and Borya - each fired 6 shots at a target and scored 71 points total. Andryusha's first ...
Our recent suite of puzzles featured the humble double-pan balance scale, historically a symbol of commerce and government, art and science. Balance scales are also popular in recreational mathematics ...
Martin Gardner’s Mathematical Games column in Scientific American fascinated and mystified readers for decades—and his legacy continues to bring mathematicians, artists and puzzlers together. Gardner ...
Math is not everyone’s favorite, understandably. Hours of math homework and difficult equations can make anyone sour on the subject. But when math problems are outside of a school setting, there’s no ...
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