Sudoku and other puzzles can incorporate play and critical thinking skills, while easing students into solving standard math problems.

This commentary from The New Republic was written by Ryan Lizza. It's Junior High Night at Dean for America's Des Moines headquarters, housed in some non-descript office space downtown. In the ...

A geometry puzzle first posed in 1966 has baffled mathematicians for decades. Known as the moving sofa problem, it asks for the largest shape that can pass through an L-shaped corridor. Now a young ...

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 ...

Dr. Emma Chen, a renowned mathematician, has set the international math community abuzz with her latest numerical sequence puzzle. This challenging brain teaser has stumped even the most brilliant ...

I like sudoku as much as anyone, but a change of pace might be nice occasionally. Enter Sweet 16, a new math puzzle game. As the name suggests it involves the numbers 1 through 16, and it's a bit like ...

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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 ...

Brain teasers, especially mathematical ones, have a unique way of engaging our minds. They challenge our logical thinking, improve problem-solving skills, and often leave us scratching our heads.

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 ...

A puzzle with four sisters, each wearing a ribbon of a bright colour. Whose ribbon colour can you work out?