It is difficult to define exactly what recreational math is. However, it is generally taken to mean the interconnection of different fields of math, art, puzzles, magic and music. Yet …
Here is another well-known, medieval problem, also known as the ‘water pouring puzzle’. You have an 8 litre jug full of water and two smaller jugs, one that contains 5 …
Puzzles go back centuries. One of the most well-known puzzles is the ‘wolf, the goat and the cabbage’ puzzle that dates back to at least the 9th century. Known also …
This week we’ll take a deeper look at some of the topics in recreational math. As you already know, recreational math is a vast field. We can’t possible cover all …
It is safe to say that no other person has influenced recreational math in the twentieth century more than Martin Gardner. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1914, he taught himself …
Martin Gardner’s work influenced so many people, that any attempt to introduce recreational mathematicians that are alive today would do injustice to many others. However, there is a place and …
The next recreational mathematicians we are going to meet are: Henry Ernst Dudeney and Sam Loyd. Dudeney was the better mathematician while Loyd is considered a better puzzlist. The reason …
Recreational math has been around ever since math has, and it is usually beneficial, when learning a new subject, to give some historical background which is what we’ll do in …
Hello! I’m Dr Yossi Elran and this course is all about recreational math. Each week will have a theme, and we’ll learn about it through videos, articles and discussion. There …
So! We have reached the end of the course. I would like encourage you to join one of the many groups around the world that are active in recreational math …
One of John Conway’s famous quotations is “I Hate Life!”. In the following series of interviews with Numberphile’s Brady Haran, Conway explains why – and how he invented the game. …
This video explains all the rules needed to explain the Game of Life. Once you’ve watched the video you can play life on one of the online Life simulators. It …
John Conway is a world-renown mathematician, who was born in Liverpool, England in 1937. He particularly enjoyed inventing all kinds of fun math games; one of the most famous of …