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http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Curves/Curves.html
Editor's Pick Famous Curves Index Open in a new browser window Editor's Pick
   Curves you've heard of and curves you haven't, from Astroid to the Witch of Agnesi.
   http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Curves/Curves.html

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http://web.onetel.com/~amygdala/articles/scimaths/
Critical Math Open in a new browser window
   Articles and images on recreational math from fractals and magic squares to mathemorchids and Galois.
   http://web.onetel.com/~amygdala/articles/scimaths/
http://www.curiousmath.com/
CuriousMath Open in a new browser window
   Include news, math tricks, methods, facts, trivia, mostly posted by users.
   http://www.curiousmath.com/
http://anduin.eldar.org/~problemi/singmast/material.html
David Singmaster: List of Available Material Open in a new browser window
   Teaching and recreational items in this personal collection.
   http://anduin.eldar.org/~problemi/singmast/material.html
http://www.archim.org.uk/eureka/
Eureka Open in a new browser window
   The annual journal of the Archimedeans, the mathematical society of the University of Cambridge. It regularly contains articles on recreational mathematics.
   http://www.archim.org.uk/eureka/
http://www.mathpuzzle.com/Fairdice.htm
Fair Dice Open in a new browser window
   Contains a complete list of all possible Fair Dice, most of which are not cubes. Includes pictures.
   http://www.mathpuzzle.com/Fairdice.htm
http://www.cut-the-knot.com/arithmetic/rapid/index.shtml
Fast Arithmetic Tips Open in a new browser window
   Three categories: defensive - know to check an answer, offensive - fast mental calculations, and math magic.
   http://www.cut-the-knot.com/arithmetic/rapid/index.shtml
http://milan.milanovic.org/math/
Fibonacci numbers and the Pascal triangle Open in a new browser window
   The relation between Fibonacci numbers and Pascal's triangle. English/German/Serbian.
   http://milan.milanovic.org/math/
http://www.ms.uky.edu/~lee/ma502/gardner5/gardner5.html
Gardner Index Open in a new browser window
   Rough index to the fifteen books containing Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games articles from Scientific American.
   http://www.ms.uky.edu/~lee/ma502/gardner5/gardner5.html
http://www.york.cuny.edu/~malk/tidbits/tidbit-geometric-packing.html
Geometric Packing Problems Open in a new browser window
   By Joseph Malkevitch: "Given one shape X how and when can one pack identical copies of this shape into another shape Y?"
   http://www.york.cuny.edu/~malk/tidbits/tidbit-geometric-packing.html
http://www.inwap.com/pdp10/hbaker/hakmem/hakmem.html
HAKMEM Open in a new browser window
   A collection of problems from MIT. Work reported herein was conducted at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology research program.
   http://www.inwap.com/pdp10/hbaker/hakmem/hakmem.html
http://math.arizona.edu/~kerl/doc/square-root.html
How To Manually Find A Square Root Open in a new browser window
   The way to do find a square root without a calculator.
   http://math.arizona.edu/~kerl/doc/square-root.html
http://www.mathpuzzle.com/iamond.htm
Iamond Open in a new browser window
   A page on polyiamond puzzles. Includes many pages on tessellation.
   http://www.mathpuzzle.com/iamond.htm
http://www.btinternet.com/~se16/js/looknsay.htm
Look and Say Sequence Generator Open in a new browser window
   Creates a special kind of summation formula created by John Conway.
   http://www.btinternet.com/~se16/js/looknsay.htm
http://www.maa.org/BLL/recmath.htm
MAA Library List in Recreational Mathematics Open in a new browser window
   Book list split into categories. Includes title, author, publisher and date information about each book.
   http://www.maa.org/BLL/recmath.htm
http://www.math.toronto.edu/007/
MAT 007 I News Open in a new browser window
   A newsletter edited by undergraduates of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Toronto. Includes some online copies.
   http://www.math.toronto.edu/007/
http://mathforum.org/~judyann/2001/
Math Forum: 2001 Mathematics Game Open in a new browser window
   A contest that asks to write all integers from 1 to 100 using only the digits 2,0,0,1 and arithmetic operations.
   http://mathforum.org/~judyann/2001/
http://mathforum.org/~judyann/2002/
Math Forum: 2002 Mathematics Game Open in a new browser window
   A contest where the contestants have to write all integers from 1 to 100 using only the digits 2,0,0,2 and arithmetic operations.
   http://mathforum.org/~judyann/2002/
http://mathforum.org/algpow/
Math Forum: Algebra Problem of the Week Open in a new browser window
   View this week's algebra problem or those of previous weeks.
   http://mathforum.org/algpow/
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/index.shtml#magic
Math Magic By Computer Open in a new browser window
   Interactive java puzzles and activities in different mathematical topics.
   http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/index.shtml#magic
http://world.std.com/~reinhold/mathmovies.html
Math in the Movies Open in a new browser window
   A guide to major motion pictures with scenes of real mathematics.
   http://world.std.com/~reinhold/mathmovies.html
http://math.cofc.edu/faculty/kasman/MATHFICT/
Mathematical Fiction Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://math.cofc.edu/faculty/kasman/MATHFICT/
http://www.math.cl/induction.html
Mathematical Induction Open in a new browser window
   A page of uncommon problems, most closely connected with number theory.
   http://www.math.cl/induction.html
http://www.andrewlipson.com/mathlego.htm
Mathematical Lego Sculptures Open in a new browser window
   Designed and built by Andrew Lipson. Images and LDraw files.
   http://www.andrewlipson.com/mathlego.htm
http://mathres.kevius.com/problem.html
Mathematical Problems - Problem Solving Open in a new browser window
   Mathematics Hots (Problems) by Bruno Kevius
   http://mathres.kevius.com/problem.html
http://math.furman.edu/~mwoodard/mquot.html
Mathematical Quotation Server Open in a new browser window
   A collection of mathematical quotations culled from many sources. You may conduct a keyword search through the quotation database.
   http://math.furman.edu/~mwoodard/mquot.html
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/companies/apt/ms.html
Mathematical Spectrum Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/companies/apt/ms.html
http://mathmuse.sci.ibaraki.ac.jp/indexE.html
Mathematics Museum (Japan) Open in a new browser window
   At Mathematics Museum (Japan) you would be surprised how interesting mathematics is. You will find exhibition rooms produced by Japanese researchers and educators.
   http://mathmuse.sci.ibaraki.ac.jp/indexE.html
http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/math-art-arch.shtml
Mathematics in Art and Architecture Open in a new browser window
   An interdisciplinary course on mathematics in art and architecture.
   http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/math-art-arch.shtml
http://www.mathematik.com/
Mathematik Open in a new browser window
   Individual pages on different topics in Mathematics. Examples : group theory, dynamical systems theory, geometry or number theory.
   http://www.mathematik.com/
http://www.mathematische-basteleien.de/
Mathematische Basteleien Open in a new browser window
   Topics include Flexagon, Soma Cube, Pentominos, Cube-it, Rubik's Cube, Froebel's Star, Tangram, House of Santa Claus, Chronogram, Numeric Palindromes, Latticework of Letters. English/German.
   http://www.mathematische-basteleien.de/
http://www.mathmos.net/
Mathmos Open in a new browser window
   Includes puzzles, jokes, quotations, poetry, and FAQs.
   http://www.mathmos.net/
http://www.astrolog.org/labyrnth/algrithm.htm
Maze Classification and Algorithms Open in a new browser window
   A short description of mazes and how to create them. Definition of different mazetypes and their algorithms.
   http://www.astrolog.org/labyrnth/algrithm.htm
http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/
Mudd Math Fun Facts Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/
http://www.shyamsundergupta.com/
Number Recreations by Shyam Sunder Gupta Open in a new browser window
   Features interesting facts about different numbers. Includes favorite related links.
   http://www.shyamsundergupta.com/
http://gfm.cii.fc.ul.pt/Members/jr_poliedros-puzzles_en.pdf
On the Puzzles with Polyhedra and Numbers Open in a new browser window
   This is an article on a set of didactical games edited by the Portuguese Mathematical Society (SPM).
   http://gfm.cii.fc.ul.pt/Members/jr_poliedros-puzzles_en.pdf
http://www.btinternet.com/~se16/mhi/
One Metaphor Fits All Open in a new browser window
   Explains Conway's audioactive decay that is generated by a particular kind of sequence. Includes illustrations and related resources.
   http://www.btinternet.com/~se16/mhi/
http://www.merrimack.edu/~thull/OrigamiMath.html
Origami Mathematics Open in a new browser window
   Information on the mathematics of paper folding.
   http://www.merrimack.edu/~thull/OrigamiMath.html
http://hjem.get2net.dk/Klaudius/Dice.htm
Properties of Dice Open in a new browser window
   Polyhedral dice and their properties.
   http://hjem.get2net.dk/Klaudius/Dice.htm
http://www3.sympatico.ca/diharper/
Recmath Open in a new browser window
   Includes pages on magic squares and polyomino patterns and contains related java applets.
   http://www3.sympatico.ca/diharper/
http://camel.math.ca/Recreation/recreation.html
Recreational Mathematics Open in a new browser window
   Links collected at CAMEL, the Canadian Mathematical Society website.
   http://camel.math.ca/Recreation/recreation.html
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/recmath.html
Recreational Mathematics (David Eppstein) Open in a new browser window
   An extensive list of web resources for recreational math.
   http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/recmath.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/recmath/start/
Recreational Mathematics Forum Open in a new browser window
   A forum for posting messages about math recreations. Hosted at Delphi.
   http://forums.delphiforums.com/recmath/start/
http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/RECMATH/recmath.htm
Recreational Mathematics Topics Open in a new browser window
   By Steven Dutch. Symmetry, Crystals, Polyhedra and Tilings; Pythagorean triplets and other things about sums of powers; Geometry Classics.
   http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/RECMATH/recmath.htm
http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html
Roman Numerals Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~wdj/rubik_nts.htm
Rubik's Cube Lecture Notes Open in a new browser window
   Notes on the mathematics of the Rubik's cube.
   http://web.usna.navy.mil/~wdj/rubik_nts.htm
http://www.simonsingh.net/
SimonSingh.net Open in a new browser window
   Home of Simon Singh: author, journalist and TV producer, specialising in science and mathematics. Cryptography is one of his specialties, and his site has a lot of educational and fun content about codes and codebreaking.
   http://www.simonsingh.net/
http://www.worldofescher.com/misc/penrose.html
Sir Roger Penrose Open in a new browser window
   A article about him and his interests and contributions to recreational mathematics.
   http://www.worldofescher.com/misc/penrose.html
http://www.skytopia.com/project/magnet/magnet.html
Skytopia - Super Magnet Open in a new browser window
   A colourful world built entirely using mathematical atoms and molecules. Pictures and animations demonstrate structures colliding and interacting. Animated GIF demonstrations.
   http://www.skytopia.com/project/magnet/magnet.html
http://www.nehuenmultimedia.com.ar/html/spirograph.html
Spirocharts Open in a new browser window
   A windows application that creates mathematically precise spirograph drawings; savable as images.
   http://www.nehuenmultimedia.com.ar/html/spirograph.html
http://dogbomb.com/spi/
Spirograph Open in a new browser window
   A java applet for creating Spirograph images.
   http://dogbomb.com/spi/
http://www.cut-the-knot.com/arithmetic/rapid/magic.shtml
Stunning Friends with Math Magic Open in a new browser window
   A collection of card tricks, number guessing games, paper and glue magic, and other math exercises.
   http://www.cut-the-knot.com/arithmetic/rapid/magic.shtml
http://www.alpertron.com.ar/CUADRO.HTM
Table of Numbers Problem Open in a new browser window
   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).
   http://www.alpertron.com.ar/CUADRO.HTM
http://home.earthlink.net/~jdc24/symmetry.htm
The Aesthetics of Symmetry Open in a new browser window
   A brief digression into how people perceive symmetrical patterns -- what makes them boring, interesting, or overly intricate
   http://home.earthlink.net/~jdc24/symmetry.htm
http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/SpecColl/strens.htm
The Eugène Strens Recreational Mathematics Collection Open in a new browser window
   A special collection at the University of Calgary, including the archives of Martin Gardner. There is a searchable online index.
   http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/SpecColl/strens.htm
http://www.worldofnumbers.com/ninedig1.htm
The Nine Digits Page Open in a new browser window
   Puzzles and problems connected with numbers using the digits 1-9.
   http://www.worldofnumbers.com/ninedig1.htm
http://www.treasure-troves.com/books/RecreationalMathematics.html
Treasure Troves : Book List Open in a new browser window
   Book list including titles, authors, publishers, prices, page count and some have links to Amazon.com.
   http://www.treasure-troves.com/books/RecreationalMathematics.html
http://www.gamepuzzles.com/wade.htm
Wade Edward Philpott Open in a new browser window
   Profile and description of his mathematical games and puzzles.
   http://www.gamepuzzles.com/wade.htm
http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/SpecColl/philpott.htm
Wade Edward Philpott Collection Open in a new browser window
   A special collection at the University of Calgary Library.
   http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/SpecColl/philpott.htm
http://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/bignumbers.html
Who Can Name the Bigger Number? Open in a new browser window
   An essay by Scott Aaronson on the quest for ever-bigger numbers, from exponentials to Busy Beavers.
   http://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/bignumbers.html

Last Updated: 2007-04-15 20:19:19