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What is Recreational Mathematics?

Recreational mathematics is an umbrella term, referring to mathematical puzzles and mathematical games.

Not all problems in this field require a knowledge of advanced mathematics, and thus, recreational mathematics often attracts the curiosity of non-mathematicians, and inspires their further study of mathematics.

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Mathematics Games

Mathematical games are multiplayer games whose rules, strategies, and outcomes can be studied and explained by mathematics. The players of the game may not need to use mathematics in order to play mathematical games. For example, Mancala is a mathematical game, because mathematicians can study it using combinatorial game theory, even though no mathematics is necessary in order to play it.

Game Of Mancala

Mathematics Puzzle

Mathematical puzzles require mathematics in order to solve them. They have specific rules, as do multiplayer games, but mathematical puzzles don't usually involve competition between two or more players. Instead, in order to solve such a puzzle, the solver must find a solution that satisfies the given conditions.Logic puzzles are a common type of mathematical puzzle. Conway's Game of Life and fractals are also considered mathematical puzzles, even though the solver only interacts with them by providing a set of initial conditions.

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Game Of Sudoku

Publication Of Recreational Mathematics

The journal "Eureka" published by the mathematical society of the University of Cambridge is one of the oldest publications in recreational mathematics. It has been published 60 times since 1939 and authors have included many famous mathematicians and scientists such as Martin Gardner, John Conway, Roger Penrose, Ian Stewart, Timothy Gowers, Stephen Hawking and Paul Dirac.

The Journal of Recreational Mathematics is the largest publication on this topic.

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Mathematical Games was the title of a long-running column on the subject by Martin Gardner, in Scientific American. He inspired several new generations of mathematicians and scientists, through his interest in mathematical recreations. Mathematical Games was succeeded by Met magical Themes, a similarly distinguished, but shorter-running, column by Douglas Hofstadter, then by Mathematical Recreations, a column by Ian Stewart, and most recently Puzzling Adventures by Dennis Shasha.

Publication Of Recreational Mathematics

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In Popular CultureIn the Doctor Who episode "42", the Doctor completes a sequence of happy primes, then complains that schools no longer teach recreational mathematics. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time, a book about a young boy with Asperger syndrome, discusses many mathematical games and puzzles.

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People Associated With Recreational MathematicsLewis Carroll, author, mathematician and puzzlist John Horton Conway, mathematician and inventor of Conway's Game of life. Henry Dudeney, regarded as England's greatest puzzlist. Martin Gardner, author of Mathematical Games, a long running column in Scientific American. Sam Lloyd, regarded as America's greatest puzzlist.

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Clifford A. Pickover, author of numerous books on recreational mathematics. Marilyn vos Savant, author of "Ask Marilyn", a long running column in ”PARADE”.Malba Tahan, pseudonym of Júlio César de Mello E Souza, author of several books figuring recreational mathematics, including The Man Who Counted.Yakov Perelman, Russian author of many popular science books, including Mathematics Can Be Fun.

People Associated With Recreational Mathematics

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