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2. Polyominoes: Puzzles, Patterns, Problems, and Packings

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   1965. ISBN. 9780691024448. Polyominoes: Puzzles, Patterns, Problems, and Packings is a mathematics book on polyominoes, the shapes formed by connecting some number of unit squares edge-to-edge. It was written by Solomon Golomb, and is "universally regarded as a classic in recreational mathematics ". [1] The Basic Library List Committee of the ...

3. Missing square puzzle - Wikipedia

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   The missing square puzzle is an optical illusion used in mathematics classes to help students reason about geometrical figures; or rather to teach them not to reason using figures, but to use only textual descriptions and the axioms of geometry. It depicts two arrangements made of similar shapes in slightly different configurations.

4. Herzberger Quader - Wikipedia

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   Herzberger Quader. The Herzberger Quader, as it was published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of high school graduation in Herzberg. The Herzberger Quader is a solid dissection puzzle invented by German mathematics teacher Gerhard Schulze. [1] It was named after his home-town Herzberg, and Quader is the latin-derived German word for a ...

5. Taking Sudoku Seriously - Wikipedia

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   GV1507.S83. Taking Sudoku Seriously: The math behind the world's most popular pencil puzzle is a book on the mathematics of Sudoku. It was written by Jason Rosenhouse and Laura Taalman, and published in 2011 by the Oxford University Press. The Basic Library List Committee of the Mathematical Association of America has suggested its inclusion in ...

6. Mathematical puzzle - Wikipedia

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   Mathematical puzzle. Mathematical puzzles make up an integral part of recreational mathematics. They have specific rules, but they do not usually involve competition between two or more players. Instead, to solve such a puzzle, the solver must find a solution that satisfies the given conditions. Mathematical puzzles require mathematics to solve ...

7. Cheryl's Birthday - Wikipedia

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   Kong posted the puzzle following a debate with his wife, and he incorrectly thought it to be part of a mathematics question for a primary school examination, aimed at 10- to 11-year-old students, [5] although it was actually part of the 2015 Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad meant for 14-year-old students, a fact later acknowledged by ...