Directory: Top/Science/Math/Recreations

Recreational Mathematics (David Eppstein)
An extensive list of web resources for recreational math.
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/recmath.html
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A Disproof of Pythagoras' Theorem?
A method of disproving the Theorem of Pythagoras is presented. The author is adamant that this is intended only as a puzzle to find the mistake in the arguments, and not as a serious proposal.
http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/System/8956/problems/pyth.htm
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Famous Curves Index
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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Mathematics Museum (Japan)
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
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Mathematical Quotation Server
Furman University Mathematical Quotation Server - random or searchable math quotes.
http://math.furman.edu/~mwoodard/mqs/mquot.shtml
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Table of Numbers Problem
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
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The Sound of Mathematics
Algorithmic music determined by mathematics and by the musical preferences of a human. General MIDI files.
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/9349/
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Iamond
A page on polyiamond puzzles. Includes many pages on tessellation.
http://www.mathpuzzle.com/iamond.htm
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Roman Numerals
Includes 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
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The Aesthetics of Symmetry
A brief digression into how people perceive symmetrical patterns -- what makes them boring, interesting, or overly intricate
http://home.earthlink.net/~jdc24/symmetry.htm
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