In his new book, "Dissections: Plane and Fancy," Greg N. Frederickson, professor of computer science, explores the challenges of geometric dissections, the mathematical art of cutting figures into the ...

More than any other state, Iowa is a test of organizational prowess. At their core, the caucuses are really just a giant mathematical puzzle. Solving that puzzle begins with a giant database stored on ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The book Mathematical Puzzles and ...

I like sudoku as much as anyone, but a change of pace might be nice occasionally. Enter Sweet 16, a new math puzzle game. As the name suggests it involves the numbers 1 through 16, and it's a bit like ...

Jeff Smith's Math Puzzle for April 17, 2026 - Price of Golden Rectangles soars as price of 1961 Corvairs plummets. The post ...

The following is adapted from the introduction to “The Riddler: Fantastic Puzzles from FiveThirtyEight,” published by W. W. Norton & Co. It is in stores today! The world’s oldest collection of math ...

Rebecca Goldin, Emily Riehl, and Eugenia Cheng share their favorite puzzles, explain why math is like a dragon, and give tips for young women entering the field. You may associate math with ...