Introduction Do you ever use math as a tool to solve interesting problems? In the 1970s math was often taught with simple worksheets. One teacher was looking for a way to help his students have more ...

Look, I’m a homebody and I live in the Midwest — of course I do puzzles. I probably complete a few each year, mostly in the winter when it’s time to hibernate. They help with anxiety and they’re just ...

Imagine someone handing you a scrap of net from a basketball hoop, with knotted red cord attached to the netting, and telling you this bit of string is a clue in a puzzle. How quickly — if ever — ...

Jigsaw Puzzles are tiling puzzles that require the assembly of some irregularly shaped, interlocking pieces of card in a regular and perfect shape that forms a complete picture. Jigsaw Puzzles are a ...

Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Department of Mathematical Sciences, City St George's, University of London Mathematics is a “science which requires a great amount of imagination”, said the ...

A brain teaser is a short, playful puzzle designed to make your mind stretch and smile. It could be a riddle, a tricky question, a visual illusion, or a logic twist that nudges you to think beyond the ...