The Game of Bop: Wacky Wordplay for the Mathematically Minded.

Glashow, Sheldon Lee

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Game of Bop: Wacky Wordplay for the Mathematically Minded.

Glashow, Sheldon Lee

Quantum, v3 n1 p27-30,61 Sep-Oct 1992

Describes "Bop," a game that considers solely the sequence of letters. Words are determined to be equivalent if different letters of one word become different letters in the other word in exactly the same order. Examples of four-, five-, and six-letter words and BOProblems are provided. (MDH)

Descriptors: Coding, Creative Activities, Creative Thinking, Educational Games, Enrichment Activities, High Schools, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Education, Patterns in Mathematics, Problem Solving, Thinking Skills

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