Among topics discussed during this interview with Martin Gardner are: The origin and future of "Mathematical Games," pseudoscience, mathematicians and the public, and teaching. (PK)

This article examines methods of solution, including a computer program, of a well-known puzzle. (MK)

Describes various kinds of games for one and two players. Provides the diagrams and rules for the games and puzzles. (YP)

This article discusses a relatively unnoticed application of mathematics by describing its connection with an aspect of music, in particular, the musical scales. Stemming from a problem found in a Year 9 mathematics textbook commonly used in Singapore, the article illustrates the role of mathematics in musical scales by first considering the…

In higher education today, mathematics has been marginalized: except to a tiny elite, it is either taught as a tool required for the study of other sciences or it is entirely absent. Yet mathematics has been and is an essential ingredient in our understanding and mastery of the physical world, our economic life, our information technology and,…

This study focuses on the constructions in terms of area and perimeter in equivalent triangles developed by students aged 12-15 years-old, using the tools provided by Cabri-Geometry II [Labore (1990). "Cabri-Geometry (software)," Universite de Grenoble]. Twenty-five students participated in a learning experiment where they were asked to construct:…

In this article, the author describes the Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where deaf and hard of hearing students can pilot spaceships, conduct experiments, and dodge meteorites. Each year in the spring, students from schools all over the United States attend a one-week, hands-on learning experience in…

Several activities focusing on the number 1976 are presented. (SD)

This is the fifth in a series of articles of mathematical paper-folding recreations. Presented are instructions for folding a circular disc to produce regular polygons. (JP)

The author has written an unpublished summary of his reactions to an earlier article on number patterns used to provoke mathematical investigations. His work is an additional demonstration of the potential mathematics that can be stimulated from such investigations. (JP)

This book is a partially annotated bibliography of books, articles and periodicals concerned with mathematical games, puzzles, tricks, amusements, and paradoxes. Volume 2 follows an original monograph which has gone through three editions. The present volume not only brings the literature up to date but also includes material which was omitted in…

This report represents a survey of some of the school mathematics contests which are conducted in the United States. The report is based on information obtained from fifty-nine national, state, regional, and local level contests. National contests are described separately. Brief accounts of certain school mathematics contests, the extent of such…

This literature guide is a bibliography of books, articles, and periodicals concerned with mathematical recreations. This is the third edition of a book which contained more than 2,000 entries in its original edition. Supplements have been added to bring the bibliography up-to-date. The guide is intended for the professional mathematician and the…

The author presents material suitable for use by teachers of gifted students in the junior or senior year of high school. The mathematics presented includes mathematical induction, the binomial expansion, number theory and Pascal's triangle. The author weaves much of the history of mathematics into the materials. Included are student tests and…

Counting, naming numbers, numerals, computation, and fractions are the topics covered in this pamphlet. Number lore and interesting number properties are noted; the derivation of some arithmetic terms is briefly discussed. (DT)