Famous Curves Index Save
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/~h...   

A Mathematician's Aesthetics Save
In his classic A Mathematician's Apology, G. H. Hardy likened mathematics to poetry and painting. This site elaborates on Hardy's remark with quotations from Stevens, Klee, Fry, and Focillon. Links to related sites are given.
http://m759.freeservers.com/PHaesthet...   

A Disproof of Pythagoras' Theorem? Save
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/ResearchTria...   

Back to Square One Save
Includes description, solutions and other resources on this cube-like puzzle.
http://www.geocities.com/jaapsch/puzz...   

Critical Math Save
Articles and images on recreational math from fractals and magic squares to mathemorchids and Galois.
http://web.onetel.com/~amygdala/artic...   

Cryptarithms Online Save
70 brain-teasers; a Primer on Cryptarithmetic; books and links to alphametics on the Web.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora...   

CuriousMath Save
Include news, math tricks, methods, facts, trivia, mostly posted by users.
http://www.curiousmath.com/   

David Singmaster: List of Available Material Save
Teaching and recreational items in this personal collection.
http://anduin.eldar.org/~problemi/sin...   

Eureka Save
The annual journal of the Archimedeans, the mathematical society of the University of Cambridge. It regularly contains articles on recreational mathematics.
http://www.archim.org.uk/eureka/   

Fair Dice Save
Contains a complete list of all possible Fair Dice, most of which are not cubes. Includes pictures.
http://www.mathpuzzle.com/Fairdice.htm   

Famous Curves Save
Visual animations of famous curves.
http://www.geocities.com/famouscurves/   

Fast Arithmetic Tips Save
Three categories: defensive - know to check an answer, offensive - fast mental calculations, and math magic.
http://www.cut-the-knot.com/arithmeti...   

Fibonacci numbers and the Pascal triangle Save
The relation between Fibonacci numbers and Pascal's triangle. English/German/Serbian.
http://milan.milanovic.org/math/   

Final Answers Save
Numerous facts including formulas, magic tricks, fallacies, recreations compiled by Dr. Gerald P. Michon.
http://home.att.net/~numericana/answer/   

Fun With Mathematics Save
Includes pages on the topics of primes, fibonacci numbers, PI computation, data encryption and links to calculator programs.
http://www.geocities.com/hjsmithh/   

Gardner Index Save
Rough index to the fifteen books containing Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games articles from Scientific American.
http://www.ms.uky.edu/~lee/ma502/gard...   

Geometric Packing Problems Save
By Joseph Malkevitch: "Given one shape X how and when can one pack identical copies of this shape into another shape Y?"
http://www.york.cuny.edu/~malk/tidbit...   

HAKMEM Save
A collection of problems from MIT. Work reported herein was conducted at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology research program.
http://www.inwap.com/pdp10/hbaker/hak...   

How To Manually Find A Square Root Save
The way to do find a square root without a calculator.
http://math.arizona.edu/~kerl/doc/squ...   

Iamond Save
A page on polyiamond puzzles. Includes many pages on tessellation.
http://www.mathpuzzle.com/iamond.htm   

Jlpe's Number Recreations Page Save
Features original number recreations by the author, such as generalized perfect numbers, digital diversions, diophantine equations, didactic numbers, and number theory.
http://www.geocities.com/windmill96/n...   

Look and Say Sequence Generator Save
Creates a special kind of summation formula created by John Conway.
http://www.btinternet.com/~se16/js/lo...   

MAA Library List in Recreational Mathematics Save
Book list split into categories. Includes title, author, publisher and date information about each book.
http://www.maa.org/BLL/recmath.htm   

MAT 007 I News Save
A newsletter edited by undergraduates of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Toronto. Includes some online copies.
http://www.math.toronto.edu/007/   

Math Forum: 2001 Mathematics Game Save
A contest that asks to write all integers from 1 to 100 using only the digits 2,0,0,1 and arithmetic operations.
http://mathforum.org/~judyann/2001/   

Math Forum: 2002 Mathematics Game Save
A contest where the contestants have to write all integers from 1 to 100 using only the digits 2,0,0,2 and arithmetic operations.
http://mathforum.org/~judyann/2002/   

Math Forum: Algebra Problem of the Week Save
View this week's algebra problem or those of previous weeks.
http://mathforum.org/algpow/   

Math Magic By Computer Save
Interactive java puzzles and activities in different mathematical topics.
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculu...   

Math in the Movies Save
A guide to major motion pictures with scenes of real mathematics.
http://world.std.com/~reinhold/mathmo...   

Mathematical Diversions Save
Mostly original diversions in mathematics and word play.
http://members.aol.com/s6sj7gt/mikeho...   

Mathematical Fiction Save
A list of mathematical fictional movies, books, stories, plays and shows. Split into categories including children's books. Can be sorted by mathematical content and literary quality.
http://math.cofc.edu/faculty/kasman/M...   

Mathematical Induction Save
A page of uncommon problems, most closely connected with number theory.
http://www.math.cl/induction.html   

Mathematical Lego Sculptures Save
Designed and built by Andrew Lipson. Images and LDraw files.
http://www.andrewlipson.com/mathlego.htm   

Mathematical Problems - Problem Solving Save
Mathematics Hots (Problems) by Bruno Kevius
http://mathres.kevius.com/problem.html   

Mathematical Quotation Server Save
Furman University Mathematical Quotation Server - random or searchable math quotes.
http://math.furman.edu/~mwoodard/mqs/...   

Mathematical Quotation Server Save
A collection of mathematical quotations culled from many sources. You may conduct a keyword search through the quotation database.
http://math.furman.edu/~mwoodard/mquo...   

Mathematical Spectrum Save
Mathematical Spectrum is a magazine for students and teachers of mathematics in universities, colleges and schools worldwide. It may be read by anybody interested in mathematics as a recreation.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/companies/a...   

Mathematics Museum (Japan) Save
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/ind...   

Mathematics in Art and Architecture Save
An interdisciplinary course on mathematics in art and architecture.
http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/t...   

Mathematik Save
Individual pages on different topics in Mathematics. Examples : group theory, dynamical systems theory, geometry or number theory.
http://www.mathematik.com/   

Mathematische Basteleien Save
Topics include Flexagon, Soma Cube, Pentominos, Cube-it, Rubik's Cube, Froebel's Star, Tangram, House of Santa Claus, Chronogram, Numeric Palindromes, Latticework of Letters. English/German.
http://www.mathematische-basteleien.de/   

Mathematrix Save
Devoted to exploring the more entertaining (and generally lesser known) areas of mathematics. Can be enjoyed by anyone, from individuals with little or no math background to professors of the subject.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanavera...   

Mathmos Save
Includes puzzles, jokes, quotations, poetry, and FAQs.
http://www.mathmos.net/   

Maze Classification and Algorithms Save
A short description of mazes and how to create them. Definition of different mazetypes and their algorithms.
http://www.astrolog.org/labyrnth/algr...   

Mudd Math Fun Facts Save
An archive of interesting math facts for use in the classroom or just for fun. Browse by subject, difficulty, keywords, or try the "random" feature. Based at Harvey Mudd College.
http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/   

Narcissistic Numbers Save
Those that are representable, in some way, by mathematically manipulating the digits of the numbers themselves.
http://www.geocities.com/~harveyh/nar...   

Number Recreations by Shyam Sunder Gupta Save
Features interesting facts about different numbers. Includes favorite related links.
http://www.shyamsundergupta.com/   

On the Puzzles with Polyhedra and Numbers Save
This is an article on a set of didactical games edited by the Portuguese Mathematical Society (SPM).
http://gfm.cii.fc.ul.pt/Members/jr_po...   

One Metaphor Fits All Save
Explains Conway's audioactive decay that is generated by a particular kind of sequence. Includes illustrations and related resources.
http://www.btinternet.com/~se16/mhi/   

Origami Mathematics Save
Information on the mathematics of paper folding.
http://www.merrimack.edu/~thull/Origa...   

Properties of Dice Save
Polyhedral dice and their properties.
http://hjem.get2net.dk/Klaudius/Dice.htm   

Recmath Save
Includes pages on magic squares and polyomino patterns and contains related java applets.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/diharper/   

Recreational Mathematics Save
Links collected at CAMEL, the Canadian Mathematical Society website.
http://camel.math.ca/Recreation/recre...   

Recreational Mathematics (David Eppstein) Save
An extensive list of web resources for recreational math.
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/recm...   

Recreational Mathematics Forum Save
A forum for posting messages about math recreations. Hosted at Delphi.
http://forums.delphiforums.com/recmat...   

Recreational Mathematics Topics Save
By Steven Dutch. Symmetry, Crystals, Polyhedra and Tilings; Pythagorean triplets and other things about sums of powers; Geometry Classics.
http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/RECMATH/re...   

Recreational and Educational Computing Save
A newsletter with programs, including optional supplemental PC disk. All back issues are available. Topics include puzzles and teasers, BASIC programming, letters, graphics, fractals, challenges, recreation, reviews, word-play, humor, tips, solutions, and Mathemagical Black Holes.
http://members.aol.com/DrMWEcker/REC....   

Roman Numerals Save
Contains 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/nu...   

Rubik's Cube Lecture Notes Save
Notes on the mathematics of the Rubik's cube.
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~wdj/rubik_n...   

SimonSingh.net Save
Home of Simon Singh: author, journalist and TV producer, specialising in science and mathematics. Cryptography is one of his specialties, and his site has a lot of educational and fun content about codes and codebreaking.
http://www.simonsingh.net/   

Sir Roger Penrose Save
A article about him and his interests and contributions to recreational mathematics.
http://www.worldofescher.com/misc/pen...   

Skytopia - Super Magnet Save
A colourful world built entirely using mathematical atoms and molecules. Pictures and animations demonstrate structures colliding and interacting. Animated GIF demonstrations.
http://www.skytopia.com/project/magne...   

Spirocharts Save
A windows application that creates mathematically precise spirograph drawings; savable as images.
http://www.nehuenmultimedia.com.ar/ht...   

Spirograph Save
A java applet for creating Spirograph images.
http://dogbomb.com/spi/   

Sportlab Save
Combines high school and college math topics into sports applications.
http://www.geocities.com/sportlab/   

Stunning Friends with Math Magic Save
A collection of card tricks, number guessing games, paper and glue magic, and other math exercises.
http://www.cut-the-knot.com/arithmeti...   

Table of Numbers Problem Save
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   

The Aesthetics of Symmetry Save
A brief digression into how people perceive symmetrical patterns -- what makes them boring, interesting, or overly intricate
http://home.earthlink.net/~jdc24/symm...   

The Diamond 16 Puzzle Save
New version of the classic puzzle using row/column/quadrant permutations to display symmetries of graphic designs. Has link to a site on the underlying mathematics (Diamond Theory).
http://m759.freeservers.com/puzzle.html   

The Eugène Strens Recreational Mathematics Collection Save
A special collection at the University of Calgary, including the archives of Martin Gardner. There is a searchable online index.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/SpecCo...   

The Nine Digits Page Save
Puzzles and problems connected with numbers using the digits 1-9.
http://www.worldofnumbers.com/ninedig...   

The Sound of Mathematics Save
Algorithmic music determined by mathematics and by the musical preferences of a human. General MIDI files.
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/9349/   

Treasure Troves : Book List Save
Book list including titles, authors, publishers, prices, page count and some have links to Amazon.com.
http://www.treasure-troves.com/books/...   

Wade Edward Philpott Save
Profile and description of his mathematical games and puzzles.
http://www.gamepuzzles.com/wade.htm   

Wade Edward Philpott Collection Save
A special collection at the University of Calgary Library.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/SpecCo...   

Who Can Name the Bigger Number? Save
An essay by Scott Aaronson on the quest for ever-bigger numbers, from exponentials to Busy Beavers.
http://www.scottaaronson.com/writings...   

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