Math links

[EdPeggJr]

Here's something I posted in the DVD thread. Might as well put it here.

In a way, I think it is a good thing that there isn't a rush to put some
interactive math content on the DVD. Most of the DVD games I've
seen have been a bit lame. Also, there is a lot of good stuff on the
web. Here are a few good links. What are some others?

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I didn't know this was being considered. There are scads
of great interactive math puzzles on the net, though. Heck, I run
http://www.mathpuzzle.com/ when I'm not helping with Numb3rs
scripts. Here are a few things to tide people over until the season 2
DVD.

http://www.clickmazes.com/ -- some of the most ingenious logic
mazes ver invented. Andrea Gilbert went on to make the 2003
puzzle of the year, River Crossing.

http://www.puzzlebeast.com/ -- James Stephens
uses genetic searches to find devious puzzles with just 4
simple pieces. James went on to produce the 2005 puzzle
of the year, Tipover.

http://www.puzzlemonster.com/visual/nightmare/ has a
selection of Bureaucratic Nightmare mazes. Can you change
a lightbulb?

My column on Sudoku variations is kinda popular:
http://www.maa.org/editorial/mathga...s_09_05_05.html

Xaos is a great fractal zoomer:
http://xaos.sourceforge.net/Screenshots.php

How about some free interactive geometry programs? Here's three:
http://mathsrv.ku-eichstaett.de/MGF.../zirkel/doc_en/
http://geonext.uni-bayreuth.de/
http://www.geogebra.at/

Cellular Automata is a lot of fun to play with. Mirek's program is one of
the best.
http://www.mirekw.com/ca/index.html

I could recommend lots, lots more, of course. When I find something
good and mathy, I puts it on http://www.mathpuzzle.com/

[Lisa]

Oh, wow, thanks! I don't think we have a big list like this on the forum. :D

[Kristen]

Yes, Lisa’s right. Oh WOW!

Thank you so much for this list. I have a sneaking suspicion that I’ll be spending vast amounts of my free time attempting to solve some of these.

Kristen

[rbriggs]

OK Ed.....like I don't already spend enough time solving (OK, attempting to solve) puzzles (#) as it is. ;-)


I like the sliding block puzzles and the wriggle ones.

Thanks for sharing them.