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Nick's Mathematical Miscellany
Puzzles
Nick's Mathematical Puzzles - A collection of puzzles, with hints, full solutions, and links to related
mathematical topics.
Wu's Riddles (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/riddles/intro.shtml) - Riddles, puzzles, and technical
interview questions, with a forum (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi) .
University 'problem of the week', with extensive archives:
Macalester College Problem of the Week (http://mathforum.org/wagon/) - from Professor Stan
Wagon (http://stanwagon.com/) .
Purdue University Problem of the Week (http://www.math.purdue.edu/pow/) - from the
mathematics department.
Bradley University Problem of the Week (http://hilltop.bradley.edu/~delgado/potw/potw.html) -
from Professor Alberto L. Delgado.
Math Contest (http://www.colstate.edu/mathcontest/) - from Columbus State University
(http://www.colstate.edu/) .
Mathpuzzle.com (http://www.mathpuzzle.com/) - A cornucopia of math puzzles and mathematical
recreations.
Art of Problem Solving (http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/) - A community for avid students of
mathematics, with forums, articles, and other mathematical activities.
Wisconsin Mathematics, Engineering and Science Talent Search
(http://www.math.wisc.edu/~talent/problems.html) - Archive of problem sets and solutions.
Project Euler (http://projecteuler.net/) - A collection of mathematical/computer programming problems,
ranging from easy to challenging, with a forum thread for each problem.
Other mathematical resources and links
Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles (http://www.cut-the-knot.org/content.shtml) - A treasure
trove of proofs, games and puzzles, and other eye openers.
Mathematical Association of America: MAA Online (http://www.maa.org/) - Comprehensive resources,
including book reviews, regular columns, and a mathematical history magazine.
Mathematician Biography Index (http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/BiogIndex.html) - Brief
biographies for almost every important mathematician in history.
The Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/) - Identify
an integer sequence, find the general formula, and obtain missing terms.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics (http://mathworld.wolfram.com/) - Comprehensive and interactive
mathematical encyclopedia.
Mathematical Quotations Server (http://math.furman.edu/~mwoodard/mquot.html) - A searchable
collection of quotations culled from many sources.
Mudd Math Fun Facts (http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/) - An archive of mathematical snippets,
arranged by subject, difficulty, and keyword.
The Mathematical Atlas (http://www.math-atlas.org/) - A gateway to modern mathematics.
QuickMath (http://www.quickmath.com/) - Automated solutions in algebra, equations, inequalities,
calculus, matrices, graphs, and numbers.
Dario Alpern's Calculators (http://www.alpertron.com.ar/ENGLISH.HTM) - A variety of number
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theoretic calculators, equation solvers, and factorization engines.
Frequently Asked Questions in Mathematics (http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~alopez-o/math-faq/) - Covers a
wide range of topics, ranging from trivia and the trivial to advanced subjects such as Wiles' recent proof
of Fermat's Last Theorem.
Mathematical discussions (http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~wtg10/mathsindex.html) - Essays attempting
to show how various mathematical ideas arise naturally. Written in the spirit of George Polya
(http://www.math.wichita.edu/history/men/polya.html) .
MathPages (http://www.mathpages.com/home/) - Reflections on miscellaneous mathematical topics.
The Most Common Errors in Undergraduate Mathematics
(http://www.math.vanderbilt.edu/~schectex/commerrs/) - A comprehensive survey, discussing likely
causes of errors, and their remedies.
Math Help (http://2000clicks.com/MathHelp/) - Articles, proofs, puzzles, jokes, and math tutoring
services.
Oxford University Undergraduate Students Lecture Notes and Problem Sheets
(http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/courses/material/) - A wealth of useful material.
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