On The History of Math Puzzles

Recently I read an article in the New York Times that discussed the oldest known math puzzles ever found:  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/science/07first.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general.  As this particular article and finding, about Egyptian school papyri from the Middle Kingdom, deals with a few interests of … Continue reading On The History of Math Puzzles