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  1. Math

    Ancient Islamic Penrose Tiles

    Medieval Islamic artisans developed a process for creating elaborate, nonrepeating patterns now associated with Penrose tiles.

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  2. Math

    Ancient Islamic Penrose Tiles

    Medieval Islamic artisans developed a process for creating elaborate, nonrepeating patterns now associated with Penrose tiles.

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  3. Math

    The Complexity of TipOver and Other Puzzles

    Solving puzzles such as TipOver and River Crossing can be surprisingly difficult.

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  4. Math

    Divide-and-Conquer Multiplication

    The most efficient way to multiply two large numbers is often far from obvious.

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  5. Math

    Sudoku Class

    Sudoku puzzles are showing up in the math classroom.