Mathematical Games

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"Mathematical Games" is a long-running Scientific American column by Martin Gardner that popularized recreational mathematics and puzzles for a broad audience.

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instanceOf magazine column
puzzle column
recreational mathematics column
author Martin Gardner
columnist Martin Gardner
countryOfPublication United States of America
surface form: United States
endDate 1981
focus mathematical curiosities
mathematical games
mathematical puzzles
popularization of mathematics
recreational mathematics
genre popular mathematics
puzzles
recreational mathematics
hasFormat expository essays
problem sets
solutions and commentary
influenced mathematics education
popular mathematics writing
recreational mathematics community
language English
medium print
notableContributor Martin Gardner
notableTopic Game of Life
surface form: Conway's Game of Life

Penrose tilings
Rubik's Cube
hexaflexagons
infinite series
logic puzzles
paradoxes
polyominoes
recreational number theory
publicationFrequency monthly
publishedIn Scientific American
publisher Scientific American
startDate 1956
subjectArea combinatorics
game theory
geometry
logic
mathematics
number theory
probability
topology
successorColumn Computer Recreations
Mathematical Games self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mathematical Recreations
targetAudience general audience
mathematics enthusiasts
students
teachers

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this entity surface form: Mathematical Games column
Game of Life featuredInColumn Mathematical Games
Martin Gardner notableWork Mathematical Games
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this entity surface form: Mathematical Recreations