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This category contains educational web sites containing mathematical problems, games, puzzles, or quizzes. Sites whose emphasis is on mathematical education are welcome to submit in this category.

Subcategories

• Brain Teasers
• Magic Square
• Problem of the Week
• Rubik's Cube Solutions

Resources in This Category

• A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog

  http://mathgrant.blogspot.co.uk/
  A large and varied collection of puzzles by logicsmith Grant Fikes.

• A+ Math

  http://www.aplusmath.com/
  Interactive math help for K-12 students with flashcards, Math Wordfind, Homework Helper and worksheets.

• Aha! Puzzles

  http://www.ahapuzzles.com/
  Puzzles, books, games and tests with designed by Lloyd King, author of "Test Your Creative Thinking".

• Algebraic Math Puzzles

  http://www.lifesmith.com/mathpuz1.html
  A collection of puzzles at high school level. Does not include answers.

• Alien Tiles

  http://www.alientiles.com/
  Object of puzzle is to try to get color pieces to create certain patterns in cube.

• Alphametic Puzzles

  http://www.tkcs-collins.com/truman/alphamet/
  Numerous puzzles, links, puzzle solver, and a generator.

• Alphametics and Cryptarithms

  http://www.mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de/~sillke/PUZZLES/ALPHAMETIC/
  Puzzles in which letters or symbols are substituted for the digits in an arithmetical operation like addition.

• Alphametics Page

  http://www.cadaeic.net/alphas.htm
  Compiled by Mike Keith. Examples of various genres.

• Brain Teasers and Maths Puzzles

  http://www.syvum.com/teasers/
  Interactive logical and mathematical puzzles with feedback and detailed solutions.

• Brain Teasers by QBrute

  http://www.angelfire.com/empire/qbrute/
  Original brain teasers with solutions.

• Colorful Mathematics

  http://people.ucalgary.ca/~laflamme/colorful/colorful.html
  Educational software presents advanced mathematics to K-12 students in a game-oriented approach, using coloring and drawing techniques to illustrate concepts from graph theory and computer science.

• Contest Center Cryptarithms

  http://www.contestcen.com/rithms.htm
  Examples of cryptarithms, with prize competitions for subscribers.

• Creative puzzles

  http://www.creatievepuzzels.com/
  Interactive puzzle archive with descriptions for puzzle construction and a special children's puzzle page.

• Dick's Math Puzzle Page

  http://www.mod2.org/
  A collection of mathematical puzzles, some original, with fully worked solutions.

• Downloadable and online games

  http://www.gameintellect.com/
  A variety of Flash- and Java-based games and puzzles.

• Free Puzzle Collections

  http://www.freepuzzles.com/
  Educational and recreational puzzles for teachers, students and parents. Each puzzle is graded by difficulty and has a hint. Solutions are available to members.

• Group Games

  http://www.dmi.units.it/~logar/duek2/index_engl.html
  Animations that develop the theory behind such puzzles as the Rubik cube.

• Hot Pepper Math Puzzles

  http://www.hotpepperpuzzles.com/
  Fun, interactive brain teasers you can play anywhere.

• Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles

  http://www.cut-the-knot.org/
  Java-based math resource including articles, puzzles and links.

• IQ Flash: Online games, puzzles

  http://www.iqflash.com/
  New printable puzzles, math games, board games, and logic games in flash.

• Logicville

  http://www.logicville.com/
  Educational puzzles, brain teasers, and word games such as anagrams, cryptograms, alphametics, doublets, tangrams.

• Magic Math Kingdom

  http://www.nes-lab.com/english2/
  Learn math through games and quiz-oriented tutorial.

• Math Puzzles

  http://www.math.utah.edu/~cherk/puzzles.html
  Logic puzzles and riddles with some solutions.

• Mathematical Recreations

  http://www.mathrec.org/
  Detailed exploration of a selection of mathematical topics.

• Mathpuzzle.com

  http://mathpuzzle.com/
  Celebrates math puzzles and mathematical recreations.

• Mathschallenge.net

  http://mathschallenge.net/
  A website dedicated to the puzzling world of mathematics, with a discussion forum.

• Mathschallenge.net

  http://mathschallenge.net/rss2.xml
  A website dedicated to the puzzling world of mathematics.

• Mathwizz

  http://www.mathwizz.com/
  Interactive math problems for abilities ranging from middle school to university.

• Missouri State University's Problem Corner

  http://people.missouristate.edu/lesreid/potw.html
  Math problems in three levels of difficulty: high school, advanced, and challenge. With archives.

• Mixed Up Math

  http://www.kprobe.com/kprobe/mu.htm
  Logic problems, where equations are mixed up. In various formats like boxes, crosses, diagonals, mazes. Free download.

• Mr Titen's More Than Math

  http://www.oocities.org/hbwmathman/
  Mathematics teacher provides puzzles and games for students.

• Nick's Mathematical Puzzles

  http://www.qbyte.org/puzzles/
  A collection of puzzles, with hints, solutions, and links to related mathematical topics.

• Nick's Mathematical Puzzles

  http://www.qbyte.org/puzzles/rss2.xml
  A collection of puzzles, with hints, solutions, and links to related mathematical topics.

• Paul Hsieh's Puzzles

  http://www.azillionmonkeys.com/qed/puzzles.html
  Logical and mathematical brain teasers, with an indication of difficulty. Hints are provided; solutions are available by email.

• Polyhedra Links

  http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/jbpolyhedra.htm
  Pastime and activity links for various geometric patterns, polygons and polyhedra by Jill Britton.

• Project Eureka

  http://projecteureka.org/
  A collaborative environment for math problem solvers and submitters. Wide range of math and programming problems, interview tests, and trivia questions.

• Puzzle of the Week Archives

  http://ecg.mit.edu/george/puzzles/
  A collection of puzzles, with hints and full solutions. Compiled by George Moody.

• Pythabacus

  http://www.pythabacus.com/
  Description and instruction of using the ancient Pythagorean Abacus to do arithmetic.

• Scott Kim

  http://www.scottkim.com/
  Puzzles for web, computers, and print; ambigrams.

• Sequence Puzzles and Problems

  http://www.mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de/~sillke/SEQUENCES/
  Find the next entry in each sequence. With links to related sites. Compiled by Torsten Sillke.

• Storkey: Two Envelope Paradox

  http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/amos/doubleswap.html
  A tough but simply defined problem which demonstrates key issues in probability.

• The Contest Center

  http://www.contestcen.com/classic.htm
  Classic puzzles and riddles requiring only simple logic and elementary math.

• The Little Math Puzzle

  http://www.sprucelog.com/lmp/
  The Little Math Puzzle has been a K-12 Internet activity since 1995 for grades 5-9. Currently the puzzles have ceased but the site maintains complete archives of past problems.

• The Puzzling World of Barry R. Clarke

  http://barryispuzzled.com/
  Brain teasers, articles and puzzles forum.

• Torus and Klein Bottle Games

  http://www.geometrygames.org/TorusGames/index.html
  Collection of Java-based educational puzzles.

• Wu's Riddles

  http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/riddles/intro.shtml
  A collection of riddles, puzzles, and technical interview questions, with a discussion forum.

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