recreational mathematics

Recreational mathematics includes many mathematical games, and can be extended to cover such areas as logic and other puzzles of deductive reasoning. Some of the most interesting problems in this field do not require a knowledge of advanced mathematics. The subject can include other topics such as the aesthetics of mathematics, and peculiar or amusing stories and coincidences about mathematics and mathematicians. Its greatest contribution is its ability to pique curiosity and inspire the further study of mathematics. Recreational mathematics includes such topics as magic squares and the exploration of fractals aided by computer graphics. The Journal of Recreational Mathematics is the biggest publication on this topic. The foremost advocates of recreational mathematics have included

Martin Gardner, author of Mathematical Games, a long running column in Scientific American
Douglas Hofstadter
John Conway
Henry Dudeney
Clifford A. Pickover, author of numerous books on recreational mathematics

References

Journal of Recreational Mathematics
http://www.mathpuzzle.com/ by Ed Pegg, Jr.
The Unreasonable Utility of Recreational Mathematics by David Singmaster
Profile of John Conway
Nick's Mathematical Puzzles

Bibliography link

http://bruichladdich.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/mathrecsFolder/books.html

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