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''Mathematical Games'' was the title of a long-running column on the subject by Martin Gardner in Scientific American . He inspired several new generations of mathematicians and scientists through his interest in mathematical recreations. ''Mathematical Games'' was succeeded by '' Metamagical Themas '', a similarly distinguished but shorter-running column by Douglas Hofstadter , and afterwards by '' Mathematical Recreations '', a column by Ian Stewart .


MATHEMATICS OF GAMES

This can be a more serious subject than the name belies. It can include the statistical analysis of Card Game s to understand and improve play techniques.


PLAYING GAMES WITH MATHEMATICS


The foremost popularizers of recreational mathematics in recent years have been

Other figures in recreational mathematics history have included:


SPECIFIC MATHEMATICAL GAMES AND PUZZLES




Other games and pastimes of non-trivial mathematical interest:

See also:


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