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Mathematical puzzles are an important part of Recreational Mathematics . These are any problems which call for a solution to a Puzzle . In most puzzles, there is no interaction between two sides who are trying to achieve a goal before the other, but rather one (or no) person trying to find a solution that satisfies conditions in a problem. This includes many things, one of the most common being Logic Puzzles .

There is also the smaller group of so called "puzzles" that are just an interesting thing or pattern such as Conway's Game Of Life or Fractals .


LIST OF MATHEMATICAL PUZZLES


The following categories are not disjoint; some puzzles fall into more than one category.


Numbers, arithmetic, and algebra




Combinatorial




Probability




Tiling, packing, and disection




Involves a board




Chessboard tasks




Topology, knots, graph theory


The fields of Knot Theory and Topology , especially their non-intuitive conclusions, are often seen as a part of recreational mathematics.



Mechanical


Main article: Mechanical Puzzle




0-player puzzles




Other





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