Algorithms

  • The best square
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    The Best Square

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    How would you judge a competition to draw a freehand square?
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    problem

    Vital?

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Third challenge cipher
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    problem

    Semicircle

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Fourth challenge cipher
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    problem

    Up a Semitone?

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Fifth challenge cipher
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    problem

    Ip?

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Seventh challenge cipher
  • Stage 5 Cipher Challenge
    problem

    Stage 5 Cipher Challenge

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Can you crack these very difficult challenge ciphers? How might you systematise the cracking of unknown ciphers?
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    A Fine Thing?

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Second challenge cipher
  • Medal Muddle
    problem

    Medal Muddle

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Countries from across the world competed in a sports tournament. Can you devise an efficient strategy to work out the order in which they finished?
  • Plastic human skeleton on a blue background.
    problem

    Skeleton

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you reconstruct the long division calculation from the 'skeleton'?

  • Zeller's Birthday
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    Zeller's Birthday

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    What day of the week were you born on? Do you know? Here's a way to find out.