
Working systematically
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pageProblem solving is at the heart of the NRICH site. All the problems give learners opportunities to learn, develop or use mathematical concepts and skills. Read here for more information.
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Making maths: double-sided magic square
Make your own double-sided magic square. But can you complete both sides once you've made the pieces? -
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Maths trails
The NRICH team are always looking for new ways to engage teachers and pupils in problem solving. Here we explain the thinking behind maths trails. -
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Corresponding Sudokus
This second Sudoku article discusses "Corresponding Sudokus" which are pairs of Sudokus with terms that can be matched using a substitution rule.
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The naked pair in Sudoku
A particular technique for solving Sudoku puzzles, known as "naked pair", is explained in this easy-to-read article.
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Games related to Nim
This article for teachers describes several games, found on the site, all of which have a related structure that can be used to develop the skills of strategic planning.
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Learning mathematics through games series: 4. From strategy games
Basic strategy games are particularly suitable as starting points for investigations. Players instinctively try to discover a winning strategy, and usually the best way to do this is to analyse the outcomes of series of 'moves'. With a little encouragement from the teacher, a mathematical investigation is born.
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An introduction to magic squares
Find out about Magic Squares in this article written for students. Why are they magic?! -
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Latin squares
A Latin square of order n is an array of n symbols in which each symbol occurs exactly once in each row and exactly once in each column. -
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Impuzzable
This is about a fiendishly difficult jigsaw and how to solve it using a computer program.