Stewart Coffin’s writings, such as his recent “Compendium”, have some comments from the puzzle invention side looking toward mathematics. And he writes (p. 11) that “Mathematical Snapshots” by Hugo Steinhaus captured his imagination long ago. His comments on “incongruous solutions” (p. 193) pose a mathematical challenge. (But I bet you’re aware of all that.)
On Aug 11, 2019, at 12:07 PM, Scott Kim <scottekim1@gmail.com> wrote:
Does anyone know of a clear explanation written for nonmathematicians of the fundamental types of things research mathematicians do, and why?
I'm planning to write about how the process of inventing puzzles is similar to the process fo doing mathematical research, and how we can teach kids about mathematical research by having them invent puzzles. I'd like to reference other authors, and wonder what has been written that isn't just mathematicians talking to mathematicians.
The authors I know who have attempted this are Keith Devlin in Introduction to Mathematical Thinking, written to tell math grad students how "real" mathematics differs from how math is conventionally taught in K-12, and Eugenia Cheng in many of her books, starting with How to Bake Pi. These are good, but there's room for more voices. _______________________________________________ math-fun mailing list math-fun@mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/math-fun