Playing with quads and quazars
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'Quad' is a game in which players maneuver pieces called 'qauds' on a grid to form the four corners of a square. Players also possess pieces called 'quazars' that they use to block the others' efforts to form squares. The game was invented by computer scientist G. Keith Still.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1996
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Daisy, daisy, give me your answer, do
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The mathematics of certain plant features, such as the number of petals in daisy flowers, can be explained with reference to Fibonacci number theory. A series of math amusements on Fibonacci numbers in botany is presented.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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THe never-ending chess game
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It is possible for a chess game to continue endlessly, without repeating the same position three times in sequence, which could produce a draw. Several curious mathematical facts about chess are examined.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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