Saturday, January 19, 2013

All X's and Y's

Algebra
Part One

Algebra! There's I've said it, and I'm going to write about it!

Get ready for fun, excitement and interesting puzzles. No i promise you, this is mathematics, but not as you learned it at school.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

A Cheeky Little Number

Arithmetic
Part One

If you want to be good at number puzzles you need to understand numbers. A simple enough statement you might think, but I don't mean understanding mathematics - thats a whole different ball game. What we're looking at here is the distinct personality of numbers. 

Tuesday, January 01, 2013

Trust No One

Puzzling Parables
Part Three

In the third and final entry in this little series of puzzling parables we'll be looking at the strange relationship between the puzzle setter, and solver. It's an odd little relationship because while it is based entirely on trust, it is one that the setter will try to abuse mercilessly.