For Those of You Who Enjoy Puzzles

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The discussion highlights a daily math problem feature on LiveJournal, appealing to puzzle enthusiasts. Participants share additional resources, including a Princeton math puzzles link and a site with various difficulty levels. There is also mention of a math program at Ole Miss that offers TI-89 calculators. The conversation raises a question about the eligibility of international residents for participation in the contest. Overall, the thread serves as a valuable exchange of math puzzle resources and community engagement.
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For those of you who enjoy puzzles, someone on http://livejournal.com that features a new math problem posted daily.

Anonymous responses are permitted, but LJ accounts are now free and it doesn't take long to sign up. Take your pick.

Mike Nolan
http://mike.zx.ath.cx
 
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Thanks for the link. :wink:
 
Great link. :smile:

Here's another maths puzzles link to add (can't remember where I came across this but it was a few years ago). Includes puzzles of varying degrees of difficulty depending on the level of your mathematical knowledge:

http://www.princeton.edu/~mathclub/puzzles.html
 
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Wow, I never knew the Princeton one existed. That's one of the best I've come across.

There are quite a few links at http://math.smsu.edu/~les , while we're sharing. The one at Ole Miss gives out TI-89s, if you're interested.
 
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Wow, I never knew the Princeton one existed. That's one of the best I've come across.

There are quite a few links at http://math.smsu.edu/~les , while we're sharing. The one at Ole Miss gives out TI-89s, if you're interested.
can residents outside us and Canada compete as well in this contest?
 
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