Math for Fun!
Puzzles, Riddles, and Games
KenKen: Extreme tic tac toe
Math is Fun: variety of math and logic puzzles
Get Riddles: 23 math riddles
AIMS Center: variety of logic puzzles
2048: sliding tiles (computer and app)
Prodigy: Game-based math platforms
Kakuro: Cross sums (mathematical crossword puzzle)
Brain Teasers: for kids and adults
STEAMnasium: science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and art-infused STEAM activities created by professors/students @ Teachers College, Columbia University
Flexagon
Sudoku
Magic Squares
Movies
A Beautiful Mind
The Man who knew Infinity
Queen of Katwe
Moneyball
Stand and Deliver
The Martian
Back to the Future
Hidden Figures
Disney's Donald in Mathmagic Land
Good Will Hunting
The Imitation Game
Fermat's Room
The Oxford Murders
Reading List
The following books do NOT require a strong mathematical background - Just an interest in life-long learning!
The Calculus Diaries: How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse by Jennifer Ouellette
Mathematics: A Human Endeavor by Harold R. Jacobs
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity by Steven Strogatz
Here’s Looking at Euclid: From Counting Ants to Games of Chance—An Awe-Inspiring Journey Through the World of Numbers by Alex Bellos
How Not to be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenberg
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the night time by Mark Haddon
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa
Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension by Matt Parker
