Tagged: puzzles

I’ve fallen behind on puzzle posts, so look for another post near the end of this week. This set of three puzzles revolves around bad mathematics. Each puzzle is worth 1 point if answered...

This week’s puzzle is a code. The code from the fall semester’s puzzles ( http://uspblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/uspuzzles-answer-2/ ) may provide some pointers for how to go about this one, although this one’s subject matter is less...

This week’s puzzle is a code.  The code from the fall semester’s puzzles ( http://uspblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/uspuzzles-answer-2/ ) may provide some pointers for how to go about this one, although this one’s subject matter is less meta...

Here are three puzzles about crossing barriers under restrictive conditions. Each puzzle is worth one point. 1. (This one is a classic that I’ve dressed up rather whimsically. Ignore the silly names if you...

Here are three puzzles about crossing barriers under restrictive conditions.  Each puzzle is worth one point.   1. (This one is a classic that I’ve dressed up rather whimsically.  Ignore the silly names if...

This week’s puzzle is a logic puzzle.  You get 1 point for an attempt, 2 points for mostly correct, or 3 points for a complete, correct answer. Five friends (you may remember Adam, Beth,...

This is a set of puzzles revolving around clever measuring tricks.  Each of the three puzzles is worth one point. 1. You have a balance scale with 2 pans.  If you have 2 identical-looking...

We are running a puzzle contest this spring.  A puzzle post will appear once each week (generally very early Tuesday) between now and the Spring Symposium. Each post will be worth 3 points when...

My other introduction to recreational puzzling came from a series of fun (now possibly out of print) Usborne Puzzle Adventure books.  The puzzle I remember most strongly is a coded message.  I needed quite...

At our last seminar of the 2011 semester, we’re discussing group topic possibilities related to our “Puzzles” symposium theme and the ways in which our current work might lend itself to the topic. Laura:...