SMS scnews item created by Ivan Guo at Tue 10 Sep 2013 1633
Type: Info
Distribution: World
Expiry: 7 Nov 2013
Auth: ivang@como.maths.usyd.edu.au
AustMS Gazette Puzzle Corner 34
The Australian Mathematical Society Gazettes Puzzle Corner is a regular column with
entertaining mathematical puzzles, heres an example:
"Tessellation test
Tess is trying to draw an n-sided convex polygon which can be tessellated by a finite
number of parallelograms. For which n will Tess be able to succeed?"
You can find the Puzzle Corner 34 online at:
http://www.austms.org.au/Publ/Gazette/2013/Sep13/Puzzle.pdf
Check it out when you feel like trying out some fun problems, and be sure to email your
solutions to ivanguo1986@gmail.com. A $50 book voucher is up for grabs for the best
submission. The deadline for submissions is 1 November 2013. The solutions will appear
in the March 2014 issue of the Gazette.
Thank you
Ivan Guo