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Recreational Math as a Way of Thinking

  • Writer: David Yang
    David Yang
  • Jan 12
  • 1 min read
Recreational Math Activity: In addition to courses and competitions, I often think and find content online about math problems independently. In my 5-subject notebook, two of the subjects are dedicated to recreational math and physics problems and proofs, most of which I came up with. I independently explore recreational problems and proofs I come up with. I enjoy the problem-solving process, dead ends and all, even if I can’t solve them. I’ve stumbled across many ideas I now cherish, from Farey sequences to Bell numbers.
 
 
 

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