Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons^™

A Math Without Words Puzzle, Jane H. Long, Clint Richardson

Journal of Math Circles

A visual puzzle by James Tanton forms the basis for a session that has been successfully implemented with various audiences. Designed to be presented with no directions or description, the puzzle requires participants to discover the goals themselves and to generate their own questions for investigation. Solutions, significant facilitation suggestions, and possibilities for deep mathematical extensions are discussed; extensive illustrations are included.