MA0037 Recreational mathematics

Faculty of Education
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Petra Antošová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Helena Durnová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Helena Durnová, Ph.D.
Department of Mathematics – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Mathematics – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MA0037/01: Tue 11:00–12:50 učebna 60, P. Antošová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The student will learn about some types of tasks in recreational mathematics as well as their uses in teaching.
Syllabus
  • Tasks in logic. Problems with matches. Tasks in chess. Combinatorial problems. Historical problems. Magical graphs. Fractals. Encryption.
Literature
  • SMULLYAN, Raymond M. Jak se jmenuje tahle knížka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1986, 211 s. info
  • STEWART, Ian. Kabinet matematických kuriozit profesora Stewarta. Translated by Luboš Pick. 1. vyd. v českém jazyce. Praha: Argo, 2013, 315 s. ISBN 9788025708798. info
  • STEWART, Ian. Truhlice matematických pokladů profesora Stewarta. Translated by Lukáš Georgiev. 1. vyd. v českém jazyce. Praha: Argo, 2013, 343 s. ISBN 9788025708804. info
  • NOVOVESKÝ, Štefan, Karol KRIŽALKOVIČ and Imrich LEČKO. 777 matematických zábav a her : z učiva 6.-9. ročníku základní devítileté školy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1971, 381 s. URL info
  • SINGH, Simon. Kniha kódů a šifer : tajná komunikace od starého Egypta po kvantovou kryptografii. Translated by Petr Koubský - Dita Eckhardtová. Druhé vydání v českém j. Praha: Argo, 2009, 382 stran. ISBN 9788025701447. info
Teaching methods
Seminars, solving problems and presentation of their solution.
Assessment methods
Colloquium - group discussion about assigned problems.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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