Proceedings of Recreational Mathematics Colloquium III: Proceedings

Some of the talks given at the Recreational Mathematics Colloquium III, which took place in Azores (April 3-6, 2013). On odd numbered years, the Recreational Mathematics community meet at Atlanta Ga, USA), together with magicians, at the Gathering for Gardner (G4G). On even numbered years we organize a "similar" meeting on the other bank of the Atlantic Ocean... Introduction Jorge Nuno Silva There and Back Again: The Humble-Behrends Triangle Mistery Jorge Buescu Treason Strategies João Cabral Problem Solving Through Crafts and Challenges Marie Stephanie Cabral, José Manuel Cascalho, Ricardo Cunha Teixeira Good Properties of Combinatorial Rulesets: Some Consequences Alda Carvalho, Carlos Santos, João Neto, Jorge Nuno Silva A Curricular Application: The Game of Parallel Raquel Faria, João Cabral, Helena Melo The Contest "A Tale That Accounts" Helena Sousa Melo, Sandra Vinagre QUADRATUM Helena Sousa Melo, Sandra Vinagre Mind Curver: Experiencing Relations between Forms and Formulas via a Game Oliver Labs Counting the number of Sudoku’s by importance sampling simulation Ad Ridder Symmetry Groups: identifying patterns in the Azorean heritage Ricardo Cunha Teixeira, Susana Goulart Costa, Vera Moniz Solving dotty problems: some puzzles in graph theory Robin Wilson