GoT: Towers of Hanoi & Pattern Finding
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The Towers of Hanoi problem is an excellent game for learning pattern finding! Here are some excellent links to help you play it:
- Mathematically Interesting Games -- The Tower of Hanoi - This page gives the legend of the Towers, and discusses pattern finding.
- Multicultural Math Fair - This page has a group activity with a table for pattern finding.
- Cut-the-Knot's Tower of Hanoi page - This page has an excellent Java program for the game, and discusses recursion.
- Tower of Hanoi on the web - The legend is presented, and many explorations of other patterns found in the game are given!
- Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math - This page gives pictures of intermediate stages in the solution, and talks about recursion.
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