The Spider and the Fly

The Spider and the Fly

The Spider and the Fly puzzle, originally attributed to the great puzzler Henry Ernest Dudeney, and now over 100 years old, asks for the shortest path between two points on a particular square prism. We explore a generalization, find that the original solution only holds in certain cases, and sugges...

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Veröffentlicht in:The College mathematics journal 2012-03, Vol.43 (2), p.169-172
Hauptverfasser: Mellinger, Keith E., Viglione, Raymond
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Classroom techniques
College Mathematics
Dudeney, Henry Ernest
Educational equipment
Eigenvalues
Geometric Concepts
Geometry
Mathematical problems
Mathematical theorems
Mathematicians
Mathematics Instruction
Matrices
Problem Solving
Puzzles
Spiders
Teaching Methods
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Zusammenfassung:The Spider and the Fly puzzle, originally attributed to the great puzzler Henry Ernest Dudeney, and now over 100 years old, asks for the shortest path between two points on a particular square prism. We explore a generalization, find that the original solution only holds in certain cases, and suggest how this discovery might be used in the classroom.
ISSN:0746-8342
1931-1346
DOI:10.4169/college.math.j.43.2.169