Sudoku has exploded in popularity over the past few years. It now runs in many newspapers on a daily basis, and sudoku puzzle collections can be found in bookstores everywhere. In the June/July issue ...

The Monthly publishes articles, as well as notes and other features, about mathematics and the profession. Its readers span a broad spectrum of mathematical interests, and include professional ...

Imagine 100 dots scattered in front of you. In a haphazard variation on connect-the-dots, start drawing lines between the points. How many lines can you draw without producing a triangle? A square? An ...