Contents of Volume 28, "Journal of Recreational Mathematics"

Contents of Volume 28, Journal of Recreational Mathematics

Number 1

“The Near-Repdigit Primes A(sub)(n-k-1)B(sub)(1)A(sub)(k), Especially

9(sub)(n-k-1)8(sub)(1)9(sub)(k) and the Palindromes,” by Chris Caldwell and Harvey Dubner

 “Some Palindromic Primes for 1996,” by Jeffrey P. Heleen

“A Tiling Scheme for the Fibonacci Numbers,” by Robert C. Brigham, Richard M. Caron, Phyllis Z. Chinn and Ralph P. Grimaldi

“Letter to the Editor (The Newest Largest Known Prime),” from Chris Caldwell

“Greying of Olympic Gold,” by Paul M. Sommers

“Geometric Dissections in 4-D,” by David A. Paterson

“Solving a Generalization of Rubik’s Cube: Part I – A General Representation of Cubelike Puzzles, Its Combinatorial Invariants, and Basic Operators for Solving It,” by Carl Ponder

Errata

“Meddling with Olympic Results,” by Paul M. Sommers

Book Reviews, edited by Charles Ashbacher

Alphametics and Solutions to 27(1) Alphametics, edited by Steven Kahan

Problems and Conjectures, edited by Joseph S. Madachy

Solutions to Problems and Conjectures, edited by Joseph S. Madachy

Solvers’ List

Number 2

“Inconsistencies in League Standings,” by Peter A. Rogerson

“SUBH: A Game on Digraphs,” by M. Krishnamoorthy

“Judging Olympic Judges for Political Bias,” by Katherine D. Buchan and Paul M. Sommers

“On the Sum of All the Digits of the Integers from 1 to 10^n,” by R. M. Sternheimer

“Solving a Generalization of Rubik’s Cube: Part II – Applying the Solution Operators,” by Carl Ponder

“Heronian Triangles with Consecutive Integer Sides,” by Charles R. Fleenor

“Family Numbers: Constructing Primes by Prime Factor Splicing,” by Jeffrey Heleen

“Ruth/Aaron Pairs,” by John L. Drost

“Numbers You Can Bank On,” by Alix A. Spivack, Kip M. Kirkpatrick and Paul M. Sommers

Book Reviews, edited by Charles Ashbacher

Alphametics and Solutions to 27(2) Alphametics, edited by Steven Kahan

Problems and Conjectures, edited by Joseph S. Madachy

Solutions to Problems and Conjectures, edited by Joseph S. Madachy

“An Approximation to π,” by John R. Hendricks

Solvers’ List

Number 3

“Measuring Competitive Balance in Major League Baseball,” by Danielle E. Carbonneau and Paul M. Sommers

“On a Partition Problem,” by Francois Dubeau

“Maltese Crosses,” by Greg N. Frederickson

“More on Generalized Knights and Accessibility,” by Benjamin L. Schwartz

“Pitcher Perfect: All Tall Talk?” by Paul M. Sommers

“Home-Field Advantage in the World Series: Myth or Reality?” by Paul M. Sommers

“State Lotteries: The Worst Game in Town,” by Kevin Stephenson and Rick Cleary

“The Mathematical Determination of Optimal Human Population Size,” by Elizabeth Anne Viau and Mark Wistey

“Knight’s Tours on Odd Boards,” by Anthony Ralston

“Nivenmorphic Integers,” by Sandro Boscaro

“Where Are All the Prime Power Composites?” by James L. James

“Some Remarks Concerning the Gregorian Calendar, VI,” by R. M. Sternheimer

Book Reviews, edited by Charles Ashbacher

Errata

Alphametics and Solutions to 27(3) Alphametics, edited by Steven Kahan

Problems and Conjectures, edited by Joseph S. Madachy

Solutions to Problems and Conjectures, edited by Joseph S. Madachy

Solvers’ List

Number 4

“Two Conjectures on Tiling by Consecutive Rectangles,” by Edward D. Onstott

Letter to the Editor

“Digit Sum Sequences,” by Frank Rubin

“Factorial-Base Representations and Automorphic Numbers,” by Mark R. Diamond and Daniel D. Reidpath

“A Small Entertainment with a Date,” by Bernard Mathieu

“Introduction to the Smarandache Function,” by Charles Ashbacher

Letters to the Editor

“Rectangle Blocking with the L-Tromino,” by C. Stuart Elliott

“The Ink-Blot Puzzle,” by Ruma Falk and Abigail Lipson

“Searching for the Elusive 10 x 10 NCR-Board,” by Jerome L. Lewis

“Sequences of Splittable Squares,” by Steven Kahan

“A Curiosity in the Right Triangle,” by Bernard Mathieu

“Sleeveless in Seattle,” by Peter M. Polson and Paul M. Sommers

“Should Birth Order Give One Paws?” by Alexandra N. Dorf and Paul M. Sommers

“Baseball’s Designated Hitter: A Retrospective,” by Kevin R. Raymond and Paul M. Sommers

Book Reviews, edited by Charles Ashbacher

Errata

Alphametics and Solutions to 27(4) Alphametics, edited by Steven Kahan

Problems and Conjectures, edited by Joseph S. Madachy

Solutions to Problems and Conjectures, edited by Joseph S. Madachy

Solvers’ List