Maths Puzzles: Cryptarithms, Symbologies and Secret Codes

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Maths Puzzles: Cryptarithms, Symbologies and Secret Codes
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What is the course about?

Maths Puzzles: Cryptarithms, Symbologies and Secret Codes
The course Maths Puzzles: Cryptarithms, Symbologies and Secret Codes is an online class provided by Weizmann Institute of Science through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Explore and solve encrypted maths puzzles, in which numbers are replaced by letters or symbols, with this free online course.

Course description
  • Explore fascinating maths puzzles
  • 3 weeks
  • Discover maths puzzles, explore their history and practise problem-solving techniques.
  • You’ll explore:
    + Cryptarithms – puzzles where the digits have been replaced by letters.
    + Symbologies – puzzles where numbers are represented by symbols.
    + Mathematical operator puzzles – puzzles where the numbers are given, but the mathematical operator is missing (for example, what does the asterisk stand for in *1320=6?)
  • Through the course you will develop problem-solving skills, gain knowledge about the history, art and methodology of encrypted puzzles, and exercise your brain with fun challenges.
  • Encoding maths puzzles, secret codes and symbologies
  • Solving and creating cryptarithms – puzzles where numbers in a mathematical expressions are encoded
  • Genres of cryptarithm including, ancient Hindu problems and alphametics
  • Special and unique cryptarithms, including prime numbers, logarithms, square roots and powers
  • Symbologies from ancient times to modern bar codes
  • The language of computers including, binary, ternary and gray codes
  • Decrypting ancient Egyptian number systems, Roman and Greek numerals
  • Barcode puzzles and how to solve them
  • Different types of operator puzzles including unary, binary and ternary
  • Modern operators including, logic operators, text operators and operators in Excel
  • Solve different kinds of cryptarithms and decipher symbologies
  • Synthesise the knowledge gained from all the different steps into a coherent view of the art of information concealment
  • Demonstrate puzzle solving skills
  • Improve problem solving skills and out-of-the-box thinking
  • Collaborate with other learners to solve problems
  • Apply problem solving strategies in new situations
  • The course is designed for anyone who enjoys popular science, recreational maths and solving maths puzzles and crosswords. It will be especially useful for parents or teachers looking to inspire a love of math and do fun math activities with young people.
  • Weizmann Institute of Science
  • The Weizmann Institute of Science is one of the world’s leading multidisciplinary basic research institutions in the natural and exact sciences. The Davidson Institute of Science Education is the educational arm of the Weizmann Institute.
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Prerequisites & Facts

Maths Puzzles: Cryptarithms, Symbologies and Secret Codes

Course Topic

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University, College, Institution

Weizmann Institute of Science

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Maths Puzzles: Cryptarithms, Symbologies and Secret Codes

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / Weizmann Institute of Science you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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Topic: Maths, Science, Engineering & Maths

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