So yesterday I was involved with some math play. It started from the tweet below from James Tanton (@jamestanton)

What an interesting problem to explore both graphically and mathematically. After playing around with the pictures and numbers for a little bit, I felt compelled to treat one of the graphic solutions as a drawing. The enriched surface brings the feeling of exploring the problem more to the front. Playing with math both numerically and graphically was fun. There was no pressure, just play. But I learned a little something about math outside of my immediate understanding and was reminded of a favorite quote by George Polya.

"A great discovery solves a great problem, but there is a grain of discovery in the solution of any problem. Your problem may be modest, but if it challenges your curiosity and brings into play your inventive faculties, and if you solve it by your own means, you may experience the tension and enjoy the triumph of discovery." ~ George Polya

I like this nice and shiny feeling of learning, learning in a format that does not make me feel less.