GoT: Towers of Hanoi & Pattern Finding
The Towers of Hanoi problem is an excellent game for learning pattern finding! Here are some excellent links to help you play it:
Mathematically Interesting Games -- The Tower of Hanoi
- This page gives the legend of the Towers, and discusses pattern finding.
Multicultural Math Fair
- This page has a group activity with a table for pattern finding.
Cut-the-Knot's Tower of Hanoi page
- This page has an excellent Java program for the game, and discusses recursion.
Tower of Hanoi on the web
- The legend is presented, and many explorations of other patterns found in the game are given!
Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math
- This page gives pictures of intermediate stages in the solution, and talks about recursion.