From - Wed Aug 27 12:11:50 1997
Newsgroups: sci.math
Subject: "Mathemagical" publication REC starts Vol. 12 

*Did you know that there is a publication devoted to computer recreations &
'mathemagic'?

REC - which is short for Recreational & Educational Computing - is now in its
12th year  (second half 1997).

REC is about puzzles & teasers, programming (mostly QuickBASIC, but some
Pascal or  a little C on occasion), with math, reader letters, graphics,
fractals, challenges, recreation, reviews, word-play, humor, tips, solutions,
and more. One exclusive is the unique concept of "Mathemagical Black Holes"
(similar to attractors). These range from digit-delving to word-play to
graphics.

Many ideas or programs are reader-generated or reader-contributed from
virtually every continent. The spirit is playful, with an admixture of useful
programs and - in the best academic tradition - indulgently useless ones! REC
holds contests about once a year. Submissions are welcome to all areas.

REC is edited and published by Dr. Mike Ecker, a Penn State math professor.
Some of you may remember him doing this sort of thing in the mid-1980s in
Popular Computing, Creative Computing, and Byte (e.g., he founded
"Mathematical Recreations" in Byte in 1984 and wrote the "Recreational
Computing" columns in the other mags).

The level is usually lower-college, but high-school students can and do read
and enjoy it.

REC is a newsletter/ magazine with programs, including optional disk of same
supplemental to the magazine. (The option, called REC-on-Disk, is separate
from and different than REC itself. REC-on-Disk contains all the programs
plus bonuses, shareware, etc. This includes programs that we may not have
room for in the printed version.) Though most programs are for PCs, there are
often translations for Macs.

There is no index of back issues, as almost every issue is a mixed bag, but
all back issues are available. Mike will also send more info by snail-mail or
correspond directly.

To subscribe: Send $27 payable to Dr. M. Ecker or to REC (address below).
This covers one year. To cover higher postage outside USA, it's $29 to
Canada, $33 other Americas, $36 elsewhere.

Those who wish to see sample issues may have one for $4 or three for $10.

E-mail #1: MWE1@psu.edu
E-mail #2: DrMWEcker@aol.com
E-mail #3: DrMichaelE@Juno.com

Snail-mail:

Dr. Michael W. Ecker, Editor
Recreational & Educational Computing
909 Violet Terrace
Clarks Summit, PA 18411

Best Wishes,
David Wade