2026

an archive of posts from this year

Sep 20, 2026 A crime has been committed... in a sudoku!
Sep 13, 2026 The harmony of digits in solving Kakuro
Sep 06, 2026 Killer Sudoku, the empty board challenge that math can solve
Jul 26, 2026 Solving the Number Sums board using mathematical optimization
Jul 19, 2026 Building bridges with linear optimization, the Hashi puzzle
Jul 12, 2026 The knight's perfect tour, challenge chess with linear optimization
Jul 07, 2026 Beyond 0 and 1, the binary sudoku
Jun 28, 2026 Dominating the chessboard with queens
Jun 21, 2026 Logical thermometers, beyond temperature
Jun 14, 2026 Dominosa, Beyond Dominoes
Jun 07, 2026 The Hidato Number Maze
May 31, 2026 Crossing the Bridge at Night
May 24, 2026 Map Coloring
May 17, 2026 Einstein's Riddle
May 10, 2026 Constrained Non-Linear Optimization, the conditions hiding the optimum
Apr 26, 2026 Gomory fractional cuts, the power of a good cut
Apr 19, 2026 Finding the needle without searching the entire haystack
Apr 12, 2026 Modeling Decisions with Binary Variables
Mar 29, 2026 From Continuous to Integer Optimization: The Power of Integer Variables
Mar 22, 2026 Beyond the Optimum, keys to Post-Optimization
Mar 15, 2026 Simplex in Reverse, understanding the Dual Simplex Algorithm
Mar 08, 2026 Discovering the mirror of linear optimization, the fascinating world of duality
Mar 01, 2026 Convergence, Degeneracy, and the "Dark Side" of the Simplex
Feb 22, 2026 How to recognize the different types of solutions in linear optimization using the Simplex algorithm
Feb 15, 2026 Starting the Simplex Method, how to begin when no obvious basic solution exists
Feb 08, 2026 The Simplex Algorithm, the engine of mathematical optimization
Feb 01, 2026 The anatomy of a linear optimization problem
Jan 25, 2026 Exploring linear optimization through graphical methods
Jan 18, 2026 Linear optimization, mathematics for better decision-making
Jan 11, 2026 The science behind decision-making in a complex world - operations research