Reviews Taking Sudoku Seriously: The Math Behind the World’s Most Popular Pencil Puzzle by Jason Rosenhouse and Laura Taalman Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Science News April 20, 2012 at 11:25 am A look at the popular puzzles reveals the fundamental mathematical concepts at play. Oxford Univ., 2011, 226 p., $21.95