Beautiful patterns and neat results occur everywhere in mathemtics. Here’s a combination of both that can also be used as a magic trick, if you’d[…]
Here are other submissions from the “Creative Fun” options in the 9/2/24 Mailing: Write as long a sentence as possible with each word beginning with[…]
A recent Pesky Puzzler (24.16) pitched out the creative challenge to write a limerick with a first line of “An apple, two grapes and a[…]
Decades ago, I taught an experimental campus-wide Seminar entitled “Creativity and Problem Solving”. One of the early assignments was to write a limerick using the[…]
1 x 1 = 1 11 x 11 = 121 111 x 111 = 12321 1111 x 1111 = 1234321 11111 x 11111 = 123454321[…]
Caveat Emptor! Here’s a tip that might save you money or at least some misery. Have you ever noticed that carpet is often priced by[…]
NEW! Pesky Puzzler(s) Challenge for Dec ’24: Find a reasonable explanation for the Bonus Krazy Pic, as mentioned in the Dec 9 Mailing. Prizes await[…]
THE INHERITANCE PROBLEM A man divides his cattle among his four sons so that the oldest son gets 1/2 the herd, the next son 1/4,[…]
(Some) SPECIAL MATH DATES IN 2024 Here are just a few (see #5) of the mathematically special dates in 2024. Some of passed already, but[…]
SOLUTION: 1. Fill the 3-gallon jug and pour it into the 5-gallon jug. 2. Re-fill the 3-gallon jug and pour it into the partially-filled 5-gallon[…]