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No Nobel Prize in Mathematics

On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes in[…]

“Count” Dracula

“Count” Dracula Arithmomania is the obsessive need to count things, and has a little-known, but deeply rooted, presence in vampire tales. For centuries, it was[…]

Special Math Dates in 2015

Here are just a few of the mathematically special dates in 2015.  I hope you’ll have fun celebrating them – I know I will! NOTE:[…]

Macy’s Painted Cube Solution

Macy’s Solution to the Painted Cube Brain Teaser Macy Middleton is a 5th grade student of subscriber Alexis Avis.  You probably can’t see (or zoom[…]

Four-Child Family

Listed below are the SIXTEEN (16) different possible outcomes (in terms of gender and order of birth) for a four-child family, using B for boy and[…]

Counter-Intuitive Examples

Here are the three examples (for this time around) of areas in mathematics where ‘the truth’ isn’t quite so obvious: 1.  Four Child Families  Interestingly[…]

Calculation of Probability

OK, so what is the mathematical likelihood that the two Kneeshaws would win BOTH Grand Prizes?? To be honest, I mis-figured this at least once,[…]

Sweepstakes Drawing Logistics

As you may remember, each subscriber (as of Oct 31) was given one automatic entry into the Sweepstakes, and all month, subscribers had several opportunities[…]

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