Archive for October, 2008
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
[ Editor's note: This post was contributed by Kelly Kilpatrick, who writes on the subject of how to Become a teacher in Florida. She invites your feedback at kellykilpatrick24 at gmail dot com. ]
Math is used in varying degrees in every single aspect of our daily lives, especially in the ...
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
Marijn Jongerden is the winner of MMM #17. Click here for Marijn's solution.
A few people tackled the advanced problems. I will be writing followup articles related to the generalizations.
Check out Blinkdagger on Monday for the next contest.
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
Doug Hull was randomly chosen as the winner for MMM #16 over at Blinkdagger. Congratulations, Doug!
It's time for a new contest problem. As you may have noticed, I like counting and probability problems. I found an elegant one in an old book. I won't reveal what the book is until ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
When the Penguin Group publishing company contacted me to see if I was interested in reviewing Danica McKellar's popular books, Math Doesn't Suck, and Kiss My Math, I jumped at the chance. No, it wasn't for the free books. The time I spend reading and writing doesn't justify the cost ...
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