Archive for July, 2009
Monday, July 20th, 2009
Our new Monday Math Madness extends the exploration of MMM #36.
Here's the problem:
Based on the introduction to spiral numbers presented in MMM #36, solve one (or both) of these problems:
Come up with an algorithm that tells what number is at an arbitrary X, Y coordinate.
Come up with an algorithm ...
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Saturday, July 18th, 2009
27 of you submitted solutions to MMM #36. Random.org has selected Mathias Malandain as the winner. Congratulations, Mathias!
This was the problem:
Imagine arranging the positive integers in a spiral pattern.
The numbers from 1 to 16 look like this in the spiral pattern.
10 9 8 7
11 2 ...
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Sunday, July 5th, 2009
I'll be contacting the three winners of MMM #35 in the next couple of days to get them their prizes.
Let's move on to MMM #36. I made this one up just for Monday Math Madness!
Imagine arranging the positive integers in a spiral pattern.
The numbers from 1 to 16 look like ...
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Saturday, July 4th, 2009
I'm giving away three prizes this time. Yes, I did say I would give four prizes but when I reviewed the first two submissions one of them was not correct. Henno Brandsma, editor for the Topology Q+A Board, sent the first correct solution, and that was the only correct solution ...
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