by MathPickle | Sep 14, 2015 |
Make three equally spaced notches along the four sides of a square. Choose one of these three notches on each side. Connect them up to form a simple quadrilateral. For example, here we have chosen the middle notch on each side. What is the area of this...
by MathPickle | Sep 12, 2015 |
Ruffian Ritual Not everyone is nice. Not everyone even pretends to be nice, but their is still honour and protocol among thieves. Let's say that you're spying on a den of thieves and ruffians. The first thing you notice when they get together is that they all...
by MathPickle | Sep 11, 2015 |
Venn diagrams are not taught well anywhere. With little effort, these diagrams can be brought to life with beauty and by going beyond that little 3 circle Venn diagram. At the very least a teacher should end a lesson on the three circle Venn diagram with a question:...
