by MathPickle | Oct 29, 2016 |
The Josephus Problem (Josephus, 1st Century) This is a great and accessible proof whose basis in historic violence is sure to appeal to that half of the class with too much testosterone. Search for: Recent Posts How to pair up students? A Message to Mathematicians...
by MathPickle | Oct 6, 2016 |
Before the wise builder builds – the wise builder thinks. Here we are going to build the foundations of a great skyscraper – Taipei 101. Start with a 6×6 grid. Add numbers or letters or colors to the top left part of the grid as shown. Now is the...
by MathPickle | Aug 12, 2016 |
Imagine a spider going for a morning walk around the web. At each intersection he rolls a dice (carefully so it doesn’t stick) to determine the next direction. If the dice point him towards an intersection already visited – he rolls again. How...
by MathPickle | Jul 5, 2016 |
Smothering Ninja Bed Bugs is important to stop itchy nocturnal sleeps on you King Size bed. Here is an infestation of your king size bed. It looks nasty. Your job is to smother all those Ninja Bed Bugs by covering them with rectangles. The Ninja Bed Bug Score...
by MathPickle | Jun 21, 2016 |
Richard Smalley was awarded the Nobel prize in Chemistry for the discovery that he could make a very very small soccer ball out of Carbon atoms. In 2005 he suddenly began to shrink. He ended up so small that he could bounce on the little trampolines that make...
