by MathPickle | Apr 16, 2017 |
After repeated defeats in races against Aesop’s tortoises, the hares band together to have intra-species races across rickety bridges. They come up with an algorithm to build a race track which guarantees that no hare will be able to make two equal jumps right...
by MathPickle | Apr 5, 2017 |
A Spectral Blaster Ring is what you see if you get hit with a spectral blast. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger 😉 If you have not seen the slide show on Spectral Blasters you should see that before you continue. The same four rules apply to Spectral...
by MathPickle | Nov 28, 2016 |
Uncracked 114 (Diophantus of Alexandria, c. 215-290) Students working with exponents should be asked to find which values of n from 0-100 are possible by summing the cubes of three positive integers: a^3 + b^3 + c^3 = n. Next, ask if the cubes can be negative. This is...
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 Where to look, Mr. Rogers? Play is not the reward...
by MathPickle | Oct 8, 2016 |
Celtic Counting requires students to trace an under and over pattern – counting the Celtic loops. How many loops exist in this knot? There are two. How many loops does this knot have? There are three. The following slides have larger knots, but students age 6+...
