by MathPickle | Sep 18, 2015 |
Minotaur Gores Pythagoras (MathPickle, 2011) Give your students practice working with Pythagoras. One of MathPickle’s best classroom puzzles. In the newest version Theseus always starts in the upper left and the minotaur is always lurking in the lower left. If...
by MathPickle | Sep 18, 2015 |
Three Exponential Explorations (MathPickle, Polignac, Armstrong) Give your students practice working with bases and exponents while in pursuit of the answers to bigger questions. In this video you will explore three such… including the infamous Polignac...
by MathPickle | Sep 18, 2015 |
Using Least 1s (Conway & Guy, 1962) Using multiplication and addition try to create the target number using the least number of ones. For example… to get to the number 12, you could do (1+1+1+1)*(1+1+1) or (1+1+1+1+1)*(1+1)+1+1 but the first solution is...
by MathPickle | Sep 18, 2015 |
Parable of the Polygons (Vi Hart & Nicky Case) A simulation that shows how small changes in attitude can result in large societal shifts. Probability and statistics has rarely looked so beautiful and engaging. Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent...
by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Pirates & Cutthoats (MathPickle, 2013) Use algebra to help find solutions to putting pirates and cutthroats into jail. Sounds righteous, but its darn difficult when each cell has constraints for the fraction of pirates and cutthroats. Download puzzle-sheets here....
