by MathPickle | May 24, 2016 |
The Adventures of Pinocchio were written by Carlo Collodi in 1883. This puzzle was inspired by imagining Pinocchio’s classroom – full of little people who always lied or always told the truth. In one of his classroom the truth teller students and liar...
by MathPickle | Feb 8, 2016 |
This three-ball juggling is common, but Juggling can use a lot of complex patterns. How should we organize these patterns so we could talk about them? It was not until the 1980s that mathematicians and jugglers started to solve this problem. The result was SITESWAP....
by MathPickle | Nov 3, 2015 |
Fractal Multiplication (MathPickle, 2015) This is a mathematical mini-universe for your students to practice the scientific method. The mathematical curriculum covered includes any of the following: 1) Permutations and Combinations 2) Polar Coordinates 3)...
by MathPickle | Oct 12, 2015 |
There is one great minaret at Samarra, but what happened if Caliph al-Mutawakkil decided to build twelve!?! The Caliph loved beautiful geometry, so if he had built twelve minarets, he might have chosen to build them in an array with 90 degree rotational...
by MathPickle | Sep 29, 2015 |
Embryo Morphogenesis is a mathematical mini-universe. It is governed by laws which your students must figure out. Mini-mathematical universes like this are possibly a great way to learn the scientific method. It still needs work. If you’re embarking on this...
