Category Archives: Math Games

Riddle of the Month (September)

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Irving Dai

Hi, and welcome back from the summer to a new series of mathematical riddles! I’ve decided to include only one riddle per post this semester, which will hopefully mean that I’ll be able to keep a more consistent posting schedule. … Continue reading →

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Mathematics and Dance: Enhancing Understanding Through Movement

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Sarah K. Salmon

A guest post by Jenna Jensen: Erik Stern and Karl Schaefer discuss the cross-curricular possibilities with math and the art of movement and dance in their video, Math Dance. I think it is appropriate to ask in what ways can … Continue reading →

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Scott Kim: The Power of Puzzle Creation

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Matthew Simonson

Guest Author: Hana Lobsinger In his Ted Talk, The Art of Puzzles, puzzle master Scott Kim walks the audience through his career of designing puzzles, displaying his passion and the meaning behind his work. Puzzles can be described in different … Continue reading →

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Tupper’s Self-Referential Formula

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Matthew Simonson

Thanks to Nelly Cheboi for bringing this formula, and all the accompanying links, to our attention. In his humorous 2015 Numberphile video, Matt Parker discusses a remarkable formula by Jeff Tupper of the University of Toronto whose graph is the letters, numbers, and symbols … Continue reading →

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For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Juliettte Bruce

As the perhaps apocryphal story goes, the title of this piece is a six-word novel written by Ernest Hemingway as part of a bet while at lunch with a group of writers. The idea behind the six-word story, also commonly know as … Continue reading →

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