Category Archives: Math Games

Computing π with Billiards (Mathematical Puzzles/Riddles, Part IV)

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Irving Dai

In honor of this past Monday being Pi day, I thought I would post a special mathematical oddity/riddle related to calculating π. Many of you may be familiar with the famous Buffon’s needle problem, in which π is estimated by … Continue reading →

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Hats, Parties, and Driving Cars (Mathematical Puzzles/Riddles, Part III)

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Irving Dai

Hi, and happy (late) new year! The holidays are drawing to a close (or have already closed) and classes are starting (or have already started). In case you don’t want to think about all of that, here are some more … Continue reading →

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How to change the Traditional Mathematics Teaching from the Memorization-Based Method to Interactive-Based Method

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Mohammed Kaabar

During my Calculus II teaching in Fall 2015 at Washington State University (WSU), several students told me that “Volumes” is one of the most difficult topics in Calculus II, and they also told me “it is difficult to apply what we learned … Continue reading →

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Math Puzzles/Riddles, Part II

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Irving Dai

Hi! For this month, we have two new math problems/riddles, once again posted without solutions (in order to encourage discussion). Have fun!

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A Few Math Riddles

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Irving Dai

Hello, and welcome! I wanted to make my first post for this blog about something light, so I thought I would share three of my favorite “over-the-dinner-table” math riddles/problems. These are all in the folklore, but you might not have … Continue reading →

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