Equation Puzzle Solution…
Just because you didn’t ask here is the solution to the earlier equation puzzle with the 5’s:
Just because you didn’t ask here is the solution to the earlier equation puzzle with the 5’s:
The brain-pressure is finally over that the results are in as students competing in the 54th International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) in Colombia head back to their various countries. The International Mathematical Olympiad is the World Championship Mathematics Competition for High School students and is held annually in a different country. The first event was held in […]
“Mathematics can be difficult, and a new study shows even thinking about doing it can physically hurt. Researchers Ian Lyons and Sian Beilock at the University of Chicago have shown how increases in brain activity appear in regions associated with pain and threat detection, when people with “high levels of mathematics-anxiety” are presented with mathematic […]
Dr. David Kung is Professor of Mathematics at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. His musical education began at an early age with violin lessons. As he progressed, he studied with one of the pioneers of the Suzuki method and attended the prestigious Interlochen music camp. While completing his undergraduate and graduate degrees in mathematics, he […]
Google Earth provides a practical tool to find gradients between two points . In this example, we are interested in the gradient between Mt Fuji and Yamanakako. The gradient is equal to the rise in elevation divided by the run (horizontal distance). In this portion of the cross-section we can calculate the gradient to = a […]
If a road is steep we say that it has a “steep gradient”. Gradients are defined as the amount of increase in altitude (or rise) divided by the distance (or run) travelled. In the following diagram, you can find the gradient of the red line by taking any two points – here we are using […]
As the previous post indicated, Mathematics is at the heart of every top sport – whether in the data collection and analysis or in the calculation of successful equations to balance performance against each parameter. In this article from WhyDoMath the goal in yacht design is to find the most efficient shape of the hull its […]
“The cat was let out of the bag – so to speak – very early on in Team NZ’s testing programme in the new AC72 class, after a sailing enthusiast and amateur photographer snapped pictures of the team out training, which appeared to show both hulls of the Kiwi boat flying clear of the water. […]
Finger Mathematics with the 9X Rule If you struggle to multiply by 9, try this simply trick: 1. Spread your two hands out and place them on a desk or table in front of you. 2. To multiply by 3, fold down the 3rd finger from the left. To multiply by 4, it would be […]
A palindrome walks into a math class and says “Syas dnas salch tama Otni Sklawem Ordnilapa” 1111122222233333334444444455555544444444333333322222211111 In mathematics, a palindrome is a number that reads the same forward and backward. For example, 282 and 707. I’m guessing that’s why I enjoyed driving my Mazda 808, 323 and 626 a few years ago? By definition, all numbers that […]