January 2013: Greeting Cards, Ice Skating, Math Homebuilder, and Half-Life

(from January 24, 2013)

"Half Life and Dekay"

The Half-Life and Times of a Math Comic (presented by Mr. DeKay)

Learn more about half-life, growth and decay at mathplane.com



(from January 18, 2013)

"Math Homebuilders"

(from January 12, 2013)

"Eight, wonder of the world"

Math comic #67:  Figure 8's Skating....

find out more about 8 




(from January 7, 2013)

"Cre8tive Writing"

Greeting Cards from Mark Hall....

find more math cartoons at mathplane.com

December 2012: 12-12-12, The Holidays, and New Year's Eve..

(from December 31, 2012)

"A Year to Remember"

2013 Puzzle:

Using 2, 0, 1, 3, and any combination of math symbols/operations/functions, write equations that compute to every number between 1 and 25..


Download puzzle and solutions .pdf file

or, go to

http://mathplane.com/gate_edestinations/2013_puzzle





(from December 24, 2012)

"Mix-up at the North Pole"

(from December 14, 2012)

"The Gift of the Math Guy"

Find more math comics at mathplane.com






(from December 12, 2012)

"12-12-12"

(from December 9, 2012)

What is the sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel?

More details...

November 2012: Mobius Strip, James Bond, Coordinate Geometry, and Roulette in Hell

(from November 30, 2012)

"Casino Gambling in Hell"

Weekly Webcomics Archive is at mathplane.com




(from November 23, 2012)

"Uncoordinated"  featuring Miss LaPointe and Mr. Descarte

Check out this coordinate geometry exercise







(from November 17, 2012)

"The Spy who loved e"

Ian Fleming's novel about a math teacher







(from November 10, 2012)

"Math Rap"

2pi Crew and Xdx perform "Busta Proof" at the Mobius Strip

October 2012: Halloween, Therapy, Roman Numerals, and Writer's Block

(from October 6, 2012)

"Writer's Block"

(from October 12, 2012)

"The Ambiguity of Roman Numerals"

 
Information and Roman Numeral Puzzles


(from October 20, 2012)

"Math Mediator"

Mathplane Webcomic #55 - "Math Mediator" -- Max N. Teger (Greatest Integer Functions)

 "We Order Pairs, so that Relations can Function"


(from October 26, 2012)

"Measure-Mints"

Happy Halloween!

Which would you prefer? (Which quantity is greater?)
1) 2 liter bottle OR 6-pack of (12 oz cans) of Coke? 
2) 4 liters OR 1 gallon of Halloween Punch? 
3) 5 ounces OR 2 pints of hot chocolate? 
4) 5 ounces OR 5000 milligrams of candy?

Answers 


(from October 31, 2012)

"Math Halloween Costumes" 

 
Find the weekly math comic at mathplane.com

September 2012: Billiards, Yahtzee, The Usual Suspects, Golf, Billiards, and Friends

(from September 7, 2012)

"Odds of Rolling a Yahtzee"

Yahtzee is a popular board game that originated in the 1950s. A 'Yahtzee' occurs when all 5 dice have the same value. What is the likelihood of getting Yahtzee in one roll?

Watch Amusing yahtzee videos at Numberphile:

Or, find probability and yahtzee notes at mathplane.com



(from September 9, 2012)

"Sketch Artist" - Webcomic #49A

"The Usual Suspects" - Webcomic #49B

At the math police station, the usual suspects are rounded up....

Find more comics at the mathplane gallery



(from September 15, 2012)

"Four Play"

Golf featuring George Fourman and Ace the #1 Golf Pro!!

Golf Hidden Message Math Puzzle

Golf theme --- clue: "Normal"

SOLUTION is here:


Find more hidden message puzzles at mathplane.com




(from September 21, 2012)

"Best Math Friends"

HE is a friend through ups and downs!
(It's a good sine when near someone who is always positive...)




(from September 29, 2012)

"The Math Hustler"

Professor Eddie Felsen at Billy Ard's Pool hall....

Check out "Trick Shots at the Pool Hall" for solution and more puzzles!

August 2012: Olympics, Squares, Jeopardy, Gauss, 7-11, and tennis love

(from August 31, 2012)

"Love - 40; Tennis Match"

"Love - 40" might have been misunderstood at the math invitational tennis tourney.


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(from August 25, 2012)

"7 - 11 and Nine"

A missed opportunity!


(from August 17, 2012)

"Math Jeopardy with Gauss and Pascal"

(Teen Prodigies!)

Check out humorous facts about Gauss...




(from August 12, 2012)

"Country Western Night"

A bunch of squares featuring a visit from Sponge Bob Square Pants


How many squares in the diagram?

A few weeks ago, there was a question floating around the internet:  "How many squares are in this diagram?"  

I was surprised that the answers ranged from 15 to 60...    

The solution is in the mathplane spare parts section

This diagram reminded me of a math exercise that my students and I discussed a few years ago:  How many squares can be found in a standard 8 x 8 checkerboard?

(To solve, we found a pattern)...      

 Answers are here...

(from August 4, 2012)

"Math Olympics Competition and Ceremony"

July 2012: Olympics, 4-color cabin, product placement, and a magician

(from July 29, 2012)

"Math Olympic Evennts"

(from July 21, 2012)

"The Four-Color Cabin"

The Guthries residence...







(from July 14, 2012)

"Chalkboards and Billboards"

(another advertisement!)

Find the weekly math webcomic at mathplane.com

(from July 7, 2012)

"Two-time Math Magician"

Webcomic #101000 base 2

In Base 2, there is only one number between  10  and  100...    In Base 3, how many numbers are between 10 and 100?

Answers (and more math topics) in the spare parts section of mathplane.com