March 2013: Ali, Scarface, Ms. Pacman, Pythagoras, Moses, and Easter

(from March 30, 2013)

"Kepler and Easter"

Decorating Easter Eggs!




(from March 26, 2013)

"Passover Math Cartoon"

Moses parts the red C



(from March 21, 2013)

"Pythagoras gets an idea"

Learn more about the Pythagorean Theorem at mathplane.com




(from March 15, 2013)

"80's Geometry class"  w/ Ms. Pacman

Totally awesome!

Go here for Pacman math questions 





(from "pi day" 1983)

"Scarface"

"Say 'ello to pi, little friend"...  Tony Montana teaches math....


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and Google+






(from March 1, 2013)

"Infinity vs. Ali"

No one can top infinity...

February 2013: Temperature (degrees), Singing parallelogram, Star Wars, and My Fair Lady

(from February 22, 2013)

"My Fair (Math) Lady"

Eliza Doolittle learns Geometry... 




(from February 15, 2013)

"Mass Lessons from the Jedi: Obi-Wan teaches Luke about vectors and force"

Two quick math & star wars riddles: 1) Which part of a square is Darth Vader's favorite? 2) Why did the 2 stubborn vectors gets lost?   Answers




find the weekly math comic at mathplane.com

 

(from February 12, 2013)

"Secret Admirer"

 
Busy day for florists (and math messengers...)

Learn more about parallelograms...





(from February 2, 2013)

"Degrees of Comfort"

Life inside of a Thermometer -- (mathplane weekly cartoon #70)

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" 

 
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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!