Saturday, May 2, 2015

December 2014: Got Milk?, The Holidays, Santa, and Richard Simmons

(From December 28, 2014)

"Graph Theory"


The secret to Santa's overnight delivery success...


(From December 19, 2014)

"Math Aerobics"


Richard Simmons inspires numbers among us to stay in shape!


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(From December 12, 2014)

"Holiday Photos"



A Kodak Moment!




(From December 5, 2014)

"Got Milk?"



It does a math body good!




(From December 2, 2014)

"Racing Cars"

Two cars are opposite each other on a 1-mile oval track.
The red car is racing at 85 miles per hour. And, the blue car 
is speeding at 90 miles per hour.

How many minutes will it take the blue car to catch the red 
car?




SOLUTION


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Friday, April 3, 2015

November 2014: Dracula, U, Chain Rule, Math Signs, and Works of Art


(from November 28, 2014)

"The Curve"


U can set the class curve for every test!



(from November 21, 2014)

"Math Gallery"


 Math objects at Art's Institute...

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(from November 14, 2014)

"A Peculiar Math Artisan" 




(from November 7, 2014)


"Math Dungeon"


Calculus can be torture for math students!



(from November 1, 2014)

"Count-ing Principle"



Halloween at the Transylvania Night School



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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

October 2014: Porky Pig, Romeo and Juliet, and ACT Prep

(from October 24, 2014)

"Looney Tunes"


If Porky Pig taught Algebra...


(from October 17, 2014)

 "Perceptions"


Extracurricular activities of a math teacher!



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(from October 15, 2014)

"Regular Polygons and the Vertex"

Identify the coordinates of each vertex in the following regular polygons



 
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(from October 10, 2014)

"Evennt Planner" 



The seating chart (diagram) of Romeo and Juliet's reception.


(from October 9, 2014)

"Volume Riddle"

(Measured in cubic feet,) how much dirt is in a rectangular shaped hole that is 4 feet by 6 feet and 18 inches deep?


 Answer


(from October 2, 2014)

"Standardized Test Prep"



The day before the big test.... 

 
 
 
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Friday, March 20, 2015

September 2014: Linkedin, Converse, The Terminator, and Fantasy Island


(from September 25, 2014)

"Linked N"

 
Networking for Natural users in the math world!


 (from September 17, 2014)

"The Terminator"


 A relentless calculus teacher at John Connor High School...


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 (from September 16, 2014)

"Knowing your ABC's"

A quick math question:
A box contains 10 A's, 20 B's, and 25 C's.
If you randomly choose 3 letters from the box,
how many different outcomes are there?
(Note: Order does not matter)








(from September 10, 2014) 
 
"Converse"  

 



(from September 3, 2014)

"Fantasy Island" 


 Mr. Roarke teaches geometry to Tattoo...
 

(from September 1, 2014)

"Ambiguous Math Question" 

If Michael eats 1/4 of a cheesecake. And, later he eats 2/5 of the cheesecake.
What fraction remains?








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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

August 2014: Irony, Magic, and a Day at the Beach



(from August 27, 2014)

"I-rony"




I imagine Ari will get the right answer!


 (from August 24, 2014)

Sequence Riddle:

 
(from August 21, 2014)

"Magic Act"

 
"The Great Hugh Deeny"

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(from August 17, 2014)

"Find the Area (puzzle)"

Can you figure out this math riddle?

When I phone aunt & uncle, I reach Las Vegas.
Or, when I dial wife + son, I get New York.
If I dial niece & baby, what area do I get?


 
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(from August 13, 2014)

"Sands of Time"




Harry Conick Jr. and the balance of figures spend an Hour @ Glasse Beach!



(from August 5, 2014)

"Sense of Percents"




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(from August 3, 2014)

"Linear Equation Shift"

One minute math question: If you shifted the line y = 3x + 6 five units to the right, what would the new linear equation be?


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Monday, March 2, 2015

July 2014: Sons of Anarchy, Numb3rs, Studio 54, Stanley and Livingstone, Yogi Berra


(from July 31, 2014)

"The Academic Sons of Anarchy"


A Math Club...



(from July 26, 2014)

"A Clock Question"

Currently, it is 3:30pm. Within the next hour, at what time -- to the nearest second -- will the minute hand lie on top of the hour hand?



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(from July 24, 2014)

"Television Time"





(from July 17, 2014)

"Yankee Great"



Learning math from Yogi Berra!




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(from July 11, 2014)

"Log Rhythm"



A night at the math disco....


(from July 3, 2014)

"Math Mission"


Henry Stanley and David Livingstone...




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Sunday, February 15, 2015

June 2014: Graduation, Always/Sometimes/Never, Charlie's Angels, Points, and Oscar the dog


(from June 26, 2014)

"View Points"



A look at (decimal) points, dots, and periods...


(from June 18, 2014)

"Charlie's Angles"


 
  A math course that attracts 'model' students.



(from June 11, 2014)

"Parent Functions" 



 

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(from June 10, 2014)

"Oscar the Dog takes a walk.."


Oscar the dog leaves home and walks 8 miles due East. Then, he turns and walks another 8 miles Northeast. And, then, he turns and walks due East 8 miles more.
How far from home is Oscar the dog?






 (from June 4, 2014)

"Always, Sometimes, Never"