Math Archives
November 01, 2016Can You Solve the River Crossing Riddle?
(via TEDEd) As a wildfire rages through the grasslands, three lions and three wildebeest flee for their lives. To escape the inferno, they must cross over to the left bank of a crocodile-infested river. Can you help them figure out how to get across on the one raft available without losing any lives? Lisa Winer shows how. 
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| Math - Tuesday November 1st, 2016 | Send to a Friend
The Josephus Math Problem: Explained
(via Numberphile) The Josephus Problem, featuring Daniel Erman from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Math - Sunday October 30th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Solving the Rubik's Equation
(via Scientific American) Author and “Speedcuber” Ian Scheffler reveals some of the math behind how you could solve the Rubik’s cube puzzle.
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| Math - Tuesday October 25th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
How to Imagine Numbers as Shapes
(via Numberphile) This video features Simon Pampena discussing a 60 Minutes report on Jacob "Jake" Barnett. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Math - Tuesday October 18th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
The Mystery of 0.577
(via Numberphile) The harmonic series and the elusive Euler–Mascheroni constant. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Math - Wednesday October 5th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Can You Solve the Prisoner Boxes Riddle?
(via TEDEd) Your favorite band is great at playing music...but not so great at being organized. They keep misplacing their instruments on tour, and it’s driving their manager mad. Can you solve the brain-numbing riddle their manager assigns them and make sure the band stays on their label? Yossi Elran shows how. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Math - Monday October 3rd, 2016 | Send to a Friend
A Mathematical Bet You Will Always Win
Psychologist Richard Wiseman shows off one amazing bet you will always win. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Math - Tuesday September 20th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Why There Are Only Five Fair Dice
(via Numberphile) Probability expert Professor Persi Diaconis (Stanford University) talking about dice. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Math - Wednesday September 14th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Coffee Cups Vibrate Very Strangely
(via Numberphile) Tadashi explores coffee and tea cups to new depths... Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Math - Monday September 5th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Is Anything Truly Random?
(via D-News) In 2012, scientists developed a system to predict what number a rolled die would land on. Is anything truly random or is it all predictable? Send to a Friend | Permalink