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footrace.html (2 Kb)
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| Date: |
8-Feb-100 |
| Submitted By: |
Andrew Smith
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HTML Document |
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Below, on this page, is a puzzle, entitled "Who wins". This is the answer to the puzzle. And a very nicly written answer it is.
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N_on_91.txt
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| Date: |
9-May-99 |
| Submitted By: |
S.J.Lean
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| Format: |
Unknown FileType |
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49/91 = 0.538461 ...
15/91 = 0.164835 ...
Are there other pairs of fractions with
this property? Can you find a pattern?
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BurnQues.doc
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| Date: |
8-Nov-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Matt Bower
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| Format: |
MS Word Document |
| Description: |
"You have two lengths of rope and a box of matches. Each rope takes exactly one hour to burn but neither rope burns at a constant rate. How can you mark out exactly 45 minutes of time?"
The amazing thing about the problem is the incredible range of assessment that can be made based on different answers. It's a great question to give to your classes.
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MathsCircle.doc (23 Kb) |
| Date: |
15-Oct-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Joshua Zucker
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| Format: |
MS Word Document |
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Initially, we are given the sequence 1, 2, 3, ..., 100 written on the board. Each minute, we erase any two numbers u and v from the set currently on the board, and replace them with the value of uv + u + v. After 99 minutes, we will be left with just one number. What are all possible values for that final number?
Joshua Zucker indicates how he lead his Maths Club towards a solution to this problem.
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2by1000.doc (19 Kb)
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Rex Boggs
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| Format: |
MS Word Document |
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his is one of my favourite puzzles. What is the maximum number of circles with a diameter of 1 unit that can fit into a rectangle with dimensions 2 cm x 1000 cm? The answer, surprisingly, is MORE than 2000 circles.
The Word document contains some nice diagrams to assist in the solution.
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who_wins.rtf (0 Kb)
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Craig Pollard
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| Format: |
Rich Text Format |
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Here is the puzzle:
Assume that I race you over 100 meters and I win by 10 meters. Then:
(a) if I start 10 meters behind who will win, and by how much?
(b) if I start 11 meters behind who will win, and by how much?
(c) what is furthest I could start behind, and still win?
Explain your answers.
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| Filename: |
Billbord.RTF
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Tom Baldwin
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| Format: |
Rich Text Format |
| Description: |
The Billboard Puzzle
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cyprus.html (1 Kb)
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Unknown
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| Format: |
HTML Document |
| Description: |
Soviet Union agrees to absorb quantities of citrus fruits to relieve Cyprus surplus. --- Newspaper item.
And the first 4 lines of a poem written to commemorate this epic event...
There's a Cyprus citrus surplus,
Citrus surplus Cypriotic.
No Sicilian citrus surplus
But a Cyprus citrus surplus...
Follow the link to read the rest of the poem. This has nothing to do with mathematics by the way, it is just very clever!
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| Filename: |
dayoweek.html (6 Kb)
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Alex Lopez-Ortiz
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| Format: |
HTML Document |
| Description: |
Amaze your friends!. Given any date, you can tell them on which day of the week it fell. The method has a touch of number theory to it.
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bellboy.rtf (0 Kb)
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Susie Fischbein
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| Format: |
Rich Text Format |
| Description: |
The Bellboy Puzzle
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elefantj.doc (19 Kb)
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Michael W. Sloan
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| Format: |
MS Word Document |
| Description: |
Two pages of mathematical elephant jokes. Or, as one astute visitor said, a single joke told in a variety of ways!
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camana.RTF
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Unknown
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| Format: |
Rich Text Format |
| Description: |
A classic 'Crossing the Desert' puzzle.
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DontKnow.RTF
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Unknown
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| Format: |
Rich Text Format |
| Description: |
I don't know about you, but I found this puzzle to be very difficult.
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| Filename: |
matevolv.doc (22 Kb)
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Robert Grossman
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| Format: |
MS Word Document |
| Description: |
This short article is a spoof of maths education over the past 40 years. At least, I hope it is a spoof.
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How_Old.RTF
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
R H Jensen
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| Format: |
Rich Text Format |
| Description: |
A twist on the classic 'The oldest daughter...' puzzle.
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| Filename: |
wet_blnk.txt (4 Kb)
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Peter Whitehouse
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| Format: |
Unknown FileType |
| Description: |
Not mathematics, but good fun anyway. Example: "The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives." Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project.
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louie.RTF
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Unknown
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| Format: |
Rich Text Format |
| Description: |
The strangest game I know is the game of Lucky Louie. Download the file, and find out why!
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| Filename: |
abc.RTF
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Irving Lubliner
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| Format: |
Rich Text Format |
| Description: |
A rate puzzle.
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| Filename: |
Santa.txt
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Lewis Harmon
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| Format: |
Unknown FileType |
| Description: |
A physicist takes a critical look at what amounts to an extraordinary feat by Santa. This article is rated PG.
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| Filename: |
log_puz1.rtf (1 Kb)
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Jimmy Houston
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| Format: |
Rich Text Format |
| Description: |
The number of times the digit n appears in this puzzle is ___, where n ranges from 0 to 9.
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| Filename: |
seq_puz1.rtf (0 Kb)
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Maxine ??
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| Format: |
Rich Text Format |
| Description: |
I _know_ sequence puzzles have a poor reputation. But this one is different, because we know something about an infinite number of the terms.
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| Filename: |
adminium.rtf (1 Kb)
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| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Unknown
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| Format: |
Rich Text Format |
| Description: |
This is not maths, but it is very funny, so it has earned a place in these pages.
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