Math Corner

Math Corner: Half-y Birthday

By Jason Gershman • Question: Graduate student John Smith and his mother Sally Smith have the same birthday, Feb. 25. On Feb….


Math Corner: Year of the Adder

By Jason Gershman • Question: Continuing the trend of 12 from last issue, consider the 12 Chinese Zodiac signs: {Rat, Ox, Tiger,…


Math Corner: Holiday Gifts

By Jason Gershman • Question: The song the “12 Days of Christmas” is a great introduction to the mathematical structures of Natural…


Math Corner: Turkey Tailwind

By Jason Gershman • Question: Tom the Turkey is trying to escape being turned into Thanksgiving dinner. To fly to freedom, he…


Math Corner: Save the Date

By Jason Gershman • Question: While Pi Day Occurs every year on March 14th, United Nations World Statistics Day only occurs once…


Math Corner: Rock, Paper, Solution

By Jason Gershman • Question: “On the television show, “The Big Bang Theory,” Sheldon Cooper invented an extension of a classic game…


Math Corner: Going Steady

By Jason Gershman • Question: Let’s define a number as “steady” if its digits (when read from left to right) are either…


Math Corner: Chick-fil-Odd

By Jason Gershman • Question: Professor Oddnumber is very excited Chick-fil-A is now open on the NSU Campus. He orders a large…


Math Corner: Palindrome Daze

By Jason Gershman • Question: April 20, 2024 through April 29, 2024 featured 10 straight 5-Digit Palindrome Days when the month-day-two digit…


Math Corner: Fan-stat-stic Four

By Jason Gershman • Question: April is Math and Statistics Awareness Month (nationwide and at NSU) so please answer this four-part question….