Math Corner: Totally Taxing
By Jason Gershman • Question: Tax Day is April 15th. Suppose student Sally Jones wants to buy a new Toyota Camry. A…
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Math Corner: I Prefer Pi
By Jason Gershman • Question: March 14 is not only Pi Day but also the birthday of Albert Einstein. Einstein’s date of…
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…