Two-Dollar Bill: What are the Chances?
Over the weekend, my husband was at a local coffee shop and the change he received for his large hot mocha included a two-dollar bill. The bill was crisp and[…]
Over the weekend, my husband was at a local coffee shop and the change he received for his large hot mocha included a two-dollar bill. The bill was crisp and[…]
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Suppose that you have just introduced your 7th grade students to the basic concepts in geometry and one of your students happens to ask you the following question: “Will I[…]
According to Malcolm Gladwell, innovators can be classified into two distinct groups depending on whether they are “conceptual” or “experimental”. A very typical conceptual innovator was Pablo Picasso, who had[…]
Being able to solve multiple problems at the same time using limited resources is a typical example of what we, the mathematicians, refer to as analytical thinking. This type of[…]