Riddle of the day
Posted in Mathematics on September 7th, 2006 1 Comment »
Two coins (US currency) add together to give 30 cents. One of them is not a nickel. What are they?
Archive for September, 2006
MI Humor
Posted in Mathematics on September 6th, 2006 No Comments »
Q: How does a mathematician induce good behavior in his children?
A: “If I’ve told you times, I’ve told you times…”
Skin a cat with complex fractions
Posted in Mathematics on September 5th, 2006 No Comments »
Isn’t there an old saying that says there’s more than one way to skin a cat? Was cat skin ever such a valuable commodity that these methods were enumerated?
Today in College Algebra, I explained the technique that I use to simplify complex fractions. By complex fractions, I am referring to the rational expressions [...]
A few semester goals
Posted in Mathematics on September 2nd, 2006 No Comments »
I thought I would put down in writing a few of the ideas and goals that I have in mind for the current semester. I see it as an attempt to document some specific efforts I am making in my class. Honestly, it is not something that I have really ever done before [...]