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Additions to the Math Page (01/2012 - 06/2012)

On the Miscellaneous Puzzles Page:
Made up 31 Puzzles to accompany The STORY

 
On the Problem of the Month page:
Numerous Problems of the Month



Additions to the Math Page (07/2011 - 12/2011)

On the Mathematical Puzzles page:
Menu of Magic Squares
Calculus Wackie Wordies
Math Problem for my Mensa Friends
Number Trivia
The Fantastic formula
Trivia Magic Square
Computer Wackie Wordies
Flight of Fancy
Math Maze
Calculatrivia I
Calculatrivia II
Calculatrivia III
Calculatrivia IV
Second Guessing -- Approximating
Nines Puzzle
Pentathalon Logic Puzzle
Monster costume party Logic Puzzle

 
On the Math Humor Page:
Funny Math "Definitions"
Funny Graphs

 
On the Miscellaneous Puzzles Page:
Retyped Wackie Wordies 1 - 40
Wackie Wordies #41 - #86
Turvies #1 - #2
Droodles #1 - #3
Confused Christmas Carols
Presidential Humor
Names of Natives in Certain States
Tom Swifites
Added "I Have A Friend" puzzles
Knockout Geography Game
Made up 31 Puzzles to accompany The STORY
History's Ghosts
Burma Shave
Henny Youngman's One-Liners
Political Chat
Sporting Wackie Wordies
Value of a Dollar
Willie Nilly Songs
Musical Musings
Reel Games

 
On the Math Tricks Page:
The Disappearing Man

 
On the Math Games page:
Added an Interactive version of the Game of Max
X and O Game by Sid Sackson


 
On the Calculus Lesson Plans Page:
I Have ... WHo Has .. Cards -- Derivatives


 
On the Geometry Lesson Plans page:
Added twelve new Stereograms


 
On the Math Facts page:
Another example of math errors in print


 
On the Math Quotes Page:
Added math quotes from Cicero and Bear Bryant
added a comic,
and corrected a quote from St. Augustine


 
On the Math Links Page:
Added a link to Math and Logic Problems Galore

 
On the Problem of the Month page:
Numerous Problems of the Month



Additions to the Math Page (01/2011 - 06/2011)

On the Calculus Lesson Plans Page:
Added the solution key to Class, Take Your Seats! -- Calculus (Max / Min)
Class, Take Your Seats! -- Analytic Geometry
Calculus Words -- A Scramblegories Puzzle

 
On the Miscellaneous Puzzles Page:
NFL Football Team Nicknames
NFL Football Team Nicknames -- Part 2
NBA Team Nicknames
NHL Team Nicknames
Major League Baseball Teams
Baseball Jargon
Special Teams -- Baseball
Word Ladders (First Name to Last Name)
Built to Scale
Where is the State?
City Initials Puzzle
State Fare
Twin Cities Puzzle
Star Map
States and Countries Wacky Wordies
Playing Favorites
Alpha Numeric Puzzle
Oxymorons
Wackie Wordies on TV
Wackie Wordies #40
Wackie Wordies in Living Color
Word Ladders
History Quiz
Geography Quiz
Vice Presidents -- A Scramblegories Puzzle
Genesis People -- A Scramblegories Puzzle
I Have A Friend #21 (Patterns)
I Have A Friend #22 (Patterns)
Wackie Wordies #33
TV Themes (Hit Songs)
One Hit Wonders
Groups with Numbers
A Whole New Ballgame
Sports Zoo
Sports Films

 
On the Math Humor Page:
Added the formula for understanding women to the Math Pictures

 
On the Algebra Lesson Plans Page:
Class, Take Your Seats! -- Slopes / Midpoints / Lines
Class, Take Your Seats! -- Analytic Geometry (Problem Solving)
Class, Take Your Seats! -- Analytic Geometry (Conics)

 
On the Mathematical Puzzles Page:
Menu of Cross Math Puzzles
Geometry Words -- A Scramblegories Puzzle
Calculus Words -- A Scramblegories Puzzle
Factor Puzzle
Added Mathematical Tom Swifties
CalcuDoku

 
On the Math Quotes Page:
Added pictures from C.S.U. of Newton's quote

 
On the Geometry Lesson Plans Page:
Class, Take Your Seats! -- Slopes / Midpoints / Lines
Class, Take Your Seats! -- Analytic Geometry (Problem Solving)
Added an answer key to Tangram Activity for Quadrilaterals

 
On the Math Tricks Page:
2011 Trick
Added some pictures to Judge Handley Mindreading Trick
Presidential Prediction!
Addition Trick with Negative Numbers
Corrected the Addition Trick with Whole Numbers

 
On the Math Videos Page:
Fibonacci Numbers -- The Fingerprint of God
Pi Song

 
On the Meet Mr. P Page:
Added links to some of my publications
Pleacher Family Names -- A Scramblegories Puzzle
Added some of my music playlists

 
On the Problem of the Month page:
Several Problems of the Month



Additions to the Math Page (07/2010 - 12/2010)

On the Calculus Lesson Plans Page:
Calculus Scrabble -- Vocabulary and Review Problems

 
On the Math Quotes Page:
Added thirteen humorous quotes (#223, #307, and others)

 
On the Algebra Lesson Plans Page:
Heat Index -- An Example of Matrix Multiplication

 
On the Math Humor Page:
Added a picture to the Math Pictures
Added a comic to the Math Pickup Lines

 
On the Math Poetry Page:
Added the St. Ives Nursery Rhyme

 
On the Math Tricks Page:
Added an explanation of the 1089 trick
Role Model Trick

 
On the Math Puzzles Page:
Added 10 new Optical Illusions

 
On the Math Facts Page:
Added Euclid's Method of generating perfect numbers
Things I Learned Last Summer -- 2010
Added three quotes to the Math Errors Page

 
On the Miscellaneous Puzzles Page:
Sports Scrabble
I Have A Friend #20 (Patterns)
Vanity License Plates
Wackie Wordies #31
Wackie Wordies #32
Musicians and Their Bands Part 1
Musicians and Their Bands Part 2
Uniting the States
Biblical Arithmetic

 
On the Math Links Page:
Added a link to Vi Hart's Recreational Math Page

 
On the Math Videos Page:
Graph Theory by Vi Hart
Exponential Functions by Vi Hart
Factoring by Vi Hart
Infinite Series by Vi Hart
Primes and Pascal's Triangle by Vi Hart
Mobius Strip by Vi Hart

 
On the Holiday Puzzles Page:
Love Songs Puzzle for Valentine's Day

 
On the Problem of the Month page:
Several Problems of the Month




Additions to the Math Page (01/2010 - 06/2010)

On the Mathematical Humor Page:
Updated the Weapons of Math Instruction

 
On the Calculus Lesson Plans Page:
Yoplait with Areas and Volumes
Added answers to Derivative Trick
Added answers to Integral Trick
Updated the List of Derivative Formulas (Click on formula to enlarge)

 
On the Geometry Lesson Plans Page:
Scrabble Puzzle with Geometry Vocabulary

 
On the Math Facts Page:
Prime Connections
What Should You Really Be Afraid Of?

 
On the Statistics Lesson Plans Page:
Sports Data for Correlation Coefficients and Scatter Plots
Updated the list of Super Bowl Winners
List of NCAA Men's Basketball Champions

 
On the Math Videos page:
Calculus Rhapsody (parody of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen)
Do Dogs Know Calculus?
Pac Man Illusion
Crazy Nuts Illusion
Crazy Cube Illusion
3D Paper Design

 
On the Miscellaneous Puzzles Page:
Added a menu of Sports Puzzles
Books of the Bible Quiz
WWJD -- What Would Jesus Drive?
Tool Time
Added a menu of History Puzzles
United States GA-ME

 
On the Mathematical Games Page:
Added a non mathematical explanation of the game of NIM

 
On the Mathematical Quotes Page:
Added another math quote

 
On the Problem of the Month page:
Several Problems of the Month



Additions to the Math Page (04/2009 - 12/2009)

On the Math Tricks page:
Card Trick by Howard Adams

 
On the Math Videos page:
Video Clip about Scarecrow and Pythagorean Theorem
Video Clip about Darth Vader and Pythagorean Theorem

 
On the Math Links page:
Updated various links to math pages
A.P. Calculus Multiple Choice Questions (released from previous years)

 
On the Calculus Lesson Plans page:
Added comic to the Cat food work sheet

 
On the Statistics Lesson Plans page:
Added answer sheet to Blood Types Worksheet (Probability)

 
On the Mathematical Facts page:
Largest Prime Number Discovered

 
On the Mathematical Humor page:
Updated Funny Math Pictures
Updated Miscellaneous Math Jokes

 
On the Mathematical Puzzles page:
Equations Analysis Test #4
Sudomino Puzzle (sudoku and dominoes)

 
On the Mathematical Poetry page:
The Hyperbolic Pledge of Allegiance

 
On the Geometry Lesson Plans page:
Added a video to "Did the Scarecrow Really Get a Brain?"
Snowflake Puzzle (Count the Triangles)
Revised the Hidden Meanings Puzzle

 
On the Miscellaneous Puzzles page:
Updated the cost of the gifts for the 12 Days of Christmas
Special Teams (NFL)
Word Ladders
Menu of 12 Mazes
Three Word Movie Titles
Musical Match Boxes
Proverbs Puzzle #2
Proverbs Puzzle #3
Proverbs Puzzle #4
Dueling Proverbs #1
Dueling Proverbs #2
Locker Room Maxims
Right Angles with Books of the Bible
Right Angles with the New Testament
Right Angles with the Old Testament
Right Angles #11
Right Angles #10 -- Geography
Right Angles #9
Right Angles #8
 
On the Problem of the Month page:
Several Problems of the Month



Additions to the Math Page (01/2009 - 03/2009)

On the Mathematical Puzzles page:
Class Starters
Brain Teasers
Patterns and Sequences
Curiosities
Cross Number Puzzle with Logic
Cross Number Puzzle -- Wayne's VW
Doodle Code
Right Angle Puzzle for Algebra
Using Analogies in Math Class
Missionaries and Cannibals Crossing Problem
 
On the Mathematical Games page:
Equation Hangman
What's My Rule?
Hit, Miss, or Bullseye
Hit, Miss, or Bullseye Part 2
 
On the Math Facts page:
The A of a B is the B of an A (True and False Statements)
 
On the Miscellaneous Puzzles page:
Palindromes
Right Angle Puzzle for State Fun Facts
Right Angle Puzzle for State Capitals
Right Angle Puzzle for State Nicknames
Menu of 6 Mensa Tests (4 are interactive)
Menu of Right Angle Puzzles
Menu of I Have A Friend... Puzzles
Added another I Have A Friend ... puzzle (#10)
Added another I Have A Friend ... puzzle (#11)
Added another I Have A Friend ... puzzle (#12)
Added another I Have A Friend ... puzzle (#13)
Added another I Have A Friend ... puzzle (#14)
Added another I Have A Friend ... puzzle (#15)
Added another I Have A Friend ... puzzle (#16)
Added another I Have A Friend ... puzzle (#17)
Added another I Have A Friend ... puzzle (#18)
Added another I Have A Friend ... puzzle (#19)
 
On the Problem of the Month page:
Several Problems of the Month



Additions to the Math Page (10/2008 - 12/2008)

On the Mathematical Puzzles page:
Menu of Logic Puzzles
Menu of SUDOKU Puzzles
Menu of Right Angle Puzzles
Menu of Math Aptitude Puzzles
Menu of Matchbox Puzzles
Menu of Equation Analysis Puzzles
Menu of Diamond Puzzles (Like Minesweeper)
Menu of Crossing Puzzles
Menu of Cryptarithms (50 of them)
 
On the Calculus Lesson Plans page:
Menu of Mini Exams and A.P. Review
SUDOKU Puzzle -- Precalculus Review (Mini Exam 1)
SUDOKU Puzzle -- Limits and Derivatives (Mini Exam 2)
SUDOKU Puzzle -- Logs, Exp., Applications, Integration (Mini Exam 3)
SUDOKU Puzzle -- A.P. Exam Review (M/C Part A)
SUDOKU Puzzle -- A.P. Exam Review (M/C Part B)
 
On the Miscellaneous Puzzles page:
Added another I Have A Friend... puzzle (#9)
 
On the Problem of the Month page:
Several Problems of the Month
 


Additions to the Math Page (3/2008 - 9/2008)

On the Calculus Lesson Plans page:
SUDOKU Puzzle with Definite Integrals
Answer Key to Algebra Atrocities
Silly Sammie Seal (Integration Cut-out)
Answer Key to Silly Sammie Seal (Integration Cut-out)
Answer Key to Droodle with Integration Techniques
SUDOKU Puzzle with Limits
Pool Table and Mini Golf Bank Shots
Guess My Number Game with Numerical Derivatives
Evaluating Numerical Derivatives (Trick)
SUDOKU Puzzle with Derivatives
Guess My Number Game with Definite Integrals
Evaluating Definite Integrals (Trick)
Answer Key to Find My Bingo (with Derivatives)
 
On the Algebra Lesson Plans page:
Algebra Review (SOL Test) Droodle
Algebra Review (SOL Test) Droodle
 
On the Statistics Lesson Plans page:
Update on the Six Degrees of Separation
 
On the Math Quotes page:
Reorganized the Math Quotes
 
On the Math Videos page:
Added over 20 Math Videos
 
On the Meet Mr. P Page:
Added my personal information page
 
On the Math Humor page:
How To Fail a Math Test
Math and Marriage
 
On the Miscellaneous Puzzles page:
Musical Sobriquets Puzzle
Personal Phone Numbers
Advertising Slogans
Eating on the Job Puzzle
 
On the Problem of the Month page:
Several Problems of the Month
 


Additions to the Math Page (1/2008 - 2/2008)

On the Math Games page:
HIT, MISS, or BULLSEYE
FACTORS Game
A Psychological Game
Max -- A Two Player Game
A Collection of Guess My Number Games
Match Game
The Game of Hex
Ten Card Game
 
On the Miscellaneous Puzzles page:
Answer Key to Word Ladders #1
Word Ladders #3
Word Ladders #4
I Have A Friend Who ... #7 (Patterns)
I Have A Friend Who ... #8 (Patterns)
 


Additions to the Math Page (11/2007 - 12/2007)

On the Puzzles page:
Two javascript programs about determining the date of Easter
New data to the cost of gifts listed in the 12 Days of Christmas song
 
On the Problem of the Month page:
Several Problems of the Month
 
On the Math Poetry page:
Poem about the Klein bottle and Mobius Strip
 
On the Math Games page:
The Game of NIM
The Dividing Piles game
SOLOMON's game
The game of Nine Men's Morris
The game of Nim with cards
The game of Fifty
The Squares Game
 
On the Math Tricks page:
Calendar trick #1
An interactive version of Calendar trick #1
Calendar trick #2
An interactive version of Calendar trick #2
The Digit Struck Out trick
An interactive version of the Digit Struck Out trick
An interactive version of MacArthur's Favorite Number Trick
The Mobius Strip activity
A Psychological trick
A number trick
An overhead projector trick
The interactive version of the overhead projector trick
An age trick
The interactive version of the age trick
The 99 trick
The 999 trick
The brothers, sisters, grandparents trick
The Pepper Problem
The Cow Problem
The Quick Addition trick
The Fibonacci Addition trick
The Perfect Fith Power trick
The Squaring a Number Ending in Five trick
The Dime and Penny trick
The Nines Tables trick
The Base 2 trick
Another version of MacArthur's Favorite Number Trick
The 1979 trick
The Roman Numeral trick
The Domino trick
An interactive version of the Domino trick
A Card trick
An interactive version of the Card trick
The Dollar Bill Folding trick
The Lucky Numbers trick
The Printing Press Number trick
The Six Numbers trick
Twenty Objects Trick
Interactive version of the Twenty Objects Trick
Guess a birthday trick
Interactive version of Guess a birthday trick
Favorite Class trick
Repeat Yourself trick
Division trick
some number tricks
Subtraction trick
Interactive version of the Subtraction trick
The 17 trick
Addition trick
Addition trick with Negative Numbers
Card trick with 13 cards of one suit
Card Trick with Aces and Faces
Card Trick with 21 cards
Card Spelling Trick
Card Trick where you cut the deck into 5 piles
3 Piles Card Trick
Guess the Month Trick
the Dictionary Trick
Walk through a hole in the paper Trick
 



Additions to the Math Page (3/2007 - 10/2007)

On the Puzzles page:
Over 40 holiday puzzles
Fifteen more wackie wordies (5 of them are mathematical)
Mixed up maxims
The Proverbs puzzle
TV doctors
Famous Addresses
 
On the Math Tricks page:
The 100 pennies trick
Telling your age by chocolate
Telling your age by dining out
Tearing a piece of paper in half
 
On the Problem of the Month page:
Several Problems of the Month
 
On the Math Humor page:
Math Riddles
Added some jokes to the existing Miscellaneous Math Jokes
Happy Face Math
Math Pictures
 
On the Math Poetry and Songs page:
Reorganized and added or revised 27 math poems and songs
 
On the Math Quotes page:
Added several math quotes to the end of this file
 
On the Math Facts page:
A solved problem from 1887
What I Learned this past summer (2007)
What I Learned from the Price is Right