04/05/2012
"I used to be afraid of mathematics until I discovered that there is a solution to every problem." Rayyaan, age 8.5
Mathematics Awareness Month - April 2012
The American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics announce that the theme for Mathematics Awareness Month, April 2012, is Mathematics, Statistics, and the Data Deluge.
03/29/2012
Introducing our Number NonSense comic strip! Do you have a favorite numeral?
03/21/2012
Dogs and Calculus!
Minn. Dog Uses Calculus To Play Fetch
Dogs can do some amazing things, but are they even smarter than we give them credit for being?
03/21/2012
Did you know math employs both the left and right hemispheres of the brain? Although the left brain handles arithmetic, the right brain is involved in problem solving.
02/29/2012
Happy Leap Year!
Happy Leap Year! Here are some fun Leap Year Facts: 1) The chances of having a leap year birthday are 1 in 1,461 2) The tradition of women proposing to men on leap year day dates all the way back to the 5th century in Ireland 3) Astrologers believe that anyone born on February 29th has unusual talents and personalities.
02/09/2012
Share Your Love for Mathing Contest
Three winners will each receive a certificate for a free assessment and one month of Mathnasium services at their nearest Mathnasium location.
02/09/2012
Pretty Cool!
Fact: you can see backwards in time. Light from the sun takes about 8 minutes to reach you? Therefore, you see the sun as it was 8 min ago.
01/25/2012
Ram is ten years older than Billy. Next year, he will be twice as old as Billy. How old is Ram now?
01/24/2012
Five square flower beds each of side 1 m are dug on a rectangular piece of land 5 m long and 4 m wide. What is the area of remaining part of the land?
01/23/2012
A number gives a remainder of 2 when divided by 4 or 3. This number gives a remainder of 1 when divided by 7. What is the smallest value for this number?
01/19/2012
I have a sequence of 12 numbers, where the difference between the consecutive numbers is the same. The sum of the 6th and 7th numbers is equal to 75. What is the sum of all the 12 numbers in the sequence?