In mathematics one method that is often very useful in analyzing a difficult problem is “trial and error” or as it is sometimes called – “guess and test”. In general problem solving, whether or not it is math related, it is often useful to throw around “what ifs” and “thought experiments” to try to see…
Mr. Scott has ever stamped your paper with his ROOKIE-ISH stamp You think intercom announcements contain important information. You use an orange Crayola on multiple choice answer sheets. If you think “real World” applications ever happen. You think most U.S. citizens believe education is more important than sports. If you think the person driving behind…
Here is a bit of work with a type of infinite continued fraction. Click ContdFrac below to see my work ContdFrac
There are still a few missing numbers in the 2017 puzzle. Click below to see the progress so far. The rules are that the digits 2 0 1 7 have to be in their original order. Common mathematical symbols and grouping may be inserted to attempt to get the desired result. Click on 2017pdf below…
More Math talk Wednesday, March 19, 2025 “Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President.” Theodore Roosevelt Let P denote a maximum possible “I-closed” subset of the Irrational numbers. This will mean that if x and y are two numbers in P, then neither (x + y)…
