This is the third in a series of posts about pools used for betting on the outcome of football games (part one can be found here, and part two here). Let me briefly recall the setting, which is probably familiar to anyone who has been to a Super Bowl party. Typically, one bets on the outcome . . . → Read More: Football Pools, Part 3
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Hi everyone, This is just a quick note to welcome you to the new Math Goes Pop! We are still tweaking the look of the site, but hope you enjoy the changes. If you haven’t already done so, I’d encourage you to subscribe to the RSS feed. If you’re already subscribed, please check your feed URL, as it . . . → Read More: Meta-post If you come here regularly, you know of my complaints regarding so-called “math holidays” that get plenty of press, but rarely have anything to do with actual mathematics. The most well known is pi day, celebrated here in the states on March 14th, also known here as 3/14. Aside from the mathematical arguments one can make . . . → Read More: e day? Just as you can’t judge a book by its cover, it is not always easy to determine a person’s mathematical background based on his or her occupation. Sure, a burger flipper at McDonald’s may not look like the next Einstein, but how can you be sure she’s not just working a summer job to afford . . . → Read More: Judge v. Justices First, let me begin by wishing a happy 2010 to you all. If you celebrate the holidays the way I do, then the past few weeks have seen you spending time with friends and family. And if you really celebrate the holidays the way I do, then some of that time with friends and . . . → Read More: A Mathematical New Years Game |
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