Category Archives: math

A Counting Puzzle Raffle – Solution

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

Many thanks to all who participated in our counting puzzle raffle. The winner was selected randomly from correct entries and has requested to remain anonymous. Here’s a solution.

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Girls’ Angle Bulletin, Volume 6, Number 4

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

The electronic version of the latest issue of the Girls’ Angle Bulletin is now available on our website. The cover was made by Prof. Laura DeMarco, the subject if this issue’s interview.  To make it, she used the Dynamics Explorer Tool, … Continue reading →

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The Pythagorean Theorem: Is It Proven?

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

Recently at the Girls’ Angle club, a girl asked: Has the Pythagorean theorem been proven? That was a terrific question! Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to discuss it as well or as fully as I would have liked. A lot of … Continue reading →

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Girls’ Angle Bulletin, Volume 6, Number 3

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

The electronic version of the latest issue of the Girls’ Angle Bulletin is now available on our website. The cover pertains to a rather hot topic at the club of late: divisibility.  Can you see how the cover relates to … Continue reading →

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Cook up some math with Julia Child

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Girls’ Angle’s twelfth session starts up soon and we’ll be welcoming some new members. Often, our newest members approach math with a great fear of making mistakes. But to learn math well, you can’t be afraid to make mistakes. Apparently, … Continue reading →

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Girls’ Angle Bulletin, Volume 6, Number 2

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

The electronic version of the latest issue of the Girls’ Angle Bulletin is now available on our website. The cover features Red Sea Pearls, by Radmila Sazanović, a postdoctoral fellow in mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania.  You can also check … Continue reading →

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SUMiT 2013

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

SUMiT 2012, the first collaboration between MIT’s USWIM and Girls’ Angle, received great feedback from participants. In fact, the average overall rating, rounded to the nearest integer was 10 out of 10. So, USWIM and Girls’ Angle are at it … Continue reading →

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Girls’ Angle Bulletin, Volume 6, Number 1

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

The electronic version of the latest issue of the Girls’ Angle Bulletin is now available on our website. Can you figure out what the cover represents? Inside, we have again hidden or removed some of the content as we continue … Continue reading →

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WIM Video: Sizes of Infinite Sets

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

In our latest WIM Video, Michigan State University Assistant Professor of Mathematics Teena Gerhardt discusses the sizes of infinite sets.

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Bouncing in a U-Shaped Gallery

Posted on September 29, 2012 by

Consider the U-shaped hallway illustrated above. All angles are right angles and the numbers indicate the lengths of various walls. The figure is not drawn to scale. The problem is to send a point sized billiard ball located at the … Continue reading →

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