Collaborative Mathematics

Challenge 14: Tick, Tick, Tick...

28/1/2015

0 Comments

 
Happy New Year math fans! The first challenge video of 2015 has arrived. It's Challenge 14, showing here on the homepage and on YouTube.Your time starts now!

Share your thoughts and solutions in a response video, or via the new discussion section on the Challenge 14 page. Your time starts now!
0 Comments

First response to Challenge 13

2/12/2014

0 Comments

 
Jacob H. from Austin, Texas wrote a few computer programs to perform the numerical recycling procedure from Challenge 13.

In his response video, Jacob demonstrates how his programs work and describes his results. He also poses a fantastic new question about the numerical recycling procedure that emerged as he studied the original challenge.

What other thoughts do you have about Challenge 13? Do Jacob's results give you any ideas? How would you approach the new question Jacob poses? Get in touch and share your thoughts!
0 Comments

Challenge 13: Numerical Recycling

12/11/2014

0 Comments

 
November 15, 2014 is America Recycles Day, and Challenge 13 is an open-ended exploration of "numerical recycling" inspired by a problem from the blog Math For Love. Watch the video, get your hands dirty with some experimentation, and let us know what you discover!
0 Comments

Challenge 12 and Ada Lovelace Day!

13/10/2014

2 Comments

 
October 14, 2014 is Ada Lovelace Day, a day to celebrate the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Ada, and the field of computer programming, are the inspiration for Challenge 12. Enjoy!
2 Comments

Classroom Resources for Teachers!

1/10/2014

0 Comments

 
Teachers, visit our new curriculum page! We are happy to now offer a lesson outline with tips for structuring a class period around the exploration and discussion of a Collaborative Mathematics video challenge. Plus: we have a student handout for each of the challenges!
0 Comments

We're back, me hearties!

18/9/2014

0 Comments

 
Avast! After taking a break for the summer, CollaboMath is back. Challenge 11 is a salty one, in honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19). Batten down the hatches and have a go, you scurvy dogs! Click here!
0 Comments

Challenge 10, Part 3 is up!

7/5/2014

0 Comments

 
We're making the most out of Challenge 10 with a third pandigital puzzler! Check out Part 3, now available here and on our YouTube channel. While you're at it, which not have a go at Part 1 or Part 2 (or both)?

After the tests? Why not CollaboMath? Teachers: it's time for the big end-of-year tests, we know, but keep CollaboMath in mind for those last few weeks of the school year!

Consider engaging groups of students in one of these:
  • Patterns and linear relationships: Challenge 03: Finger Counting, or Challenge 08 (Part 1): The Confetti Problem.
  • Geometry: Challenge 05: International Paper.
  • Probability: Challenge 07: String Theory.
  • Counting: Challenge 01: Ermer Numbers or Challenge 06: Pieces of Eight or Challenge 09: Awe of Large Numbers.
0 Comments

Challenge 10, Part 2 !

22/4/2014

0 Comments

 
We continue our posing of pandigital problems this week with Challenge 10, Part 2. It's available on the front page, and also on our YouTube channel (alongside Challenge 10, Part 1).

We know that it's hard to bring in extension activities as standardized test season rolls around, but as the year comes to a close, please keep Collaborative Mathematics in mind!

Why not spend some of those last weeks after the tests making a mathematical mess with Challenge 08 -- I mean, you're probably going to recycle a bunch of those old handouts anyhow, right?

Or, maybe your students are looking for something more relaxed at the end of the year -- why not go back to counting on your fingers with Challenge 03?
0 Comments

Challenge 10 is here!

8/4/2014

1 Comment

 
We're celebrating out tenth challenge with a series of pandigital puzzlers! Challenge 10, Part 1 is now available here, and on our YouTube channel.

Speaking of YouTube, CollaboMath has recently been accepted into YouTube EDU, a free source of educational content from around the world. Thanks to all who nominated us!
1 Comment

Spring Break at Collabo Math

13/3/2014

1 Comment

 
We're taking a break this month, but there are still problems to be solved! Check out our recent challenges:

Make a mathematical mess in Challenge 08: The Confetti Problem. Or, be the first to take a stab at a number that's nearly 6000 digits long in Challenge 09: The Awe of Large Numbers.

We'll be back again in April with Challenge 10, so stay tuned!
1 Comment
<<Previous

    CollaboMath:
    The Blog

    Jason Ermer is a mathematics and computer science teacher living in Oslo, Norway.

    Archives

    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013

    Categories

    All
    Challenge01
    Challenge03
    Challenge04
    Challenge05
    Challenge06
    Challenge07
    Challenge08
    Challenge09
    Challenge10
    Challenge11
    Challenge12
    Challenge13
    Challenge14
    Mtbos
    Problems
    Videochallenges
    Videoresponses

    RSS Feed

Challenge Archive
About the Project
Contact Us
Credits
Creative Commons License
Except where otherwise noted, this work by Jason Ermer is licensed
under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Proudly powered by Weebly