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Math Behind the Game “Quoridor”

I'm going to write an article for middle school students to introduce them to the game "quoridor". Tha game certainly is interesting, but it will be great to add to the article some serious "math ...
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What was the first bit of mathematics that made you realize that math is beautiful? (For children's book)

I'm a children's book writer and illustrator, and I want to to create a book for young readers that exposes the beauty of Mathematics. I recently read Paul Lockhart's essay "The Mathematician's ...
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Help on French Math Education Paper

I am looking for very basic (probably I should say very elementary) papers in french designed for elementary school teachers and elementary school educators. I would appreciate if someone can provide ...
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Is high school contest math useful after high school?

I've been prepping for a lot of high school math competitions this year, and I was just wondering if all the math I learn would actually mean something in college. There is a chance that all of it ...
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Is there a way to determine how many solution does “ The hundred Fowls problems” have looking at the coefficients?

I was looking at the different versions of the hundred fowls problems. I came across the problem posed by Chinese mathematicians posed in 5th century,and then Indians in 9th, 10th centuries. Alcuin of ...
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how to discover the duration of liquid fulfillment?

what's a good way to find out how long it would take to fill my rubber ducky with water so it can sink and rescue my ring? for simplicity sake, my ducky sinks when 100% full. an example of a kinda the ...
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Given a set of numbers can you derive the values in a set using division and addition of the products of division?

This is my first question on the Math SE, and it may be a bit simple. Apologies if my question reveals my misunderstanding of your field or the universe in general. Me Programmer. I am working on a ...
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any Math game for kids?

I need to plan a "game" for kids about 10-11 years old that involves mathematics and some physical activity or game. It must be short-time and not very difficult because it's a stage of a big game. ...
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Opinions on foundational math materials to teach 8th grade, 9th grade kids at a Summer Camp

I have been asked to teach mathematics/physics to a few 8th grade/9th grade kids for a summer camp. I have been thinking about it and I realized that I could go about it in two ways: One of the ways ...
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Fun math outreach/social activities

What are some great math social activities for students? I'm looking for things that bring people together with a "light" mathematical touch. The goal is to create a stronger mathematical community in ...