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Answers: Euclid's Geometric Algebra
Remember the Math Adventurer’s Rule: Figure it out for yourself! Whenever I give a problem in an Alexandria Jones story, I will try to post the answer soon afterwards. But don’t peek! If I tell you th… more →
Let's Play Math!
Historical Tidbits: Agnesi, Euler, and China
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Denise wrote 1 year ago: I’ve fallen behind on my project of transcribing my Alexandria Jones stories. Finally, here ar … more →
Alexandria's Dog is Now a Teacher
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Denise wrote 1 year ago: Photo by alex-s. A reader of Indian descent has been kind enough to write to me about a difference i … more →
Answers to Leon's Figurate Number Puzzles
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Denise wrote 1 year ago: Remember the Math Adventurer’s Rule: Figure it out for yourself! Whenever I give a problem in an Ale … more →
Puzzle: Figuring Out Figurate Numbers
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Denise wrote 1 year ago: Photo by frumbert. Alexandria Jones’s parents decided that the family needed to relax after th … more →
Egyptian Fractions: The Answer Sheet
Denise wrote 1 year ago: Remember the Math Adventurer’s Rule: Figure it out for yourself! Whenever I give a problem in an Ale … more →
The Secret of Egyptian Fractions
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Denise wrote 1 year ago: Photo from Library of Congress via pingnews. Archaeology professor Dr. Fibonacci Jones came home fro … more →
Magic Square Puzzles
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Denise wrote 1 year ago: Alex handed her brother Leonhard a box wrapped in the rocket tessellation paper, with air holes care … more →
The Golden Christmas Tree
Denise wrote 1 year ago: Last time, Alexandria Jones and her family were on their way to Uncle William’s tree farm to f … more →
A-Hunting They Will Go
Denise wrote 2 years ago: Alexandria Jones and her family piled into the car for a drive in the country. This year, they were … more →
Egyptian Geometry and Other Challenges
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Denise wrote 2 years ago: Would you like to study “the knowledge of all existing things and all obscure secrets”? … more →
Another Egyptian Math Puzzle
Denise wrote 2 years ago: I have one last puzzle for those of you who are following my Alexandria Jones series on hieroglyphic … more →
Egyptian Math Puzzles
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Denise wrote 2 years ago: What we know about ancient Egyptian mathematics comes primarily from two papyri, the first one writt … more →
Alex's Puzzling Papyrus
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Denise wrote 2 years ago: (In the last episode, Dr. Fibonacci Jones discovered a torn scrap of papyrus, covered with hieroglyp … more →
Egyptian Math in Hieroglyphs
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Denise wrote 2 years ago: Egyptians wrote in hieroglyphs, a type of picture writing, and in hieratics, which were like a cursi … more →
Historical tidbits: Alexandria Jones answers
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Denise wrote 2 years ago: The Math Adventurer’s Rule: Figure It Out for Yourself! Whenever I give a problem in an Alexan … more →
Historical Tidbits: Alexandria Jones
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Denise wrote 2 years ago: [Read the story of the pharaoh's treasure: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.] Here are a few more tidbits … more →
Historical tidbits: The pharaoh's treasure
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Denise wrote 2 years ago: [Read the story of the pharaoh's treasure here: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.] I confess: I lied … more →
The Secret of the Pharaoh's Treasure, Part 1
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Denise wrote 2 years ago: Alexandria Jones stood outside her father’s tent. The glare of the sun on the rocky desert hur … more →
