Problem of the Week: 11-08-18: Prove Pasch’s Postulate as a Theorem [Geometry]

Happy 175th birthday Moritz Pasch! The German mathematician was born on November 8, 1843. Pasch specialized in the foundations of geometry. He is best remembered for Pasch's axiom, which he discovered in 1882. 


Although axioms do not require proofs, in this week's problem we celebrate Pasch's birthday by- you guessed it- proving Pasch's axiom. Why? Because proofs are FUN.     

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Problem of the Week: 11-01-18: Election Exit Polls [Probability]

Midterm elections are just around the corner. Don't forget to go out and VOTE! In the meantime, give this election-edition problem a try!

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Problem of the Week: 10-25-18: Halloween Monster Party [Logic Puzzle]

Halloween is less than a week away! Celebrate early with this Halloween themed Problem of the Week. 

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Problem of the Week: 10-18-18: Prove that the Fraction is Irreducible [Number Theory]

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Problem of the Week: 10-11-18: Baseball Bet [Probability]

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Problem of the Week: 10-04-18: Arc Length [Calculus]

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