I can't convince myself to show movies every day.
Let's be clear: I don't care if YOU are one of those teachers, I really don't! I often walk by your classroom and gaze in, longingly, at the students who are quietly on their phones as you grade papers and get s*** done in the dark corner with 21 playing on your Smart Board. I want to be you....I just can't do it.
I do a bunch of different things after the exam, including teaching some Calc II topics like Integration by Parts and Partial Fractions. My biggest successes have come from trying to dive into some upper level mathematics and fun logic puzzles in a fun and non-intimidating way.
I'm gathering a collection of all the activities I use here, feel free to steal or modify any of them! I will add more as we progress- more to come!
The Zebra Puzzle
The Four Color Theorem
The Collatz Conjecture
The Lagarias Problem
The Four Color Theorem
The Collatz Conjecture
The Lagarias Problem
Others I've used in the past but haven't formally written up. Many of these are adapted from Numberphile videos. I'll work on writing up what I've done in the past!
The Secretary Problem & Optimal Stopping
Discrete
and Bounded Envy Free Cake Cutting Protocol
Card Tricks & Modular Arithmetic
Optimal Shoe Tying Method & Knot Theory
When to Shoot In a Duel & Game Theory
The Imitation Game & Cryptography
When to Shoot In a Duel & Game Theory
The Imitation Game & Cryptography
