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The Recruiting Officers

Two officers each have a company of men, the one has 40 less than the other.

Woodcutter

A woodcutter starts to fell a tree 4 feet in diameter, and cuts half way through. One face of the cut is horizontal, and the other face is inclined to the horizontal at an angle of 45 degrees. Find the volume of the wood cut out.

What's in Convergence? - Tables of Contents

Here are all articles, classroom activities, and reviews arranged into annual volumes starting with 2004.

Defeated in Battle

The king of France entered into a battle and was defeated. How many soldiers did he have before he was defeated?

Mathematics Education at West Point: The First Hundred Years

A survey of the mathematics education of cadets in the first century after the founding of the U.S. Military Academy.

Breaking Bread

Divide 100 loaves of bread among 10 men including a boatman, a foreman, and a doorkeeper, who each receives double portions. What is the share of each?

Log and some string

There is a log 18 feet long, the diameter of the extremities being 1 ft and 2.6 ft respectively...

Ladder Day Question

A ladder is placed perpendicular to the plane of the horizon, and in coincidence with the plane of an upright wall.

Inheritance of Three Sons

A man died leaving 3 sons, to whom he bequeathed his estate in the following manner: to the eldest he gave 184 dollars; to the second 155 dollars and to the third 96 dollars;

Review of Agora
The movie Agora, about the mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria (c. 400 AD), is spectacular and intriguing but Hypatia should be portrayed as the hero she was.

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