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November 30, 2017Blogby

Math or Magic?
3 Card Tricks to Impress your Friends (and your Math Teacher)

If I had a nickel for every time one of my uncles asked to me “pick a card,” I would have too many nickels. But let’s be honest, there is a sense of fun and mystery in a good old-fashioned card trick. The question to …
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November 16, 2017Blogby

Giving Tuesday. What’s That?

Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. Many of you may know what Black Friday and Cyber Monday are, but do you know what Giving Tuesday is? #givingtuesday is a global day of giving thanks that helps shift the focus from receiving on Black Friday and …
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November 2, 2017Blogby

Coming Soon: Math with Ayhan!

As students and schools all across the country are signing up for MathCON and preparing for the online competition, we thought it would be fun to give you another place to get your math on: YouTube! Starting this week, we will be posting a video …
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October 31, 2017Blogby

Math and Pizza Unite:
The Pizza Theorem

October is National Pizza Month, so in celebration we thought it was necessary to share one of our favorite theorems: the Pizza Theorem! So sit down, grab a slice of your favorite pizza, and follow us on a journey of math and pizza. Let’s say …
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October 17, 2017Blogby

Math in Photography: Rolling Shutter

  Have you ever been recording a video on your smartphone and noticed that the way objects move on the screen are just a little bit off? For example, take this video of these propellers: What’s going on here? It has to do with the …
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October 10, 2017Blogby

The MathCON Formula

So you’ve stumbled upon MathCON,  the ‘Nationally-Acclaimed Student Math Competition’. Cool, welcome to our community!  But, we bet you have some questions, such as… What exactly is MathCON? MathCON is a nonprofit national mathematics organization recognized for its annual student mathematics competition for grades 5-12. …
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September 27, 2017Blogby

The Birth and Growth of a
National Math Competition

For those of you who might not know yet, MathCON is a nonprofit national mathematics organization recognized for our annual national mathematics competition for grades 5-12, with more than 200,00 students participating since 2008. As we are fast-approaching our 10th year in the making, there …
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September 14, 2017Blogby

Math in Photography: Rule of Thirds

Most of us spend time sharing our days, thoughts, and ideas online, often instantly through photos. But just because you can instantly share a photo doesn’t mean you always get the results you wanted. What if your Instagram followers don’t get your artistic vision? There’s …
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August 31, 2017Blogby

So you want to be a Mathematician…
or something like that

We sent a few members of our MathCON team to MAA MathFest Chicago in July, and they wanted to share some of what they learned. Our bright and shining intern (dual mathematics & economics major), Yolanda, really loved the sessions that showed her what a …
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August 14, 2017Blogby

5 Math Movies You Need to Watch Before School Starts

Summer is winding down and school is just around the corner, so we thought you might appreciate a list of movies to binge your way out of summer vacation. The twist? All of the films have something to do with mathematics, and how #MathCONnects! (Hey, …
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