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Do Something

Innovation in research and business is not an easy pursuit. Many times one is stymied and not even able to conceive of any next step to take. Perhaps the most powerful of problem-solving techniques, in mathematics and in life, is to simply DO SOMETHING, now matter how irrelevant or unhelpful it may seem! Read the strategy essay and then explore the Curriculum Burst practice examples from the MAA AMC.

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"Do Something" Strategy Essay #2 (pdf)

Curriculum Bursts

Area in a Polygon (pdf) Watch the Video
Stacking Coins (pdf) Watch the Video
Logarithms and Exponents (pdf) Watch the Video
Units Digit (pdf) Watch the Video
Quadratic Values (pdf) Watch the Video
Distributive Rules (pdf) Watch the Video
Walking the Track (pdf) Watch the Video
Frog Leaping (pdf) Watch the Video
Chords in a Circle (pdf) Watch the Video
A Third of an Input (pdf) Watch the Video
Lengths in a Trapezoid (pdf) Watch the Video
A Ratio of Areas (pdf) Watch the Video
A Complex Minimum  (pdf) Watch the Video
Counting Wins (pdf) Watch the Video
An Array of Sums (pdf) Watch the Video
A Length in a Square  (pdf) Watch the Video
Probably a Multiple of Three (pdf) Watch the Video
Units of Big Powers (pdf) Watch the Video
A Tricky Length (pdf) Watch the Video
Repeated Visits (pdf) Watch the Video
Successive Triangles (pdf) Watch the Video
A Weird Calculator (pdf) Watch the Video
Three Special Factors (pdf) Watch the Video
A Trapezoid Area (pdf) Watch the Video
Circle Graphs (pdf) Watch the Video
Arranging Mean, Median, and Mode (pdf) Watch the Video
Some Algebra (pdf) Watch the Video
Multi-Base Three-Digit Numbers (pdf) Watch the Video
Dividing by 100 (pdf) Watch the Video
Arithmetic Algebra (pdf) Watch the Video
Lots of Chimes (pdf) Watch the Video