Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Introduction
- Contents
- Part I Activities and Problem Statements
- Chapter 1 Distribution Dilemmas
- Chapter 2 Weird Shapes
- Chapter 3 Counting the Odds … and Evens
- Chapter 4 Dicing, Slicing and Avoiding the Bad Bits
- Chapter 5 “Impossible” Paper Tricks
- Chapter 6 Tiling Challenges
- Chapter 7 Things that Won't Fall Down
- Chapter 8 Möbius Madness: Tortuous Twists on a Classic Theme
- Chapter 9 The Infamous Bicycle Problem
- Chapter 10 Making Surfaces in 3- and 4-Dimensional Space
- Chapter 11 Paradoxes in Probability Theory
- Chapter 12 Don't Turn Around Just Once!
- Chapter 13 It's All in a Square
- Chapter 14 Bagel Math
- Chapter 15 Capturing Chaos
- Chapter 16 Who Has the Advantage
- Chapter 17 Laundry Math
- Chapter 18 Get Knotted!
- Chapter 19 Tiling and Walking
- Chapter 20 Automata Antics
- Chapter 21 Bubble Trouble
- Chapter 22 Halves and Doubles
- Chapter 23 Playing with Playing Cards
- Chapter 24 Map Mechanics
- Chapter 25 Weird Lotteries
- Chapter 26 Flipped Out
- Chapter 27 Parts that do not Add up to their Whole
- Chapter 28 Making the Sacrifice
- Chapter 29 Problems in Parity
- Chapter 30 Chessboard Maneuvers
- Part II Hints, Some Solutions and Further Thoughts
- Part III Solutions and Discussions
- References
- Index
Chapter 28 - Making the Sacrifice
from Part I - Activities and Problem Statements
- Frontmatter
- Introduction
- Contents
- Part I Activities and Problem Statements
- Chapter 1 Distribution Dilemmas
- Chapter 2 Weird Shapes
- Chapter 3 Counting the Odds … and Evens
- Chapter 4 Dicing, Slicing and Avoiding the Bad Bits
- Chapter 5 “Impossible” Paper Tricks
- Chapter 6 Tiling Challenges
- Chapter 7 Things that Won't Fall Down
- Chapter 8 Möbius Madness: Tortuous Twists on a Classic Theme
- Chapter 9 The Infamous Bicycle Problem
- Chapter 10 Making Surfaces in 3- and 4-Dimensional Space
- Chapter 11 Paradoxes in Probability Theory
- Chapter 12 Don't Turn Around Just Once!
- Chapter 13 It's All in a Square
- Chapter 14 Bagel Math
- Chapter 15 Capturing Chaos
- Chapter 16 Who Has the Advantage
- Chapter 17 Laundry Math
- Chapter 18 Get Knotted!
- Chapter 19 Tiling and Walking
- Chapter 20 Automata Antics
- Chapter 21 Bubble Trouble
- Chapter 22 Halves and Doubles
- Chapter 23 Playing with Playing Cards
- Chapter 24 Map Mechanics
- Chapter 25 Weird Lotteries
- Chapter 26 Flipped Out
- Chapter 27 Parts that do not Add up to their Whole
- Chapter 28 Making the Sacrifice
- Chapter 29 Problems in Parity
- Chapter 30 Chessboard Maneuvers
- Part II Hints, Some Solutions and Further Thoughts
- Part III Solutions and Discussions
- References
- Index
Summary

- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Solve ThisMath Activities for Students and Clubs, pp. 71 - 72Publisher: Mathematical Association of AmericaPrint publication year: 2001