| Date |
Problem |
Solution |
Source |
| 2 September 2010 |
Problem 1 |
Solution to Problem 1 |
Problem 1 and solution adapted from Problem 64 in: Weber, Timothy. (Ed.). (1995) Quantum Quandaries : 100 Brainteasers from Quantum, the Magazine of Math and Science. Arlington,VA: National Science Teachers Association. |
| 9 September 2010 |
Problem 2 |
Solution to Problem 2 |
Problem 2 source: Gardner, Martin. (1914) Wheels, Life, and Other Mathematical Amusements. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company. p74 |
| 16 September 2010 |
Problem 3 |
Solution to Problem 3 |
Source: Problem 74 in Weber, Timothy. (Ed.). (1995) Quantum Quandaries : 100 Brainteasers from Quantum, the Magazine of Math and Science. Arlington,VA: National Science Teachers Association. 155 |
| 23 September 2010 |
Problem 4 |
Solution to Problem 4 |
Source: Unknown |
| 30 September 2010 |
Problem 5 |
Solution to Problem 5 |
Source: MAJ Marks |
| 7 October 2010 |
Problem 6 |
Solution to Problem 6 |
Source: Unknown |
| 14 October 2010 |
Problem 7 |
Solution to Problem 7 |
Source: Gardner, Martin. (1959) The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions. New York: Simon and Schuster. 24 |
| 21 October 2010 |
Problem 8 |
Solution to Problem 8 |
Source: Salny, Abbie F. "Mensa Quiz." American Way. 15 October 2010: 68. |
| 28 October 2010 |
Problem 9 |
Solution to Problem 9 |
Source: IBM. "Ponder This." May 1998. |
| 04 November 2010 |
Problem 10 |
Solution to Problem 10 |
Source: Kador, John. (2005). How to Ace the Brainteaser Interview. USA: McGraw Hill Publishing. Retrieved 04 Nov 10 from here. |
| 12 November 2010 |
Problem 11 |
Solution to Problem 11 (supplied by Francis Golding) |
Source: Khovanova, Tanya. |
| 18 November 2010 |
Problem 12 |
Solution to Problem 12 (supplied by Kipp Johnson) |
Source: IBM. "Ponder This." June 1999. |
| 02 December 2010 |
Problem 13 |
Solution to Problem 13 (supplied by Janet Fierson) |
Source: Gardner, Martin. (1959) The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions. New York: Simon and Schuster. p113 |
| 13 January 2011 |
Problem 14 |
Solution to Problem 14 (supplied by Janet Fierson) |
Source: Problem 21 in Weber, Timothy. (Ed.). (1995) Quantum Quandaries : 100 Brainteasers from Quantum, the Magazine of Math and Science. Arlington,VA: National Science Teachers Association. pp49-50. |
| 20 January 2011 |
Problem 15 |
Excel Solution to Problem 15 by Keith Degregory
Solution to Problem 15 by Kipp Johnson |
Source: "Nick's Mathematical Puzzles" problem 131. |
| 3 February 2011 |
Problem 16 |
Solution to Problem 16 by Kipp Johnson |
Source: MAJ Marks |
| 10 February 2011 |
Problem 17 |
Solution to Problem 17 by Tad Johnston |
Source: MAJ Marks. Adapted from information found in McCullough, David. The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge. Simon & Schuster, 1983. |
| 17 February 2011 |
Problem 18 |
Solution to Problem 18 by Amanda Hager |
Problem provided by Dr. William Pulleyblank. Taken from R&D Eclairer l'avenir, Winter 2005, France Telecom, Brain teasers by Gilles Macario-Rat. |
| 25 February 2011 |
Problem 19 |
Solution to Problem 19 by Dustin Homan |
Source: Dr. William Pulleyblank. Based on the motion picture "Fermat's Room." |
| 03 March 2011 |
Problem 20 |
Solution to Problem 20 by Mike Bogner with Excel |
Source: Kador, John. (2005). How to Ace the Brainteaser Interview. USA: McGraw Hill Publishing. p. 127. Retrieved 03 March 2011 from here. |
| 10 March 2011 |
Problem 21 |
Solution to Problem 21 by Bob Wooster |
Source: "Nick's Mathematical Puzzles" problem 124. |
| 24 March 2011 |
Problem 22 |
Solution to Problem 22 by John Snyder |
Source: "Nick's Mathematical Puzzles" problem 124. |
| 31 March 2011 |
Problem 23 |
Solution to Problem 23 by A. Teitelman |
Source: USMA Problem of the Week Website (Problem 7, AY 2009-2010, Original source unknown. |
| 07 April 2011 |
Problem 24 |
Solution to Problem 24 by John Snyder |
Source: Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math. |
| 14 April 2011 |
Problem 25 |
Solution to Problem 25 by Chris Marks |
Source: Larson, Richard C., Amedeo R. Odoni and Arnold Barnett. "Problem Set 2," Logistical and Transportation Planning Methods Course (MIT, Fall 2008). |
| 28 April 2011 |
Problem 26 |
Solution to Problem 26 by Robert Delaney |
Source: Kador, John. (2005). How to Ace the Brainteaser Interview. USA: McGraw Hill Publishing, pg. 59. Retrieved 03 March 2011 from here |