First paragraph: Teachers and their students often use the Fibonacci sequence when they study number patterns. The Fibonacci sequence is displayed below ....
First paragraph: Teachers are constantly seeking problems that will attract students’ interest and that can be used to exemplify algebraic concepts and skills. Puzzle problems provide a rich source of opportunities in this arena.
The correct interpretation of positive and negative results in a situation involving mathematical modeling poses problems for some students. This article presents a situation in which differential calculus is used with inverse trigonometric tangentfunctions to maximize an angle measure. A negative distance measure ultimately results, thus requiring a reconsideration of assumptions inherent in the initial figure.
School Science and MathematicsVolume 92, Issue 4 p. 193-195 Prizes in Cereal Boxes: An Application of Probability Bonnie H. Litwiller, Bonnie H. Litwiller Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614Search for more papers by this authorDavid R. Duncan, David R. Duncan Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614Search for more papers by this author Bonnie H. Litwiller, Bonnie H. Litwiller Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614Search for more papers by this authorDavid R. Duncan, David R. Duncan Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614Search for more papers by this author First published: April 1992 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1949-8594.1992.tb12171.xCitations: 1AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume92, Issue4April 1992Pages 193-195 RelatedInformation