Are you looking for some interesting challenges that your math textbook does not provide?<\/p>\n
Project Euler<\/a> is a competition that requires skills in mathematics as well as an understanding of computer programming concepts.<\/p>\n From the blurb:<\/p>\n Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical\/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. Although mathematics will help you arrive at elegant and efficient methods, the use of a computer and programming skills will be required to solve most problems.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It sounds scary, but you can see the questions here<\/a> before you officially sign up for the competition.<\/p>\n This could be a great for class problem-solving in small groups. Students will learn lots of math and also programming skills.<\/p>\n Who was Euler? He was a brilliant 18th century Swiss mathematician whose contributions spanned many fields, including mathematical notation, analysis, number theory, geometry, graph theory, applied mathematics, physics, astronomy, and logic. According to this article<\/a>,<\/p>\n [Euler] was the first to write f<\/em>(x<\/em>) to denote the function f<\/em> applied to the argument x<\/em>. He also introduced the modern notation for the trigonometric functions, the letter e<\/em> for the base of the natural logarithm (now also known as Euler's number), the Greek letter Σ for summations and the letter i<\/em> to denote the imaginary unit. The use of the Greek letter pi (π<\/span>) to denote the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter was also popularized by Euler.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n That link again: Project Euler<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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