Last updated 5 February 2010

The Ferris State University Mathematics Department

Problem of the Week

WELCOME!  The Problem of the Week is offered to Ferris State University students as an opportunity to work on some interesting mathematical problems that are different from those that appear in the standard mathematics courses.  It's also a chance to see your name in (fluorescent) lights, if you successfully solve a problem. 

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You're welcome to submit individual or group solutions to Professor Dekker in ASC 2025 by the noted due dates.

Below you can download the current and past Problems of the Week, in PDF form.  Be sure to visit the bulletin board outside of the math department office (ASC 2021) to see solutions to last week's problem and see who has correctly solved problems this semester.  A list of correct solvers also appears on this page below the list of problems.

Problems for Spring 2010
Problem of the Week 125: The Super-Bee due by noon on Friday, January 22.
Problem of the Week 126: Make This Union due by noon on Friday, January 29. Solution.
Problem of the Week 127: Rectangle Dimensions due by noon on Friday, February 5. Solution.
Problem of the Week 128: Man, Hat, Stick due by noon on Friday, February 12.
Problem of the Week 129 due by noon on Friday, February 19.
Problem of the Week 130 due by noon on Friday, February 26.
Problem of the Week 131 due by noon on Friday, March 5.
Problem of the Week 132 due by noon on Friday, March 19.
Problem of the Week 133 due by noon on Friday, March 26.
Problem of the Week 134 due by noon on Friday, April 9.
Problem of the Week 135 due by noon on Friday, April 16.
Problem of the Week 136 due by noon on Friday, April 23.
Problem of the Week 137 due by noon on Friday, April 30.

At the end of the semester I will compile all the Problems of the Week into one file for ease in downloading - see below.

Submitters of Correct Solutions for 2009-2010:
Problem 113: Brook Anton, Susan Lone, Mary Ness, Ryan Nolan, Shannon Slanec
Problem 114: None
Problem 115: Brook Anton, Tyler Bartolacci, Laurie Blevins, Kyle Borgman, Ben Stevens, Greg Stoike
Problem 116: Brook Anton, Kyle Borgman, Mary Ness, Ryan Nolan, Shannon Slanec, Ben Stevens
Problem 117: Brook Anton, Laurie Blevins
Problem 118: Brook Anton, Laurie Blevins, Kyle Borgman, Shannon Slanec
Problem 119: Brook Anton, Tyler Bartolacci, Laurie Blevins, Kyle Borgman
Problem 120: Brook Anton, Laurie Blevins, Kyle Borgman, Susan Lone
Problem 121: Brook Anton, Kyle Borgman
Problem 122: Brook Anton, Laurie Blevins, Kyle Borgman, Susan Lone, Kelly Mahalovich, Mary Jo Smith, Greg Stoike
Problem 123: Brook Anton, Tyler Bartolacci, Laurie Blevins, Kyle Borgman, Katrina Ennis, Tricia Fewins, Lisa Kenny, Susan Lone, Marilyn Markel, Mary Ness, Mary Jo Smith, Ben Stevens, Deondre Taylor, Megan Womersley
Problem 124: Brook Anton, Lisa Kenny, Mary Jo Smith, Deondre Taylor
Problem 125: Brook Anton, Laurie Blevins, Selena Brown, Paula Getzmeyer, Jolyn Graham, Tracey Hart, Matt Holt, David Karschnick, Troy McLouth, Mary Ness, Caren Parker, Jimere Reed, Ryan Schmich, Mary Jo Smith, Deondre Taylor
Problem 126: Brook Anton, Tracey Hart, Matt Holt, Jimere Reed, Deondre Taylor
Problem 127: Coming next week!

Past problems, collected in one file:

Fall 2009: Problems 113-124
Spring 2009: Problems 100-112

Fall 2008: Problems 87-99 (Puzzle for Problem 89)
Spring 2008: Problems 74-86
Fall 2007: Problems 63-73
Spring 2007: Problems 50-62
Fall 2006: Problems 37-49
Spring 2006: Problems 27-36
Fall 2005: Problems 14-26
Spring 2005: Problems 1-13

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