A formula for predicting population, given past data, is presented. Decade census reports for the United States are used to analyze problems that might occur in prediction. (MP)

Examples of the presentation and solution of variations on a common projectile trajectory problem are presented. (BB)

Sequences resulting from variations of the conditions of the original Fibonacci problem are investigated. (MN)

Tables of life expectancy can provide data for use in a great variety of problems related to probability theory. (SD)

Strategies for winning in the game of NIM are discussed and explained through applying a base 2 representation for the numbers involved. (DT)

Methods of determining probabilities of various outcomes of the game Yahtzee are described. (SD)

Describes eight increasingly sophisticated and efficient sorting algorithms including linear insertion, binary insertion, shellsort, bubble exchange, shakersort, quick sort, straight selection, and tree selection. Provides challenges for the reader and the student to program these efficiently. (JM)

Some impressions derived through a two-week study visit to the Soviet Union are presented. Background information, kindergartens, curriculum, various types of schools, and mathematics teacher-training are each considered. Finally, mathematics problems from various grade levels are presented. (MNS)

A recreational activity providing practice in computation is described. Examples are provided and the underlying mathematics is analyzed. (DT)

Presents four cases of real-world probabilistic situations to promote more effective teaching of probability. Calculates the probability of obtaining six of six different prizes successively in six, seven, eight, and nine boxes of cereal, generalizes the problem to n boxes of cereal, and offers suggestions to extend the problem. (MDH)