Willamette Problem of the Week

2007-2008

September 10: Egg Drop solved by Alice Worden, Eddie Mertz, and Kyle Evans (solution)

September 17: The First Prime solved by Christina Edholm (solution)

September 24: Die Roll solved by John Nielsen (solution)

October 1: Breaking Chocolate solved by Kyle Evans and Eddie Mertz (solution)

October 8: Eats at the Round Table solved by Charlie Mathes and Jason Ames (solution)

October 15: Circular Reasoning solved by Jared Nishikawa and Kyle Evans (solution)

October 22: Tower of Irrationality solved by Jason Ames, Jared Nishikawa, and Kyle Evans (solution)

October 29: What's My Polynomial? solved by Kyle Evans (solution)

November 5: An Ice Problem solved by John Nielson (solution)

November 12: A Fair Shake

solved by Kyle Evans (solution)

November 26: Deterministic Poker

solved by Keith Hart (solution)

December 3: Checkering into a Corner

January 14: The Precarious Picture

January 21: One Square Two Square

solved by Jared Nishikawa, Daniel Gossard, Charlie Mathes, and Mathew Polzin
(solution) (animated solution by Mathew Polzin)

January 28: Playing with Pasta (solution)

February 4: Big Cube Little Cube solved by Jared Nishikawa (solution)

February 11: Jumping Mad (solution)

February 18: Which Weight Weighs Which Weight? (solution)

February 25: Edgy Hyper Cube solved by Jai Salzwedel and Eric Haddenham (solution)

March 10: Water Into Wine

solved by Jared Nishikawa (solution)

March 17: Triangle Triangle (solution)

March 31: Pocket Change solved by Matt Polzin, Jai Salzwedel, Jared Nishikawa, and Aaron Silverbook (solution)

April 7: Higher Elevation (solution)

April 14: Stringing Along solved by Alex Grey (solution)

April 21: Many Feet Many Shoes solved by Jessica Ahmann and Wesley Smith (solution)

May 1: Striking a Chord