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Part 1 A day in Australia |
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Chapter 1 A puzzling Australia Day |
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3 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 The biggest pineapple in the world |
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7 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 The Nullarbor conundrum |
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11 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 The revenge of the lawn |
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13 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 A Greek in an Italian restaurant |
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17 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Please say hello to Adelaide and Victoria |
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19 | (4) |
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23 | (18) |
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Chapter 7 The problem of cricket points |
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25 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 Matthew Lloyd vs. Brendan Fevola |
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27 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 The perfect rugby conversion |
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29 | (4) |
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Chapter 10 The Socceroos and the group of death |
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33 | (4) |
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Chapter 11 The greatest team of all |
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37 | (4) |
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41 | (18) |
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Chapter 12 Around the world in 80 (plus 129) days |
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43 | (4) |
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Chapter 13 A prime mathematician |
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47 | (2) |
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Chapter 14 Rubik's cube in ten seconds or less |
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49 | (2) |
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Chapter 15 The wonderful Function of Michael Deakin |
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51 | (4) |
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Chapter 16 A Webb of intrigue |
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55 | (4) |
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Part 4 Melbourne, City of Mathematics |
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59 | (32) |
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Chapter 17 A very peculiar Storey |
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61 | (8) |
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Chapter 18 Federation forensics |
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69 | (6) |
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Chapter 19 More forensicking |
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75 | (4) |
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Chapter 20 Excavating a mathematical museum piece |
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79 | (2) |
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Chapter 21 AcCosted at Healesville |
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81 | (4) |
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Chapter 22 The Klein Bottle Beach House |
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85 | (4) |
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Chapter 23 Waiting for the apple to fall |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (14) |
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Chapter 24 A bucketful of two-up |
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93 | (2) |
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Chapter 25 We get a Lotto calls |
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95 | (4) |
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Chapter 26 Winning the Lotto by the Melbourne method |
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99 | (2) |
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Chapter 27 The super-rigging of poker machines |
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101 | (2) |
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Chapter 28 How much is a $100 free bet worth? |
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103 | (2) |
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Part 6 Keeping the bastards honest |
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105 | (16) |
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Chapter 29 Tomfoolery and gerrymandering |
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107 | (4) |
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Chapter 30 Tally up the votes that count |
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111 | (4) |
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Chapter 31 Green, with envy |
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115 | (4) |
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Chapter 32 Do prime ministers share their birthday cake? |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (12) |
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Chapter 33 The perfect box |
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123 | (2) |
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Chapter 34 Crunching can numbers |
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125 | (2) |
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Chapter 35 An added dimension to can crunching |
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127 | (2) |
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Chapter 36 Cool Kepler cat cans |
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129 | (4) |
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Part 8 Money, money, money |
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133 | (8) |
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Chapter 37 Taxing numbers take the law into their own hands |
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135 | (2) |
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Chapter 38 Right on the money for a change |
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137 | (2) |
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Chapter 39 Triangulating the Queen |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (8) |
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Chapter 40 Sex, lies, and mathematics |
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143 | (2) |
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Chapter 41 Mathematical matchmaking |
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145 | (2) |
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Chapter 42 Living in the zone |
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147 | (2) |
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Part 10 Here, there, and everywhere |
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149 | (12) |
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Chapter 43 Proving a point on speed |
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151 | (2) |
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Chapter 44 The Maths Masters' Tour de Victoria |
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153 | (4) |
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Chapter 45 The Ausland paradox |
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157 | (2) |
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Chapter 46 Schnell! Snell! |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (20) |
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Chapter 47 The Choice is Right! |
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163 | (2) |
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Chapter 48 Maths MasterChefs |
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165 | (4) |
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Chapter 49 Maths Masters under the Scope |
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169 | (4) |
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Chapter 50 How to murder a mathematician |
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173 | (4) |
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Chapter 51 A show devoted entirely to numbers (and letters) |
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177 | (2) |
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Chapter 52 Bloody Numbers! |
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179 | (2) |
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Part 12 The Australian math wars |
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181 | (26) |
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Chapter 53 Irrational thoughts |
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183 | (4) |
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Chapter 54 The best laid NAPLAN |
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187 | (4) |
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Chapter 55 Divide and conquer |
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191 | (4) |
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Chapter 56 Educational Barbs |
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195 | (4) |
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Chapter 57 The statistical problem of greedy pigs |
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199 | (4) |
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Chapter 58 The paradox of Australian mathematics education |
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203 | (4) |
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Part 13 The critics at work |
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207 | (28) |
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Chapter 59 The golden ratio must die! |
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209 | (4) |
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Chapter 60 Newly done? Bernoulli done! |
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213 | (4) |
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Chapter 61 Will math kill the rhino? |
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217 | (4) |
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Chapter 62 Shooting logarithmic fish in a barrel |
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221 | (4) |
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Chapter 63 Sliding downwards |
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225 | (4) |
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Chapter 64 Parabolic playtime |
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229 | (6) |
| Appendix |
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235 | (2) |
| Solutions to the puzzles |
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