On the 3D grid a strange (and deadly) animal is lurking. Using the tracking system can you locate this creature as quickly as possible?
Can you give the coordinates of the vertices of the fifth point in the patterm on this 3D grid?
A square of area 3 square units cannot be drawn on a 2D grid so that each of its vertices have integer coordinates, but can it be drawn on a 3D grid? Investigate squares that can be drawn.
Find all the turning points of y=x^{1/x} for x>0 and decide whether each is a maximum or minimum. Give a sketch of the graph.
Plot the graph of x^y = y^x in the first quadrant and explain its properties.
This polar equation is a quadratic. Plot the graph given by each factor to draw the flower.
Fred and Matt show that with a little thought, problems that at first seem obscure often can be tackled if we use our imagination and don't panic!
Go to last month's problems to see more solutions.
This introduction to polar coordinates describes what is an effective way to specify position. This article explains how to convert between polar and cartesian coordinates and also encourages the creation of some attractive curves from some relatively easy equations.
Scientist Bryan Rickett has a vision of the future - and it is one in which self-parking cars prowl the tarmac plains, hunting down suitable parking spots and manoeuvring elegantly into them.
Practise your diamond mining skills and your x,y coordination in this homage to Pacman.