In this first episode we present a warm-up probability problem about dogsitting a rambunctious poodle, and review the...

The problem of the week in this episode involves the probability of a certain arrangement of random cars at a traffic...

In this episode, we ask you to compute the probability of losing an Ace when playing a turn of the card game War, and...

At the DMV, there are test takers who study, and there are those who pass. This episode’s problem investigates the re...

A second Bayes’ Theorem problem is presented in this episode, as we sample a random bill from a piggy bank and try to...

This episode kicks off a sequence of geometry problems, here we are figuring out the optimal dimensions of a snow con...

In this episode we continue with snow cone related calculations, with a bonus problem to use integration to compute t...

For your toy boat Wavey to cross the river, it must fight the current using its motor: where should you aim it?

We continue charting courses for Wavey at the riverbank, solving the previous episode’s navigation puzzle and posing ...

The problem of the week is to figure out which paintings will slide through an oddly-shaped window, the security of t...

In this episode we define Expected Value and offer an introductory puzzle to the concept, along with bonus problem, a...

To get the perfect photo of the marching band, the rows have to be in-step, but are choosing their starting foot at r...

Rachel has six snowboards, one of which gets chosen for each day. How many distinct snowboards did she expect to use?...

Jayden is preparing for finals week, and wants to know how much time can he expect between his two finals. Can you he...

We solve the problem of the expected time between Jayden’s two finals, and present the last problem of the first seas...

We finish off the season with a flurry of solutions to the problem of the number of half-court attempts required to m...