Math cake Ideas Answer before 11 pm on 3-10-2010

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In summary, there are many creative ideas for a math cake such as using the concept of "pie are square" in a cherry pie, creating a Towers of Hanoi themed layer cake, or showcasing the Towers of Hanoi puzzle with cupcakes. Other ideas include using mathematical symbols or proofs without words to decorate the cake. The options are endless and can be tailored to fit any mathematical concept. Just make sure to have fun with it and let your creativity shine!
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Math cake! Ideas Answer before 11 pm on 3-10-2010..

Can u help me? I need a great idea for a math cake. Please help me, i have been racking my brains! If u answer, write in detail please...
 
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Does it have to be a cake?

If you baked a cherry pie in a square tin you could label it "pie are square".
 
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Make a layer cake (layers progresively smaller like a wedding cake) with a dowel running through the center. Bring two empty plates each with a similar dowel and announce nobody gets a piece until The Towers of Hanoi is solved.
 
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Adi123 said:
Can u help me? I need a great idea for a math cake. Please help me, i have been racking my brains! If u answer, write in detail please...

Sounds like school work. What is the context of your question? What are your ideas so far?
 
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Then again, there's Fermat's Little Torte.

Start with a 5x5x5 cube of cupcakes.

Remove one corner column (1x1x5) and note the remaining cupcakes can be divided by 3 (24 1x1x5 columns).

Reassemble into a 4x4x4 cube.

Remove another corner column and note they can still be divided by 3 (15 1x1x4 columns).

Reassemble as a 2x2x2 cube, remove a corner column and they are still divisible by 3 (3 1x1x2 columns).

When someone says "Hey, what about the 3x3x3 cube?", you sheepishly admit you can't do that because the 8 remaining 1x1x3 columns can't be divided by 3. And then amaze them by dividing the cube into three equal layers!

If everyone hasn't overrun the table to grab a cupcake by now, demonstrate it works in two dimensions also.
 
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berkeman said:
Sounds like school work. What is the context of your question? What are your ideas so far?

hahaha
 
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current ideas:
sigma
pie symbol (too much used)
can spell stuff out in iceing or bubble gum
 
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How about a proof without words?

Barile has a nice one for pentagonal numbers at MathWorld.

There are many good ones for the Pythagorean Theorem; here is one of the oldest known:
china_proof.jpg

(expanation here).

More examples:
http://www.usamts.org/About/U_Gallery.php
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/ProofWithoutWords12N1NChoose2/
http://mathoverflow.net/questions/8846/proofs-without-words
 

1. How can I incorporate math into a cake design?

There are many ways to incorporate math into a cake design. You can use mathematical symbols or equations as decorations, create a cake in the shape of a geometric figure, or use different colored frosting to represent different mathematical concepts.

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