This brief biography of Riemann is one of a series of biographical sketches in this journal. Riemann was born in Germany in 1826 and studied with Gauss among others. His numerous contributions to mathematics include the invention of a non-euclidean geometry and the founding of topology. (SD)

Brief articles on topological regular solids giving a proof of Euler's Theorem and the Regularity Theorem; calculus theorems; including a limit theorem, the Law of the Man, and the Intermediate Value Theorem, applied to catching calves, drunk cowboys, and the border of Montana Respectively; and a discussion of the inequality tan A<A<sin A…

The material in this booklet is concerned with a discussion and examination of geometric puzzles and the ideas which result from their study. The general idea of graphs is introduced as a tool which can be used to solve geometric puzzles. The fact that working with puzzles can lead to unexpected mathematical discoveries is stressed. Such topics as…

Problems involving the use of diagrams to depict plangers'' (in which lines cross a specified number of times) are discussed. (LS)

Knot theory has been inspirational to algebraic and geometric topology. The principal problem has been to ascertain whether two links are equivalent. New methods have been discovered which are effective and simple. Considered are background information; the oriented polynomial; the Jones polynomial; the semioriented polynomial; and calculations,…

In a series of activities involving map coloring, students can discover various combinatorial theorems including Euler's formula. (SD)

Discussed are some applications of Euler's Formula N plus F minus E equals Z, where N, F, and E are respectively the number of vertices, faces, and edges of a planar figure. In particular, the Four-Color Problem is proved for the special case of five countries. (CT)

The author's experience in leading activities related to the Mobius strip to a fourth-grade class is discussed. (SD)