196 episodes

A brief, weekly math conversation and puzzle, airing on KUAF 91.3 FM, Fayetteville Arkansas. Send your answers, comments, questions, puzzles, or cash, to mathfactor@uark.edu!

The Math Factor C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams

    • Science
    • 4.4 • 136 Ratings

A brief, weekly math conversation and puzzle, airing on KUAF 91.3 FM, Fayetteville Arkansas. Send your answers, comments, questions, puzzles, or cash, to mathfactor@uark.edu!

    HR. CardColm

    HR. CardColm

    Colm Mulcahy joins us to share some of his card magic!

    • 14 min
    HQ. Newton v Leibnitz

    HQ. Newton v Leibnitz

    A break from puzzling to discuss the history of the great Newton-Liebnitz dispute over the invention of Calculus, with the playwright Todd Taylor.

    • 10 min
    HP. Happy Root 10 Day

    HP. Happy Root 10 Day

    For procrastinators...

    • 9 min
    HO. Crazies On The Plane

    HO. Crazies On The Plane

    Madness in the aisles...

    • 6 min
    HN. Barbette

    HN. Barbette

    The great aerialist Barbette makes an wholly gratuitous appearance on the Math Factor, and a few quick puzzles.

    • 10 min
    HM. Five Cards

    HM. Five Cards

    Big math news, answers and a quick and easy puzzle.

    • 11 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
136 Ratings

136 Ratings

Hear Hear! ,

Mathemagical

Great variety of topics. As an AP Calculus teacher I enjoy exploring the subject matter with my students and challenging them with the puzzles.

richard francis DiFranco ,

Episodes are too short

Episodes are too short

roalddahl ,

Awesome & approachable

Accessible math without the lectures. Only the fun challenging stuff - none of the tedium. THANKS

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