AllExperts > Number Theory 
Search      
Number Theory
Volunteer
Answers to thousands of questions
 Home · More Number Theory Questions · Answer Library  · Encyclopedia ·
More Number Theory Answers
Question Library

Ask a question about Number Theory
Volunteer
Experts of the Month
Expert Login

Awards

About Us
Tell friends
Link to Us
Disclaimer

 
 
 
 
About Scott A Wilson
Expertise
I can answer almost anything that is sent in. If I can't, I'll let you know, but I don't expect that to happen much.

Experience
I have known about it since the mid 80's. There were a few questions in Number Theory in this software. I have answered several thousand other questions in mathematics.

Education/Credentials
MS in Mathematics at Oregon State, BS in Mathematics at Oregon State.

Awards and Honors
I graduated with honors in Mathematics when gettin my BS and MS.

Past/Present Clients
People at OSU

 
   

You are here:  Experts > Science > Mathematics > Number Theory > theory used to estimate pumkin seeds

Number Theory - theory used to estimate pumkin seeds


Expert: Scott A Wilson - 10/8/2009

Question
A few years a go I was in a workshop for teaching math.  In that workshop the instructor referred to a theory that used the ridges on a pumpkin to determine the number of seeds.  It is the same theory of reproducing rabbits.  Do you know what that theory is?  I want to use it in a classroom.

Thanks

Leah

Answer
No, I don't know what the thing to look at would be.

Maybe you could use how far the rabbit runs in a day.

Maybe it could be how long each one stays in the barn.

Those both sound like good approaches, but I don't think either on is really correct.


Add to this Answer   Ask a Question


 
User Agreement | Privacy Policy | Kids' Privacy Policy | Help
Copyright  © 2008 About, Inc. AllExperts, AllExperts.com, and About.com are registered trademarks of About, Inc. All rights reserved.