Are your students ready for a challenge?
The Math Forum: 2007 Mathematics Game will be a tricky one:
Use the digits in the year 2007 and the operations +, -, x, ÷, sqrt (square root), ^ (raise to a power), and ! (factorial), along with grouping symbols, to write expressions for the counting numbers 1 through 100.
- All four digits must be used in the expression.
- Only the digits 2, 0, 0, 7 may be used.
- Multi-digit numbers such as 20, 207, or .02 MAY be used this year.
- The square function may NOT be used.
- The integer function may NOT be used.
Denise Gaskins' Let's Play Math 