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The article presents questions and answers related to body temperature and fourth generation (4G) telecommunication including meaning of normal body temperature, speed of 4G phone compared to the dial-up modem, and reason for faster downlink speed than uplink speed.

The author reflects on the stereotypes in mathematics in the popular culture. He outlines the most common examples of stereotypes in mathematics and mentions the effort of the American Women in Mathematics and the American Association of University Women to fight the problem. However, the author asserts the importance of mathematics as powerful tool in breaking down the harmful stereotypes in the society.

The article presents quizzes related to mathematics.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles including "Innocent until Proven Guilty" by Catherine Case and Douglas Whitaker in the May 2016 issue, and the "100-Block Walk for Math" in the October 2015 issue.

The article focuses on computing the average class size for a particular measure of location. It is considered that the numerical value on a per-student basis will be at least as great as when computed on a per-classroom basis. The mean class size experienced by students can be reduced by making all classes about the same size and without changing the number of classes or faculty. The connection of average class size with real-life statistics can be made by exploring the real-world context of the educational institution.

Several quizzes concerning the probability of the series of floods that occur in El Paso, Texas on August 2006 and several mathematics tricks are presented.

The article presents questions and answers related to geometry including the reason why the triangular tool is called a square, drawing a triangle that includes a sill angle, and writing a trigonometric equation by using radian measure.

The article presents questions and answers related to mathematics and Major League Baseball which include making a conjecture about applying the binomial probability distribution function to an n-game series, testing the conjecture by determining the probability of the poorer team in the series, and satisfaction fo the requirement used for the binomial probability distribution function.

The article presents mathematical problems based on a photograph of the University of Texas at El Paso. It mentions that the architecture of the university was influenced by Bhutanese monasteries and featured roofs with overhanging eaves, inward-sloping walls, and inset windows. The article includes a question on the estimation of the slope of the outer walls, the computation of the area of octagonal windows, and the comparison of acute angles of the buildings. The article also provides answers to the mathematical questions.

The article presents mathematical problems based on print and electronic media article such as the "Safe Havens" and "The Aral Sea" as well as provides solutions to the problem.

Highlights ethnicity and diversity in teaching algebra to students. Significance of teaching mathematics history; Diversity through multiple representations of mathematical problems and solutions; Diversity through the object concept of mathematical functions.

Quizzes concerning the mathematical concepts of gini index and lottery lunacy are presented. INSET: Gini Index.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Avoiding a Common Pitfall," in the September 2006 issue, "The Art of Posing Problems and Guiding Investigations," by Dugdale et al, in the October 2004 issue, and an article about a method of working with diagonals in a polygon.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Empirical Approaches to the Birthday Problem" in the September 2012 issue.

The article presents additional insights from the author related to his article "Sizing Up Class Size: A Deeper Classroom Investigation of Central Tendency" that was published in the December 2009/January 2010 issue of the periodical "Mathematics Teacher."

A letter to the editor is presented in response to several articles including "Mediants Make (Number) Sense of Fraction Foibles" by Eric McDowell and "Paradoxes in Averages" by John Mitchem in the April 1989 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article, "Speaking Up and Speaking Out about Gender in Mathematics," by Laurie Rubel which appeared in the February 2016 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Applied Algebra: The Modeling Technique of Least Squares," by Jeremy Zelkowski and Robert Mayes in the August 2008 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Using Technology to Optimize and Generalize: The Least-Squares Line," by Maurice J. Burke, and Ted R. Hodgson in the September 2007 issue.

Several letters to the editor and a reply are presented in response to the article "A Refreshingly Rational Approach to the Center of Mass," by Theodore Hodgson and David Schultz in the May 2015 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Rolling the Dice" by Delving Deeper in the March 2013 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Don't Fret Over Exponential Functions" by Matson and Grigoriadou in the December 2012-January 2013 issue, which discusses problems for locating fret positions of stringed instruments.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Fifteen: Combining Magic Squares and Tic-Tac-Toe," by Joseph Yeo in the August 2012 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article in April 2012 issue, which discusses the biblical census to round off the numbers in mathematics.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "A Visual Sense of Numbers," by Samuel Derman in the November 2010 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Learning to Map and Mapping to Learn Our Students' Worlds," Laurie H. Rubel, Haiwen Chu and Lauren Shookhoff in the April 2011 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "A Visual Sense of Numbers," by Samuel Derman in the November 2010 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Teaching Trigonometric Functions: Lessons Learned from Research," by Keith Weber in the September 2008 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Averaging Rates: Deciding When to Use the Harmonic or Arithmetic Mean," by Brown and Rizzardi in the May 2005 issue.

The article focuses on decennial redistricting explained with the help of a hypothetical state. The state is marked with twenty residents represented by coloured dots indicating political allegiances. The students are asked to divide the state into four districts each with five residents. Green and purple colour of the dots represent political parties.

Several letters to the editor are presented including one on sequence problem, another in response to articles "Magic Numbers" by Anita Schuloff in the November 2014 issue, and "Engaging with Constructive and Nonconstructive Proof" by Garofalo and colleagues in the February 2015 issue.