doc. RNDr. Jaroslav Zhouf, Ph.D.

Publications

70 years of the Mathematical Olympiad in Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) and 100 years of its predecessor

Authors
Year
2023
Published
Ani jeden matematický talent nazmar 2022. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2023. p. 19-31. ISBN 978-80-7435-912-5.
Type
Proceedings paper
Annotation
It is a remembrance of a well-known mathematics competition in Czechoslovakia and now in the Czech Republic. The competition has existed in our country for 70 years, its predecessor was a magazine competition in Rozhledy matematicko-přírodovědné.

Autumn school of talent care with international participation of MAKOS in data

Authors
Zhouf, J.; Molnár, J.M.
Year
2023
Published
Ani jeden matematický talent nazmar 2022. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2023. p. 92-93. ISBN 978-80-7435-912-5.
Type
Proceedings paper
Annotation
The article presents the well-known international conference MAKOS. Mainly, however, statistical data on this conference are presented, e.g. persons, venues, proceedings.

Formation of Pythagorean Triplets

Authors
Zhouf, J.; Kocanda, L.K.
Year
2023
Published
Ani jeden matematický talent nazmar 2022. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2023. p. 58-65. ISBN 978-80-7435-912-5.
Type
Proceedings paper
Annotation
The article presents a method by which pythagorean triplets can be formed.

Information about publishing publications Portal II

Authors
Year
2023
Published
Ani jeden matematický talent nazmar 2022. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2023. p. 107-115. ISBN 978-80-7435-912-5.
Type
Proceedings paper
Annotation
One publication is presented and problems published in it. Problem solving is left to the reader.

Three special points lying on one line V

Authors
Year
2023
Published
Matematika-fyzika-informatika. 2023, 23(3), 184-194. ISSN 1210-1761.
Type
Article
Annotation
The article presents other examples where significant geometric points lie on a single line.

Three special points lying on one line V

Authors
Year
2023
Published
Matematika-fyzika-informatika. 2023, 32(3), 184-194. ISSN 1805-7705.
Type
Article
Annotation
Other interesting problems about three points lying on one line. In evidence, mainly identical and similar images are used.

Jubilee year 2022 from the perspective of the history of the Mathematical Olympiad

Authors
Year
2022
Published
Pokroky matematiky, fyziky a astronomie. 2022, 67(4), 247-254. ISSN 0032-2423.
Type
Article
Annotation
The year 2022 is a multiple year for the Mathematical Olympiad in both the Czech Republic and the former Czechoslovakia. The activities that preceded the Mathematical Olympiad are also put in perspective.

The 1921 Lookout magazine of Rozhledy competition

Authors
Year
2022
Published
MAKOS 2021. Olomouc: Vydavatelství UP Olomouc, 2022. p. 70-83.
Type
Proceedings paper
Annotation
In 1921, the journal Rozhledy of Mathematics and Natural Sciences was published. In this journal, tasks from mathematics, physics and descriptive geometry were published for readers. Here are the tasks from this year, their solutions and other comments by the author on the tasks as well as on the magazine itself.

Three special points lying on one line IV

Authors
Year
2022
Published
Matematika - fyzika - informatika. 2022, 31(4), 261-269. ISSN 1210-1761.
Type
Article
Annotation
Continuing the presentation of interesting tasks on three points lying on one line. The evidence mainly uses two sentences, namely Menelaus's and Ceva's.

An information about publications of the publishing house Portal

Authors
Year
2021
Published
Ani jeden matematický talent nazmar 2019. Hradec Králové: Univerzita Hradec Králové. Pedagogická fakulta, 2021. vol. 9. ISBN 978-80-7435-846-3.
Type
Proceedings paper
Annotation
The article presents two mathematical publications published by Portal. One particular mathematical problem is presented from each publication.

Interesting Number 18

Authors
Year
2021
Published
MAKOS 2019 a 2020. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci. Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2021. ISBN 978-80-244-5943-1.
Type
Proceedings paper
Annotation
The contribution uses Ceva's theorem to solve planimetric tasks.

Mathematical competitions in Czech and Russian journals

Authors
Year
2021
Published
Ani jeden matematický talent nazmar 2019. Hradec Králové: Univerzita Hradec Králové. Pedagogická fakulta, 2021. p. 143-146. vol. 9. ISBN 978-80-7435-846-3.
Type
Proceedings paper
Annotation
The article presents mathematical competitions for secondary and primary schools in Czech and Russian journals. It is interesting to compare the large volume of competitions in Russian magazines versus Czech magazines.

Mathematical Terminology

Authors
Year
2021
Published
MAKOS 2019 a 2020. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci. Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2021. p. 55-64. ISBN 978-80-244-5943-1.
Type
Proceedings paper
Annotation
A look into the history of mathematical terminology and a look at its changes to the present day

Three special points lying on one line I

Authors
Year
2021
Published
Matematika-fyzika-informatika. 2021, 30(3), ISSN 1805-7705.
Type
Article
Annotation
The article deals with several special trinities of points in a plane that lie on a single line.

Three special points lying on one line II

Authors
Year
2021
Published
Matematika-fyzika-informatika. 2021, 30(4), 261-271. ISSN 1805-7705.
Type
Article
Annotation
The article deals with several special trinities of points in a plane that lie on a single line.

Almost 100 years of Rozhledy matematicko-fyzikální

Authors
Year
2020
Published
Matematický svět mezi válkami. Praha: ČVUT/FD/Fakulta dopravní/Ústav aplikované matematiky, 2020. Dějiny matematiky. vol. 65. ISBN 978-80-01-06792-5.
Type
Book chapter
Annotation
One of the oldest journals in the Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic is Rozhledy matematicko-fyzikální. This work looks at the history of this magazine from its inception to its present time.

Identical Powers in Various Number Systems

Authors
Year
2017
Published
Rozhledy matematicko-fyzikální. 2017, 92(2017)(4), ISSN 0035-9343.
Type
Article
Annotation
The article presents analogical expressions for the same powers in the numeral systems of differenet bases. The factorization formula for z^(z+1) - 1 and z^(z+1) + 1 is also derived.

Social game of Triomino

Authors
Year
2017
Published
Společenská hra Trimino. Olomouc: Vydavatelství UP Olomouc, 2017.
Type
Proceedings paper
Annotation
A new social game with blocks of triomino, something like the game GO.

Are IQ tests realy IQ tests?

Authors
Year
2016
Published
Ani jeden matematický talent nazmar. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2016. p. 51-57. ISBN 978-80-7435-631-5.
Type
Proceedings paper
Annotation
The article relates one type of mathematical tasks, i.e. the adding of a number series, which are often a part of IQ tests. These tasks have no unambiguous solving, and therefore they have a negative influence on the final person IQ.

It is not possible to rely on analogies

Authors
Year
2016
Published
Sborník semináře Makos 2013, 2014 a 2015. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci. Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2016. p. 112-117. ISBN 978-80-244-5015-5.
Type
Proceedings paper
Annotation
The article is about one problem from international mathematical olympiad which surprisingly has different results in dimensions 1, 2, and 3.

Mathematical games

Authors
Year
2016
Published
Ani jeden matematický talent nazmar. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2016. p. 57-61. ISBN 978-80-7435-631-5.
Type
Proceedings paper
Annotation
How to motivate pupils for the study of mathematics? It is good to propound an attractive thema from time to time, ant to teach it by more free form. One of these themas is a mathematical game during the lesson.

Wonderfull probability

Authors
Year
2016
Published
Sborník semináře Makos 2013, 2014 a 2015. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci. Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2016. p. 106-111. ISBN 978-80-244-5015-5.
Type
Proceedings paper
Annotation
The article deals with a special phenomenon of drawing spheres from a hat with different beginning conditions. The results of these phenomenons are very interesting.

Written graduated exams for secondary classes with special mathematics teaching

Authors
Year
2015
Published
4 ed. Praha: Gymnázium Christiana Dopplera, 2015. ISBN 978-80-260-7473-1.
Type
Book
Annotation
A collection of written graduated exams which were solved in classes of secondary schools with special mathematics teaching. The author of these problems is the author of this publication.