Jay Waggoner
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Lima, Ohio, United States
About the store
Jay Waggoner, a native of Fremont, Ohio, received a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from Ohio Northern University and a Master of Arts in Math Education from Bowling Green State University. Jay spent his entire 39 year career teaching for Shawnee Local Schools, near Lima, Ohio. Though he started at the junior high level, he soon moved to the high school level where, at one time or another, he taught every math course ever offered at Shawnee, including AP Calculus, which he taught for the last thirty years of his career. Now retired from teaching, he picks up spending money for vacations by selling used books on eBay and abebooks . . . and writing puzzle books. With the used books, he hopes to sell them for more than he paid for them. With the puzzle books, he hopes to either help many learn or relearn math, and eventually wishes to make math a mainstream recreational activity. That goal will have been attained when John (or Joan) Q. Public sees the license plate - MW1331, and thinks: "My Word, eleven cubed."
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AP AB Calculus,3 Before Calc Puzzles,3 After Calc puzzles
This offering is the six puzzle set of all pre- and post- calculus course puzzles. Three of the puzzles might best be given before the study of Calculus begins, 3 would best be given after the study of Calculus is completed. The six puzzles are: First, a Pre Calculus Mathematician Search wherein the puzzle-doer will search in a "word search" type puzzle for many of the mathematicians, ancient and later, who made contributions to the foundation of what was needed to "build" calculus. Upon conclus
11th - 12th, Higher Education
Calculus, Math Test Prep, Other (Math)
19 STEM Puzzles Blending Mathematics Science,arithmetic,powers,snakes, grammar
This offering is a set of nineteen STEM useful puzzles blending together science and mathematics (14 puzzles) and English and mathematics (5 puzzles. Each of the nineteen puzzles is either accompanied with a Prelude or an introductory paragraph which will give a brief review of the mathematics needed to complete the puzzles as well as explaining how the puzzle part is to be done. The science topics reviewed are snakes, sea shells, hurricanes, Palmetto trees, turtles, alligators, crocodiles, live
7th - 12th, Adult Education
General Science, Grammar, Math Test Prep
36 Puzzle Calculus Package,No Calc AB, 30 Mathacrostics + 6 Other Puzzles
The Three Pre Calculus and Three Post Calculus Puzzles This is a six puzzle set of pre- and post- calculus course puzzles that are different from the “mathacrostics” puzzles. Three of the puzzles might best be given before the study of Calculus begins, 3 would best be given after the study of Calculus is completed. The six puzzles are: First, a Pre Calculus Mathematician Search wherein the puzzle-doer will search in a "word search" type puzzle for many of the mathematicians, ancient
11th - 12th, Higher Education
Calculus, Math Test Prep, Other (Math)
AP Calculus,36 Puzzle Package,3 Beginning of Year, 30 for Year,3 End of Year
The Three Pre Calculus and Three Post Calculus Puzzles This is a six puzzle set of pre- and post- calculus course puzzles that are different from the “mathacrostics” puzzles. Three of the puzzles might best be given before the study of Calculus begins, 3 would best be given after the study of Calculus is completed. The six puzzles are: First, a Pre Calculus Mathematician Search wherein the puzzle-doer will search in a "word search" type puzzle for many of the mathematicians, ancient and later, w
11th - 12th, Higher Education
Calculus, Math Test Prep, Mental Math
No Calc Calc Mathacrostics - an AB AP No Calculator Puzzle Book
These individual puzzles (at present thirty puzzles), and the Calculus Mathacrostic Puzzle book they will make up are intended: to be a “last second” no-calculator Advanced Placement preparation review of a, perhaps, forgotten topic in first quarter Calculus; to be a more pleasant additional assignment (with mostly nice and semi-nice answers) on topics that the teacher feels a class needs more work on; to be given to an individual student who the teacher has noticed needs more work in a certain
10th - 12th, Higher Education
Calculus, Math Test Prep, Mental Math
14 STEM Puzzles Blending Mathematics Science,arithmetic,powers,snakes, turtles
This offering is a set of fourteen STEM useful puzzles blending together both science and mathematics. Each of the fourteen puzzles is either accompanied with a Prelude or an introductory paragraph which will give a brief review of the mathematics needed to complete the puzzles as well as explaining how the puzzle part is to be done. The science topics reviewed are snakes, sea shells, hurricanes, Palmetto trees, turtles, alligators, crocodiles, live oak trees, dolphins, sand, and shoreline defin
7th - 12th, Adult Education
Arithmetic, Earth Sciences, Math Test Prep
Sports Puzzles,Vocabulary,Word Recognition,Math Computation,21 puzzles
This offering is the entire collection of 21 puzzles included in my College Conference puzzles. There are 7 major conferences and I've got three puzzles for each conference - SEC, BIG EAST, Big 10, Big, 12, Pac 12, ACC, and AAC. There are 7 crossword puzzles for older students or middle school students working in teams. (Remember! The point of a crossword is to have a little fun/challenge while you are learning something. You are not supposed to know each answer right away upon glancing at
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Math Test Prep, Reading
4 Puzzle Treasure Island Package,Robert L. Stevenson,Word Search,Crossword
This offering is a four puzzle package of puzzles involving Robert Louis Stevenson and one of his books, Treasure Island. Included are a "math essay" on general knowledge about Stevenson in which addition is used to come up with the appropriate dates and numbers. (The addition is NOT hard, just good to learn/know.) There's a puzzle blending together learning about homonyms and powers of two (for STEM teachers (?). There is a word search on finding the 17 major characters in Treasure Island tha
7th - 12th, Adult Education
Grammar, Math Test Prep, Vocabulary
3 BIG EAST Conference Puzzles,Math Essay,Crossword,Word Search,Fun,Sports
This offering is the complete set of three puzzles on the BIG EAST Conference. Included is the word search (nice for younger students), the Math Essay (nice for students in middle school and high school), and the crossword (nice for high school or middle school "teams.") The intent is ALWAYS to have some fun while learning. The price is a bit of a reduction from buying each of the three separately.
3 BUG EAST Conference Puzzles,Math Essay,Crossword,Word Search,Fun,Sports by Value Added Publish
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Math Test Prep, Vocabulary
3 SEC Puzzles,Crossword,Word Search,Math Essay,Fun,Arithmetic,Vocabulary
This offering is the complete set of three puzzles on the Southeastern Conference (the SEC). Included is the word search (nice for younger students), the Math Essay (nice for students in middle school and high school), and the crossword (nice for high school or middle school "teams".) The intent is ALWAYS to have some fun while learning. The price is a bit of a reduction from buying each of the three separately.
3 SEC Puzzles,Crossword,Word Search,Math Essay,Fun,Arithmetic,Vocabulary by Value
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Arithmetic, Math Test Prep, Vocabulary
3 Atlantic Coast Conference Puzzles,Math Essay,Crossword,Word Search,Fun,Sports
This offering is the complete set of three puzzles on the Atlantic Coast Conference (The ACC). Included is the word search (nice for younger students), the Math Essay (nice for students in middle school and high school), and the crossword (nice for high school or middle school "teams.") The intent is ALWAYS to have some fun while learning. The price is a bit of a reduction from buying each of the three separately.
3 Atlantic Coast Conference Puzzles,Math Essay,Crossword,Word Search,Fun,Sports
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Basic Operations, Math Test Prep, Vocabulary
An Orderly Big 12 Conference History,Order of Operation,beginning exponents
This puzzle is a blend of various lessons that can be done individually as homework or extra credit, or in pairs (if the students are younger.) The intent is to blend some math with learning a little something about the Big 12 Conference. The math which will be learned is focused around learning a little about exponents and a lot about working with the order of operations. (Included IS an explanation and example of the order that we simplify when working with the Order of Operations) The blend i
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Basic Operations, Math Test Prep
Getting the Angles on Mallards, using algebra to find sides and angles
This puzzle, along with most of the other puzzles that I write, is an attempt to integrate, review, and blend. I want to integrate more than one subject in a learning activity. All of life’s experiences are integrated activities. I want to review previous material a student (puzzle doer) has been exposed to. We get better at tasks in life by repetition. I want to blend a learning experience with as many other learning situations as I can. Few life experiences are isolated happenings.
8th - 12th, Adult Education
Algebra, Geometry, Math Test Prep
Pesky Sand Gnats Facts, A Commutative Property of Addition Baseball Puzzle
This puzzle, along with most of the other puzzles that I write, is an attempt to integrate, review, and blend. I want to integrate more than one subject in a learning activity, cross-curricular learning as it were. All of life’s experiences are integrated activities. I want to review previous material a student (puzzle doer) has been exposed to. We get better at tasks in life by repetition. I want to blend a learning experience with as many other learning situations as I can. Few life expe
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Basic Operations, Math Test Prep, Mental Math
AP AB No Calculator,finding limits without L'Hopital's Rule,Math Puzzle 1
This offering is a "mathacrostics" puzzle affording teachers and students another opportunity to practice and/or review finding limits where L'Hopital's Rule is not needed. It is intended to help students prepare for the no-calculator part of the AB AP calculus test. For this reason (and several others) a sheet with complete solutions of all problems given in the puzzle will be included. This puzzle is one of 30 puzzles created for a "first quarter college calculus-type course" - in high scho
10th - 12th, Higher Education
Calculus, Math Test Prep, Other (Math)
Southeastern Conference,SEC by the Numbers,Math Essay,Adding,Subtracting
This puzzle is a blend of various lessons that can be done individually as homework or extra credit, or in pairs (if the students are younger.) The intent is to blend some math with learning a little something about the Southeastern Conference. (the SEC) The math which will be learned is focused around learning quick and mental ways to add and subtract, something that fourth graders to seniors in high school would benefit from). The blend is in learning a little about the history of the Southe
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Math Test Prep
ACC,Atlantic Coast Conference History,Math Essay,Easy Mental Math
This puzzle is a blend of various lessons that can be done individually as homework or extra credit, or in pairs (if the students are younger.) The intent is to blend some math with learning a little something about the Atlantic Coast Conference (the ACC). The math which will be learned is focused around learning quick and mental ways to add whole numbers and fractions with LIKE denominators numbers, something that fifth graders to seniors in high school would benefit from). The blend is in lear
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Basic Operations, Math Test Prep, Mental Math
AAC History,exponents,powers,mental math,basketball,order of operations
This puzzle is a blend of various lessons that can be done individually as homework or extra credit, or in pairs (if the students are younger.) The intent is to blend some math with learning a little something about the American Athletic Conference (the AAC). The math which will be learned is focused around learning exponents and working with the order of operations. (Included IS a short cut way to square numbers ending in five . . . with examples to illustrate the procedure.) The blend is in l
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Basic Operations, Math Test Prep, Mental Math
BIG EAST History,exponents,powers,mental math,basketball,order of operations
This puzzle is a blend of various lessons that can be done individually as homework or extra credit, or in pairs (if the students are younger.) The intent is to blend some math with learning a little something about the BIG EAST Conference. The math which will be learned is focused around learning exponents and working with the order of operations. (Included IS a short cut way to square numbers ending in five . . . with examples to illustrate the procedure.) The blend is in learning a little ab
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Basic Operations, Math Test Prep, Mental Math
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About the store
Experience
Jay Waggoner, a native of Fremont, Ohio, received a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from Ohio Northern University and a Master of Arts in Math Education from Bowling Green State University. Jay spent his entire 39 year career teaching for Shawnee Local Schools, near Lima, Ohio. Though he started at the junior high level, he soon moved to the high school level where, at one time or another, he taught every math course ever offered at Shawnee, including AP Calculus, which he taught for the last thirty years of his career. Now retired from teaching, he picks up spending money for vacations by selling used books on eBay and abebooks . . . and writing puzzle books. With the used books, he hopes to sell them for more than he paid for them. With the puzzle books, he hopes to either help many learn or relearn math, and eventually wishes to make math a mainstream recreational activity. That goal will have been attained when John (or Joan) Q. Public sees the license plate - MW1331, and thinks: "My Word, eleven cubed."
Teaching style
It varies with the class and the chemistry of the class BUT as I progressed in my career two things became increasingly important and evident: First, students (REGARDLESS of their age/class) need to get out of their seats with some degree of frequency and up to the black/white boards to do problems. Only by doing can one learn. Students love it. Second, ALL students need constant review. I try to make reviewing fun with puzzles.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Making Shawnee the Best It Can Be
Presenter at several Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics meetings.
Speaker and presenter at many meetings and sessions.
My own education history
Graduated from Fremont Ross High School.
Bachelor of Arts with a Math Major from Ohio Northern University.
Master of Arts with a Cognate in Mathematics from Bowling Green State University.
Additional biographical information
I see.
I read.
I think.
I do.
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