https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/issue/feed MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Jaroslav Švrček jaroslav.svrcek@upol.cz Open Journal Systems <p><span class="hps">Mathematics–Physics–Informatics is published since 1991. The magazine is a continuation of the earlier one – Mathematics and Physics in school. Its content is focused on the education's problems at primary and secondary schools. There are published contributions in Czech and Slovak language. 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Section editors acknowledge the receipt of the contributions and send them to the reviewers, the authors are informed about the decision. Original technical articles are reviewed by two independent experts in the field in terms of authenticity and originality. Other types of the texts are reviewed by one reviewer. The form <a href="http://mfi.upol.cz/files/formular_recenze_mfi.doc">form</a> for the reviewers can be downloaded.</p><hr /> https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/948 On the occasion of the unreached doc. Stanislav Trávníček's birthday 2025-05-30T20:32:25+00:00 Editor MFI lrichterek@gmail.com 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/949 The national round of the 74th year of the Mathematics Olympiad (category A) 2025-05-30T20:34:53+00:00 Pavel Calábek pavel.calabek@upol.cz 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/950 The national round of the 74th year of the Mathematics Olympiad (category P) 2025-05-30T20:37:15+00:00 Pavel Töpfer Pavel.Topfer@mff.cuni.cz 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/951 The national round of the 66th year of the Physics Olympiad (category A) 2025-05-30T20:57:22+00:00 Lukáš Richterek lukas.richterek@upol.cz 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/941 Kinship triangles 2025-05-29T20:59:24+00:00 Pavel Leischner leischne@pf.jcu.cz <p>Two triangles are said to be kinship if their two corresponding sides are equal and the sum of the angles between the sides is a straight angle. The article describes the characteristics of such triangles and presents examples of their use.</p> 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/942 Numerical Attributes of the Logical Connectives 2025-05-29T21:17:50+00:00 Miloslav Závodný mzavodny@gmail.com <p>The present paper deals with the numerical attributes of the logical connectives. We put the truth functions representing the connectives as formulas using arithmetic operations to truth values of logical variables: <em>a</em>'=1–<em>a</em>, (<em>a</em>∧<em>b</em>)=<em>ab</em>, (<em>a</em>∨<em>b</em>)=<em>a</em>+<em>b</em>-<em>ab</em>= 1–<em>a</em>'<em>b</em>'= <em>a</em>+<em>a</em>'<em>b </em>= <em>b</em>+<em>b</em>'<em>a</em>, (<em>a</em> ⇒ <em>b</em>) = 1–<em>a</em>+<em>ab </em>= 1–<em>ab</em>' = <em>a</em>'+<em>ab</em> = <em>b</em>+<em>a</em>'<em>b</em>' and (<em>a</em> ⇔ <em>b</em>) = 1–(<em>a–</em><em>b</em>)<sup>2</sup>=<em>ab</em>+<em>a</em>'<em>b</em>'=1–<em>ab</em>'–<em>a</em>'<em>b</em>. In this way, we solve formulas of a propositional calculus just as arithmetic expressions. Several illustrative examples are supplied here.</p> 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/943 Three special points lying on one line VI 2025-05-29T21:26:51+00:00 Jaroslav Zhouf jaroslav.zhouf@fit.cvut.cz <p>This article is the sixth continuation of the theme of an interesting trio of points that lie on the same line. The main roles presented here are those that can be used in school teaching. In addition, there is, for example, a statement about the Simson line.</p> 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/944 Interesting math problems 2025-05-29T21:29:12+00:00 Editor MFI lrichterek@gmail.com <p>We continue to publish other problems of our traditional section.</p> 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/946 The possibility of using programming in solving selected MO mathematics problems by students 2025-05-30T20:26:19+00:00 Ladislav Perk ladislav.perk@ujep.cz <p>The article deals with the possibility of using programming to solve selected tasks from the Mathematical Olympiad (MO) by primary and secondary school students. It presents a systematic approach to experimentation and searching as a tool that can facilitate the solution of tasks that would otherwise be difficult or practically unsolvable for students using conventional mathematical methods. The text provides seven specific examples of MO tasks, for which the solution is achieved using simple algorithms in the Python language. The article does not emphasize code optimization, but rather its comprehensibility for readers with basic programming experience. The emphasis is on the connection between mathematics and computer science, the development of digital competencies, and interdisciplinary relationships. The article shows that even basic programming knowledge can expand students' possibilities in solving non-trivial mathematical problems and supports the idea of incorporating programming approaches into mathematics education.</p> 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/947 Visualization using stars and the pitfalls of nonlinear relationships 2025-05-30T20:29:34+00:00 Ondřej Vencálek ondrej.vencalek@upol.cz <p>The article focuses on the issue of data visualization using stars, which are commonly used to evaluate the quality of various services, products, or phenomena. The author points out that converting numerical data into stars is not a trivial task and can easily lead to misleading interpretations. Using a specific example of visualising the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, he demonstrates how the choice of transformation function (e.g., linear, logarithmic, or based on order) significantly impacts the resulting impression of the data. The text emphasizes that none of the presented visualizations is unambiguously correct or ideal—each has its advantages and pitfalls. The author warns that visualization using stars (and other simplified displays) is easily misused for manipulative purposes and recommends caution when interpreting such graphs. The article concludes with a discussion of the nature of the relationship between antibody levels and the degree of protection against infection and encourages deeper reflection on such simplifications.</p> 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/952 New textbook Mathematics for Secondary Schools – Stereometry 2025-05-30T21:01:13+00:00 Petr Emanovský petr.emanovsky@upol.cz 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/953 Reviews of two other translations of important books 2025-05-30T21:03:47+00:00 Zdeněk Půlpán zdenek.pulpan@upce.cz 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/945 We measure the holding force of magnetic foils 2025-05-29T21:36:57+00:00 Markéta Mysíková erhartova@doctrina.cz Vladimíra Erhartová erhartova@doctrina.cz Jiří Erhart jiri.erhart@tul.cz <p>The holding force of magnetic foils is measured using the Vernier school system by tearing the foil off the base. The original magnetic polarization of the foil is then changed to a Halbach array structure with different periods, and the effect on the holding force of the foil is monitored. The measurements show that the original Halbach array structure used in magnetic foils is optimal in terms of holding force compared to the magnetic pole structures we have created.</p> 2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS