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=Advice on presenting at the Madison Math Circle= | =Advice on presenting at the Madison Math Circle= | ||
This page | This page is meant as a resource for presenters at the Madison Math Circle. | ||
Who is the audience? | ==Who is the audience?== | ||
The audience currently consists primarily of middle school students, but there are some high school students and a few advanced elementary school students as well. The number of students has varied somewhat dramatically in recent semesters, but you should expect about 10-20 students. | |||
==Selecting a topic== | |||
We have seen successful math circle presentations on a huge range topics, including pure math, applied math, computer science, and more. Basically any topic with a mathematical or quantitative component could be an appropriate topic. | |||
The book Circle in a Box by Sam Vandervelde (which is available online http://www.mathcircles.org/node/65 | |||
or at our very own math library).You can | |||
==How should I spend my time?== | |||
In order to | |||
==Supplies== | |||
==AV Equipment== | |||
Comments on AV equipment. | Comments on AV equipment. | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 14 August 2014
Advice on presenting at the Madison Math Circle
This page is meant as a resource for presenters at the Madison Math Circle.
Who is the audience?
The audience currently consists primarily of middle school students, but there are some high school students and a few advanced elementary school students as well. The number of students has varied somewhat dramatically in recent semesters, but you should expect about 10-20 students.
Selecting a topic
We have seen successful math circle presentations on a huge range topics, including pure math, applied math, computer science, and more. Basically any topic with a mathematical or quantitative component could be an appropriate topic.
The book Circle in a Box by Sam Vandervelde (which is available online http://www.mathcircles.org/node/65 or at our very own math library).You can
How should I spend my time?
In order to
Supplies
AV Equipment
Comments on AV equipment.