Madison Math Circle Abstracts
August 6 2016
| Science Saturday |
| Title: Game Busters |
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The goal of our station will be to explore the mathematics related to the games: Set, Nim, and Chomp. We will have stations where individuals can drop by play a few games and explore these games for themselves. (We will have worksheets and volunteers providing guidance.) Additionally, anyone will be able to challenge our Master of Nim with fun prizes available for beating them. (Note: This is at a special time and location.) |
September 12 2016
| Jean-Luc Thiffeault |
| Title: Why do my earbuds keep getting entangled? |
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I'll discuss the mathematics of random entanglements. Why is it that it's so easy for wires to get entangled, but so hard for them to detangle? |
September 19 2016
| TBD |
| Title: Is Any Knot Not the Unknot? |
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You're walking home from school, and you pull out your head phones to listen to some tunes. However, inevitably they are a horribly tangled mess, but are they really a knot? We'll talk about what exactly is a knot, and how we can tell when something is not the unknot. |
September 26 2016
| Megan Maguire |
| Title: Coloring Maps |
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Have you ever noticed that in colored maps of the US bordering states are never the same color? That's because it would be super confusing! But how many different colors do we need in order to avoid this? Come find out and learn more cool things about coloring maps. |
October 3 2016
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October 10 2016
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October 17 2016
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October 24 2016
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October 31 2016
| n/a |
| Title: No Meeting |
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Enjoy Halloween. |
November 7 2016
| TBD |
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November 14 2016
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November 21 2016
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