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Schedule
The Marin Math Circle meets on Wednesdays during the school year from 6:30-8:00 pm at Dominican University of California. We have a new meeting room: starting January 20th, 2010, we will meet in Guzman Lecture Hall, on the second floor of Guzman Hall.
Instructors and topics will vary from week to week. Sessions may include topics from number theory, knot theory, fractal geometry, and game theory. All sessions will include lots of problem solving.
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September 16, 2009
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Tom Davis
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Rational Tangles
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Notes on Rational Tangles
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September 23, 2009
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Zvezdelina Stankova,
Mills College
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Introduction to Number Theory
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Really hard Bulgarian Olympiad Problems
See Chapter 4 of the Berkeley Math Circle book
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September 30, 2009
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Linda Green,
Mills College
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Euler Number
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Euler Number Problems
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October 7, 2009
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Paul Zeitz,
University of San Francisco
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Two is Better than Infinity
Part 1
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Problems Involving 2's, Even and Odds
Homework Problems #1,2,3,4,6,9
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October 14, 2009
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Paul Zeitz,
University of San Francisco
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Two is Better than Infinity
Part 2
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October 21, 2009
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Matthias Beck,
San Francisco State University
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Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Messages
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Modular Arithmetic Codes
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October 28, 2009
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Tatiana Shubin,
San Jose State University
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Mathematical Games
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Find the Winning Strategy
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November 4, 2009
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Kristy Treewater
Danelle French
Venetia Valley
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Exploring Mathematics Using Cuisenaire Rods
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November 11, 2009
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No Math Circle
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Veteran's Day
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November 18, 2009
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Robin Cunningham,
Dominican University of California
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Math Auction
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Math Auction Problems
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November 25, 2009
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No Math Circle
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Thanksgiving
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December 2, 2009
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Linda Green,
Mills College
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Counting Past Infinity
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Bijection Problems
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December 9, 2009
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Matt Kahle,
Stanford University
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Polytopes,
Dimensions 2 and 3
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Polytope Problems
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December 16, 2009
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Matt Kahle,
Stanford University
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Polytopes,
Dimension 4 and Beyond
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Last meeting before winter break.
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January 6, 2010
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Joshua Zucker
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Coins in Twoland
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Coins In Twoland Problems
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January 13, 2010
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Chicha Lynch
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Stellated Polyhedra
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
1:00 - 2:15
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Joshua Zucker
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Special Math Circle,
part of the Mathematical Association of America meeting in the Moscone Center, SF
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All Marin Math Circle students invited.
Parents are welcome with students.
Please RSVP to Linda Green by Wed, Jan 13th if you would like to attend.
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January 20, 2010
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Dave Aukly,
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
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Permutation Puzzles
STARTING THIS WEEK
WE WILL MEET IN GUZMAN HALL!
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Permutation Puzzle Problems
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January 27, 2010
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Paul Zeitz,
University of San Francisco
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Combinatorics
Part 1
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Combinatorics Problems
Do as many of the "Not So Hard" ones as you can for next time.
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February 3, 2010
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Paul Zeitz,
University of San Francisco
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Combinatorics
Part 2
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February 10, 2010
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Paul Zeitz,
University of San Francisco
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Combinatorics
Part 3
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Meeting in Guzman room 104 this week
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February 17, 2010
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Linda Green and others
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NO MATH CIRCLE THIS WEEK
It's Ski Week!
But ... in its place there will be a very optional, very informal, BAMO preparation session. Come work old BAMO problems with us. You're welcome to come whether or not you're planning to take the contest next week. Meet in Guzman 104 at the usual time.
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BAMO Practice Problems
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Bay Area Math Olympiad (BAMO)
Math Contest will be offered in Guzman 302.
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Come for the whole time or drop in for an hour or two.
Pizza will be served at 5:30.
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February 24, 2010
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Maia Averett,
Mills College
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Knots
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March 3, 2010
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Linda Green,
Mills College
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BAMO Aftermath
(tentative)
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March 10, 2010
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Alon Amit
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Four Points, Two Distances
OR
Probability Paradoxes
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March 17, 2010
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TBD
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March 24, 2010
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Tatiana Shubin,
San Jose State University
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Fractions and Circles
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March 31, 2010
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Ted Courant,
Bentley School
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Conic Sections and Kepler's Laws,
Part 1
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April 7, 2010
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Ted Courant,
Bentley School
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Conic Sections and Kepler's Laws,
Part 2
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April 14, 2010
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NO MATH CIRCLE
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Spring Break
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April 21, 2010
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Vera Vertesi,
MSRI
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April 28, 2010
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TBD
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May 5, 2010
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Joshua Zucker
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May 12, 2010
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TBD
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May 19, 2010
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Linda Green,
Mills College
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TBD
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Last math circle for the year.
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