by Terrence Bisson | Mar 24, 2020 | EventCalendar, Uncategorized
Hi, like everywhere else, our meeting place at Canisius College is closed for the interim. If anyone is interested in good math activities to work on at home, please send an email to bisson@canisius.edu. Stay healthy and wise!
by Terrence Bisson | Jan 21, 2020 | EventCalendar, Events Fall 2019
Welcome to Math Circle for Spring 2020, at Canisius College’s Science Hall (2001 Main St. Buffalo NY). Our Math Circle is a free program where students from grades 5 – 12 can get together to investigate concepts in mathematics! We look forward to seeing you back or...
by Terrence Bisson | Nov 4, 2019 | EventCalendar, Events Fall 2019
Hi we won’t be holding our Math Circle meetings for November 12 and November 19 (and no meeting November 5 election day). But we will be back in February 2020. See you then.
by shatzel | Oct 1, 2019 | Events Fall 2019, Uncategorized
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by Terrence Bisson | Sep 5, 2019 | Events Fall 2019, Uncategorized
Welcome to Math Circle for Fall 2019, at Canisius College’s Science Hall (2001 Main St. Buffalo NY). It is a free program where students from grades 5 – 12 can get together to investigate concepts in mathematics! We look forward to seeing you back or...
by Terrence Bisson | Apr 2, 2019 | Old Events
Dear Friends, There is no meeting for Math Circle scheduled for April 2nd. Our last two meetings will by April 9th and April 16th. We look forward to seeing you all for these afternoons.
by courtadl | Apr 25, 2017 | Projects
Hi Everyone! Thank you for another great year of Math Circle! We thoroughly enjoyed getting to know all of you and exploring different math problems with you. As promised, below is a picture of what your kite should look like when it is put together. Dr. Burns will...
by courtadl | Oct 27, 2016 | Projects
Yesterday, Tuesday 10/25, Dr. Bisson introduced Squirrel Girl and binary numbers. Ever think you could count past five on one hand? Dr. Bisson taught us how to count to 31 on one hand- and yes, a hand with only five fingers! The students quickly organized...
by Terrence Bisson | Oct 14, 2016 | Projects
Tuesday October 18: KenKen and related arithmetic puzzles! Tuesday October 25: Squirrel Girl and applied dactylonomy! Tuesday November 1: Chess is a puzzle! ALREADY DONE: September 27: The game of penny jumping October 4: Logic...
by Terrence Bisson | Mar 1, 2016 | Projects
We studied an interesting game using 0’s and 1’s: we made some discoveries: it seems that if you start with an odd number of 1’s, the game ends with a 1; but if you start with an even number of 1’s, the game ends with a 0. Do you agree? Here is...
