by Terrence Bisson | Jan 30, 2013 | Projects
Terry Bisson prepared a “Puzzlers” activity sheet: http://blogs.canisius.edu/themathcircle/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2013/01/Puzzlers.pdf and we had pizza!
by Terrence Bisson | Jan 30, 2013 | Projects
Christopher Eppolito prepared an activity sheet on the arbelos: http://blogs.canisius.edu/themathcircle/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2013/01/ArbelosMCircle.pdf We used compasses!
by Terrence Bisson | Nov 6, 2012 | Projects
For Spring 2013, The Canisius Math Circle met on Tuesdays from 4 pm to 5:30 pm in SH1053 in the new Science Hall at Canisius College (2001 Main St. Buffalo NY). Meetings were: Jan 29, Feb 5, Feb 12, Feb 26, Mar 5, Mar 12, Mar 19 and Mar 26 Here is a brief description...
by Terrence Bisson | Nov 6, 2012 | Projects
We have our regular math circle meeting Nov.6 at the regular time and place (despite school closures for Election Day). Our topic: Random Walks, with guest presentation by Professor Harry O’Malley. Here are some links for doing experiments:...
by Terrence Bisson | Oct 30, 2012 | Projects
We had our math circle meeting Oct.30 at the regular time and place (despite Hurricane Sandy and closed city schools). Our topic was some extra exploration of some of our recent projects. Please feel free to add ideas to the comments below. From MC 1 we looked at a...
by Terrence Bisson | Oct 30, 2012 | Projects
Prof. Mary Ann Harasymowycz (Williamsville N.) gave us project on Catalan numbers. They are the numbers that come up when you count things in lots of seemingly different problems, from handshakes, from geometry, from parenthesis forming, etc. They also come up in...
