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Spring 2020, Central Florida Math Circle<\/h2>\n

The Central Florida Math Circle is an effort of the Department of Mathematics<\/a> at the University of Central Florida<\/a> to offer the middle school students of the Central Florida region an opportunity to have fun with mathematics.<\/p>\n

The Math Circle is not directed towards a particular curriculum; it is not a class, a lecture or a tutorial. It is a directed experience in the encouragement of student discovery of mathematics. We are happy to be part of a national effort \u201cThe National Association of Math Circles<\/a>\u201d to encourage and develop mathematical insight in students.<\/p>\n

Registration<\/h2>\n

The registration is now closed. Please contact Dr. Kwon at seongchun.kwon@ucf.edu if you want to join.<\/p>\n

Our Sessions<\/h2>\n

All sessions are guided by math\/math education faculties, graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Central Florida. Each session consists of two parts. In the first part of each session (2:00 pm \u2013 3:30 pm), faculty members will give talks on the intriguing topics of mathematics or lead mathematical explorations. In the second part of each session (3:30 pm \u2013 4:30 pm), students will be engaged in problem-solving and discussion activities with the enrichment topics which are well-aligned with their curriculums. For the second part, there are three groups: Grade 6, Grade 7 and 8 and Advanced group. Each group is lead by our graduate students who introduce the topics and lead the problem-solving related discussion.<\/p>\n

All sessions will be held on Saturdays, 2:00 pm – 4: 30 pm, on the third floor in the Mathematical Sciences Building\u00a0<\/a>on the UCF campus. Students will come to the 3rd floor of the Mathematical Sciences Building in UCF campus to get a name tag at the reception table. The room number on the same floor in the same building will be informed to the registered participants later.<\/p>\n

Parents Guide<\/a><\/h2>\n

Spring 2020 Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Session<\/td>\nDate<\/td>\nSpeaker<\/td>\nTitle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nJanuary 25<\/td>\nDr. Brennan<\/td>\nContinued fractions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nFebruary 1<\/td>\nDr. Griffiths<\/td>\nClock Arithmetic and Zeller\u2019s Formula<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nFebruary 8<\/td>\nDr. Pensky<\/td>\nHow likely is that?\u00a0 Evaluation of probabilities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nFebruary 15<\/td>\nDr. Jenkins<\/td>\nWinning Games with Math: Nim and other games that you can “solve” mathematically.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nFebruary 22<\/td>\nDr. Yong<\/td>\nGame Theory: A Glance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nFebruary 29<\/td>\nDr. Yang<\/td>\nLogical Reasoning: If you give a mouse a cookie\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nMarch 7<\/td>\nDr. Ram Mohapatra and Dr. Jhunu Mohapatra<\/td>\nExploring base 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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What should students bring?<\/h3>\n

Students will bring a notebook and pencils. Students will come with a desire to see mathematics in a different way.<\/p>\n

Faculty Team <\/a><\/h2>\n

Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/h2>\n