Math Circle

Teeter Totter Geometry

The Math Circle resumes with our first session of 2025: Teeter Totter Geometry. Mathematics has many applications in physics. But now we are going to flip that around, and use physics to address questions in mathematics. Math Circle OnlineSunday 12 January 2025 7pm Look to email for login instructions.

Math Circle Celebration (in person)

Please join us for an in-person Math Circle celebration this Sunday! The theme will be Snow Math, and there will also be various puzzles. Refreshments will be served. There is plenty of free parking nearby. Here are the details: Math Circle In PersonNashua Public Library2 Court Street, Nashua NHSunday December 15th 1:00-3:00pm RSVP by email …

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Alpha Beta Integers

This week we will investigate a special case of α – β numbers: all numbers of the form a+bα+cβ, where a, b, and c are integers. Math Circle OnlineSunday 8 December 2024 7pm Look to email for login instructions.

More Alpha Beta Numbers

Hope you all enjoyed your turkey… Let’s continue our study of α – β numbers: can we do arithmetic with them? Then we will turn our attention to the special case of α – β integers. Math Circle OnlineSunday 1 December 2024 7pm Look to email for login instructions.

Alpha Beta Numbers

Our end of season math celebration is scheduled for 1pm Sunday December 15 at the Nashua Public Library! More info on that later. This weekend, we will introduce two numbers that we will call α and β, which follow two simple rules. From that all else will follow. Math Circle OnlineSunday 24 November 2024 7pm …

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Arithmetic with 4 Numbers

This week, we’ll look at arithmetic with four numbers – is it even possible? Then we’ll turn our attention to a fun game called LAP. Math Circle OnlineSunday 17 November 2024 7pm Look to email for login instructions.

True, False, or Unknown?

This week will we apply the Rock Math concepts from last week to building logic circuits that can handle true, false, or unknown values. Math Circle OnlineSunday 10 November 2024 7pm Look to email for login instructions.

More Rock Math.

Farmer Billy and Farmer Bob have patented their Billy-Bob rock weights and the corresponding rock algorithms. These have been enthusiastically adopted as the de facto standard for feed weighing by farmers everywhere. This allowed Billy and Bob to earn a comfortable living, although they are dismissed as crackpots by the rest of the world. All …

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Rock Math.

We turn to a new topic this week. Farmer Billy had a special 40 pound rock that he used for weighing out 40lb sacks of grain. When Farmer Bob accidentally broke the rock, Farmer Billy was quite pleased. Math Circle OnlineSunday 27 October 7pm Look to email for login instructions.

Still More Logical Arithmetic

This Sunday we will apply what we’ve learned about Logical Arithmetic to some new problems. If you have not already done so, you are encouraged to open a free account at CircuitVerse. Math Circle OnlineSunday 20 October 7pm Look to email for login instructions.