Math Circle

More Snow Math

The snow continues, and we continue our investigation of the snowflake. It would be helpful if you could print out these pictures beforehand: hexagon, trinteger graph paper. Math Circle OnlineSaturday February 5 2022 4:00-5:30pm Look to email for login instructions.

Snow Math

To celebrate the Blizzard of ’22, we will have a snow-themed Math Circle this Saturday. It’s online, so grab some scissors, some paper, and some hot chocolate and stay warm inside. Math Circle OnlineSaturday January 29 2022 4:00-5:30pm Look to email for login instructions.

Dividing Circles

This weekend, we are going to investigate what happens when we divide a circle into different regions. It would be helpful if you have a device that allows you to make a circle, such as a compass, or even a plastic cup you can trace. Math Circle OnlineSaturday January 22 2022 4:00-5:30pm Look to email for login instructions.

Counting More Triangles

The Math Circle continues our investigation of Counting Triangles with a given perimeter. Math Circle OnlineSaturday January 15 2022 4:00-5:30pm Look to email for login instructions.

Counting Triangles

Happy New Year! The Math Circle begins the Spring 2022  semester with a new topic: Counting Triangles. Math Circle OnlineSaturday January 8 2022 4:00-5:30pm Look to email for login instructions.

Holiday Gathering 2021

The New Hampshire Math Circle is gathering at the Nashua Public Library for our year end session. We’ll play a popular card game – and take a look at the math behind it. Math Circle (in Real Life!)Saturday December 11 2021 12:00-2:00pmNashua Public Library2 Court St, Nashua, NH

Erratic Quadratic

This weekend, we will investigate equations that look like ax2+bx+c=0. Math Circle OnlineSaturday November 20 2021 4:00-5:30pm Look to email for login instructions.

Squaring the Square with Circuits

We conclude our investigation of the “squaring the square” problem, looking at a connection between the square of square pictures and some electrical circuits. Math Circle OnlineSaturday November 13 2021 4:00-5:30pm Look to email for login instructions.

Squaring the Square Cont’d

We continue our investigation of “squaring the square”, making our own beautiful patterns, suitable for framing or possibly affixing to the refrigerator with a magnet. To participate, you will need: Pencil / eraserAccess to a printerAn account for Mathigon (free to create with an email address)ORGraph paper (if you don’t have any, you can print this) Math Circle OnlineSUNDAY …

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Squaring the Square

This weekend, we will look at a mathematical problem that was first investigated by a group of math students at Cambridge University in the 1930s, called squaring the square. It produces some beautiful patterns, suitable for framing or possibly affixing to the refrigerator with a magnet. To participate, you will need: Pencil / eraserAccess to …

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