Math Circle

Logical Arithmetic.

This week, we will finish up our investigation of Pick’s theorem and extensions. Then we turn to a new topic: Logical Arithmetic.What math can we do with only two numbers, 0 and 1? We are going to do a deep dive into modulo two arithmetic. Math Circle OnlineSaturday 28 January 7pm Look to email for …

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Area Adventure 2

Last week we discovered a simple but powerful rule for calculating the area of a polygon on a grid. But can we prove that rule? Can we extend it to other problems? Math Circle OnlineSaturday 21 January 7pm Look to email for login instructions.

Area Adventure

Please join us for an Adventure where we look at the Areas of various shapes on a Lattice Landscape. To participate, you will need a few pieces of graph paper. If you don’t have any, you can print some here. Math Circle OnlineSaturday 14 January 7pm Look to email for login instructions.

Holiday Gathering 2022

We’ve had a full semester of interesting math online. Please join us for our end of year holiday gathering in person! Math Circle (In Person)Nashua Public Library2 Court St, Nashua, NHSunday December 18 2022 1:00-3:00pm You should purchase a package of unsharpened pencils like this beforehand. We will focus on making a nice “ornament”, constructed of 72 …

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Hide and Seek

This week guest mentor Steve Heller, a computer scientist and math wizard, will introduce us to a new activity: Hide and Seek. When the cat’s away, the mice will play. But now the cat is back… Math Circle OnlineSaturday December 10 2022 7:00-8:30pm Look to email for login instructions.

Rock Math and Setun Arithmetic

Please join us this Saturday as we continue our investigation of Rock Math. The Aliens Have Landed and they are most fascinated by the Rock Math system – it resembles their own Setun Arithmetic. Math Circle OnlineSaturday December 3 2022 7:00-8:30pm Look to email for login instructions.

No Math Circle this weekend

There will be no Math Circle this Saturday. Enjoy your Thanksgiving Weekend and see you next week! Here’s a riddle for your amusement:Q: What did the mathematician say after Thanksgiving dinner? A:

Rock Math

Farmer Billy had a single rock he used to weigh out 40 pounds of feed. He lent this rock to his neighbor Farmer Bob who accidentally broke the rock into four pieces. After Billy investigated the four pieces, he came to a sudden realization. Math Circle OnlineSaturday November 19 2022 7:00-8:30pm Look to email for …

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A Fairish Coin Game

Please join us this Saturday as we play a coin flipping that is fair, or at least appears fair. Math Circle OnlineSaturday November 12 2022 7:00-8:30pm Look to email for login instructions.

More Coin Games

This Saturday we will look at some applications of Rev. Bayes’s Theorem, including a problem that stumps most doctors. Then will play a fair(ish) game about flipping coins. Math Circle Online Saturday November 5 2022 7:00-8:30pm Look to email for login instructions.