Mathday, 2008
Mathday will be held on Monday, March 24, 2008. The plenary lecture will
be by Noble Hendrix, Biometrician, R2 Resource Consultants, Inc.
the title is "One
Fish, Two Fish, False Fish, True Fish" There will be talks,
seminars and field trips from 9 am until noon and there will be labs,
talks, and
more activities from 1:20 pm until 2:00 pm.
Registration forms, which will include the schdedule of fees,
should be available by early
January. For additional information, contact: Leslie Rome-Nagata,
Educational Outreach, University of Washington / Academic Programs,
4311 11th Avenue NE, Suite 330,
Seattle, WA 98105,
PH: 206.685.6431,
FAX: 206.616.9704
Lectures
- Wick Haxton, Physics, "Neutrinos and Mass"
- Ioana Dumitriu, Mathematics, "On Playing Golf with Two Balls and
(other) Mathematical Decision Problems"
- Cliff Mass, Atmospheric Sciences, "How are Weather Forecasts Made?"
- Paul Hacking, Mathematics, "The Curvature of Surfaces"
- Tim Chartier, Mathematics, "Mime-matics"
- Zack Treisman, Mathematics, "Map Making and Vice-Versa"
- Moshe Rosenfel, Mathematics, "Tricky Mathematics and Mathematical
Tricks"
- Alexandra Nichifor, Mathematics, "Warped Spaces"
- Millie Johnson, Mathematics, WWU, "Why Dogs have Wet Noses and
Other Mathematical Insights"
- Monty McGovern, Mathematics, "Fibonacci Numbers and Chinese Nim"
The following items are on the current schedule; more may be added.
Field Trips and Labs
- Applied Physics Lab (all sessions)
- Oceanography Lab
- Planetarium (all sessions)
- Seismology Lab
Other Activities
- Math and Sudoku
- Paper folding and geometric models
- Career panel
- Undergraduate panel
- Boomerangs
- Math'n Stuff -- mathematical games
- Luncheon Discussion for Teachers
- Geometry computer lab
- Mathematical Card Tricks
- M&M Show: Math and Magic
- Light and Shadow
Here's a link to the UW Outreach Mathday
website. It includes registration information.
Attendance Grant
Wells Fargo has generously
funded a grant to support Mathday attendance
by Seattle and Tacoma public high schools. The application should be submitted by
February 1, 2008, but late applications will be considered.
Added February 5: It is not too late to apply, however it is best to
apply soon.
The latest schedule.
Volunteer
Assignments
Volunteer meeting Agenda (htm version)
Volunteer instructions
Maps; Classroom
services.
morrow@math.washington.edu