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Introducing:  Dave Jensen Dave's gonna give us candy! Dave, Bridget, and Bridget's dad chat about total orderings. Students and graduate student volunteers discuss the mathematical implications of candy. Thinking about candy is almost as fun as eating it! This family came directly to Math Circle from their weekend camping trip just to learn some math. Is "love" a total ordering? How are we going to use these total orderings to determine who wins the election? Dave is shocked by the students' reaction to his Ross Perot reference.  (Perhaps Dave is getting older than he'd like to admit...) Ross Perot?  I wasn't even born yet! Dictator Dave poses with his "elected" candy -- Tootsie Roll Pops.

 Dave Jensen - smmg@math.utexas.edu
Department of Math, UT Austin, 1 University Station C1200, Austin, TX 78712
Phone: 512-475-9138 | Fax: 512-471-9038 | Office: RLM 9.144