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SMMG - September 2009

Dr. Michael Starbird
Saturday September 12, 2009, 10 AM - 12 PM
Location: FAC 21 (On the UT campus)
Group Leader: Dr. Michael Starbird, University of Texas
Topic: Topology
Title:  Doughnuts, Dogbones, and Topology

Click here for the poster.

For pictures from Dr. Starbird's talk, click here.

Math Circle - September 2009

Cody Patterson
Sunday September 20, 2009, 1 PM - 3 PM
Location: RLM 4.102 (On the UT campus)
Group Leader: Cody Patterson, University of Texas
Topic:  Algebra
Title:  Startling Symmetries for Puzzling Polynomials

For the handout from Cody's talk, click here.
For pictures from Cody's talk, click here.

SMMG - October 2009

Dr. Elaine Rich
Saturday October 3, 2009, 10 AM - 12 PM
Location: FAC 21 (On the UT campus) 
Group Leader: Dr. Elaine Rich, University of Texas
Topic: Theoretical Computer Science
Title: Easy, Hard, Impossible

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For pictures from Dr. Rich's talk, click here.
For a video of Dr. Rich's talk, click here.

Math Circle - October 2009


Dave Jensen
Sunday October 18, 2009, 1 PM - 3 PM
Location: RLM 4.102 (On the UT campus)
Group Leader: Dave Jensen, University of Texas
Topic: Set Theory, Elections
Title: Filters and Social Choice

For pictures from Dave's talk, click here.
For the handout from Dave's talk, click here.
For a video of Dave's talk, click here.


Math Adventure - November 2009

Save the date!
Sunday November 1, 2009, 1 PM - 3 PM
Location:  East Mall (on the UT campus)
Rain Location:  JGB 2.216 (on the UT campus)

For pictures from the Math Adventure, click here.
For solutions to the Math Adventure games, click here.

SMMG - November 2009


Dr. Brad Henry Saturday November 14, 2009, 10 AM - 12 PM
Location: FAC 21 (On the UT campus)
Group Leader: Dr. Michael B Henry, University of Texas
Topic: Cryptography
Title: Keeping Secrets:  From Ancient Egypt to Modern Cryptography

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Math Circle - November 2009


Joh Meth
Sunday November 22, 2009, 1 PM - 3 PM
Location: RLM 4.102 (On the UT campus)
Group Leader:  John Meth
Topic: Venn diagrams and logic
Title: Venn Diagrams and the Logic of Sets


SMMG - December 2009



Saturday December 5, 2009, 10 AM - 12 PM
Location: FAC 21 (On the UT campus)
Group Leader: Dr. George Innis
Title: Errors:  Can't Live With 'Em, Can't Live Without 'Em

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