SMMG

SMMG - August 2011

Saturday August 27, 2011, 10 AM-12 PM
Location: RLM 4.102 (On the UT campus)

Group Leader: Dr. Michael Starbird,
The University of Texas

Title: What are the chances?
Clear vision in the fog of probabilities.
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What are the chances of shared birthdays, pairs of brothers, Cadillacs behind talk-show doors, and quack medicine working? Some probabilistic results seem counterintuitive, and the logic involved in making good decisions based on those results can be correspondingly surprising. This talk will explore various examples of probabilistic and statistical anomalies that will surprise and delight you.

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Math Circle - September 2011

Sunday September 11, 2011, 1 PM-3 PM
Location: RLM 4.102 (On the UT campus)

Group Leader: Sam Ballas,
The University of Texas

Title: "Infinitely many mathematicians walk into a coffee shop..."
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SMMG - September 2011

Saturday September 24, 2011, 10 AM-12 PM
Location: RLM 4.102 (On the UT campus)

Group Leader: Dr. Brandy Guntel,
The University of Texas

Title: Circuits and paths: bridging our understanding with graphs
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Math Circle - October 2011

Sunday October 2, 2011, 1 PM-3 PM
Location: RLM 4.102 (On the UT campus)

Group Leader: Karin Knudson,
The University of Texas

Title: Edges, vertices, and a splash of color
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SMMG - October 2011

Saturday October 22, 2011, 10 AM-12 PM
Location: RLM 4.102 (On the UT campus)

Group Leader: Dr. Eduardo Cabral Balreira,
Trinity University, San Antonio

Title: Flip a coin and surf the web: a Google approach to web search
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Math Circle - November 2011

Sunday November 6, 2011, 1 PM-3 PM
Location: RLM 4.102 (On the UT campus)

Group Leader: Alice Mark,
The University of Texas

Title: OXHZAF! Symmetries in the plane and wallpaper patterns.
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SMMG - November 2011

Saturday November 12, 2011, 10 AM-12 PM
Location: RLM 4.102 (On the UT campus)

Group Leader: Dr. Samuel Obara,
Texas State University, San Marcos

Title: Spatial reasoning via 2D and 3D solids
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The AMC 8 Math Contest
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

SMMG will be hosting the AMC 8 mathematics contest. Check our AMC page for more info!.