UCSB Math Circle

University of California, Santa Barbara


Schedule Spring 2010
Meetings are on Fridays, 4:00-5:30, at Old Little Theatre in the College of Creative Studies , Room 164B.
Leaders will provide handouts for each session.

This quarter the seminars will cover  the following topics: The concepts of Axiom, Theorem and Proof, Problem Solving Techniques, Geometry, Cryptography, Number Systems, Metric and Metric Spaces, Complex Numbers, Tiling, Game Theory, Fractals, and Infinite Series.

Date
 		Topic
 		Leader
April 9
 		The FUN language
 		Maribel Bueno
April 16
 		Problem Solving Seminar
 		Laura Zirbel
April 23
 		Turn up the volume
 		Beth Fuste
April 30
 		Parity
 		Maribel Bueno
May 7
 		Alphabetia
 		Sonja Mitchell
May 14
 		Absolutely !
 		Beth Fuste
May 21
 		Deciphering damaged codes
 		Julia Galstad
May 28
 		Tiles and telescopes
 		Laura Zirbel
June 4
 		Snowflake
 		Anuroopa Kalbag
June 11
 		Hopping frogs
 		Anuroopa Kalbag

Note: This schedule is subject to change.


Schedule Winter 2010


This quarter seminars will cover the following topics: Binary Representation of Numbers, Cryptography, Set Theory, Knot Theory,  Probability, Origami, Sudoku, and Math Puzzles.


Date Topic
 		Leader
January 8
 		10/1000/1111101110
 		Anuroopa Kalbag
January 15
 		The war of Codemakers and Codebreakers
 		Cetin Kaya Koc
January 22
 		And, Or, and Not
 		Maribel Bueno
January 29
 		ON-SETS competition
 		Maribel Bueno
February 5
 		Let's get tied up in knots
 		Beth Fuste
February 12
 		Holiday
February 19
 		Math and Origami
 		Robert Lang
February 26
 		Let me count the ways
 		Beth Fuste
March 5
 		Meet the pollys
 		Laura Zirbel
March 12
 		Sudoku
Laura Zirbel
March 19
 		Scavenger Hunt
 		Anuroopa Kalbag


Schedule Fall 2009


Date
 		Topic
 		Leader
October 2
 		Thinking Outside the Box
 		Skona Brittain
October 9
 		Triangular Numbers Maribel Bueno
October 16
 		The Seven Bridges of Konigsberg Maribel Bueno
October 23
 		Predicting Patterns Beth Fuste
October 30
 		Let Me Count the Ways (postponed)
 		Beth Fuste
November 6
 		Infinity and Beyond Skona Brittain
November 13
 		Ready, SET, go!
 		Laura Zirbel
November 20
 		Barbie and GIJoe Beth Fuste
November 27
 		Thanksgiving Vacation None
December 4
 		Donuts and Donut Holes Skona Brittain
December 11
 		P3
 		All


Note: This schedule is subject to change. The schedule for the Winter quarter sessions will be available by the end of the Fall quarter. The Spring quarter schedule will be available by the end of the Winter quarter.