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=EQUALS= A CLUB OF INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERY |
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=EQUALS= A CLUB OF INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERY |
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THE TOUGHEST MATH TEST IN AMERICA
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Scared of Math? No need. This club will look at math from a new perspective. But if you need to improve scores immediately --- click here: |
TODAY'S PROBLEM |
| Presentations | Future Meetings | Past Meetings | =EQUALS= |
| February 15, 2012 | January 11, 2012 | ||
| Eastern Kansas Math Summit | March 21, 2012 | December 14, 2011 | Certification Program |
| April 11, 2012 | The Library | ||
| Mid-America Astrophysics | May 9, 2012 | ||
| OEHS Spreadsheet | August 2011 | Posters | |
| Exhibition of Mathematical Art | June 2011 | ||
| April 2011 | Science Circle | ||
| Feynman Imperative | |||
| February 2011 | Discussion Forum | ||
| November 2010 | |||
| October 2010 |
FEBRUARY 2012 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
details coming
We'll look at electron orbits, state capitals, and prime spirals, and do the programming ourselves.
(including Electron Orbits, State Capitals, and Prime Number Spirals)
WEDNESDAY, February 15, 2012
6:00 - 7:00
OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507
14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
JANUARY 2012 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
WEDNESDAY, January 11, 2012
6:00 - 7:00
OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507
14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
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Level 1 Certification
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DECEMBER 2011 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
WEDNESDAY, December 14th
6:00 - 7:00
OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507
14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
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A FEW THINGS WE'LL TALK ABOUT (we didn't get to in November)
1. The Logistic Function.
2. The coloring algorithm in Excel ... RGB (red / green / blue) and vice versa.
3. Problem #2 from the KC Math Challenge - and how to work through problems like this logically.
4. The American Statistical Association 2012 Project / Poster Competition http://www.amstat.org/education/posterprojects/index.cfm
5. Over the break, take a look at the Certification Booklet, Level 1
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OCTOBER 2011 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
TUESDAY, October 18
6:00 - 7:00
OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507
14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
THE FALL SEASON AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM - DIGITALLY EXAMINED!
A CHALLENGE TO YOU
The LEVEL 1 booklet is below - try to do one of the five assignments. They do not take much time.
THE MATH TEST IS ABOVE - try to do problems 1, 2, 3, 10, and 20. THESE ARE ALL DOABLE!
We will also talk about PRIME NUMBERS, and the infinite projects that come from being able to find them.
SEPTEMBER 2011 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
WEDNESDAY, September 14
6:00 - 7:00
OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507
14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
Earthquakes, Probability, A Review of Level 1, and a Look at the "Toughest Math Test in America"
AUGUST 2011 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
WEDNESDAY, August 24
6:00 - 7:30
OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507
14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
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=EQUALS= Monthly Newsletter |
=EQUALS= Level 1 Certification Booklet |
LEVEL 1 SPREADSHEETS |
Fun Articles (click to download for ideas to work on) |
A Fun Video of Fun Things |
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JUNE 2011 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
THURSDAY, June 16th
6:00 - 7:00 (note the time change here)
I'll be posting spreadsheets to be covered shortly. In the meantime, take a look at the May
spreadsheets below. There's four projects, with instructions, and lots of cool things!
The Joplin Tornado - In Context ...
Let's Investigate the History, Frequency, and Power - of Tornados - leading us to the Logic of the Weather Formation
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THURSDAY, May 19th 7:00 - 8:00 OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507 14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
NOTE THE LOCATION CHANGE!
THIS IS A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP! Here is the single spreadsheet, with four tabs at the bottom. Instructions are included on each tab. Additionally, the handout describes a couple of the math formulas used in the spreadsheets.
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THE SPREADSHEET (Click the image to open the spreadsheets - XP & Vista Compatible)
A Recommendation: by clicking on this image, you'll be offered the option to either "Open" or "Save" it. I would save it, and then open it. This allows you to save any work you've done.
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THE HANDOUT (Now Includes the Previous Handout Materials + Extended Instructions) |
WITH MACROS AND PROGRAMS ALL WORKING - JUST TO CHECK YOUR WORK! |
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In addition, we will talk about this competition, with projects due June 9th.
American Statistical Association Project Competition
Weather, earthquakes, population changes, Easter, moon orbits, football, the NBA draft ... whatever your interest, we can find something to model in this spreadsheet, and the narrative really flows from the spreadsheet - and vice versa!
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APRIL 2011 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
THURSDAY, APRIL 21st
7:00 - 8:00
OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507
14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
NOTE THE LOCATION CHANGE!
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Johnson County Topography |
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MARCH 2011 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
THURSDAY, MARCH 31st
7:00 - 8:00
KU-Edwards Campus (127th & Quivira in Overland Park)
Room 165
EASTER IN A SPREADSHEET
(click to download)
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Two Others
February 24, from 7:00 - 8:00 KU-Edwards Campus (127th & Quivira in Overland Park) Room 263 Student Poster Presentation from 6:30-7:00.
Click for February Meeting Information
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(cancelled due to snow)
(Click to open the spreadsheets - XP & Vista Compatible)
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THE TRIANGLE?
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THE CHAOS GAME
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THE WEATHER
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THE MANDELBROT SET
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THE CIRCLE
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=EQUALS= is a math, science, programming, and critical thinking club for Kansas City students and teachers. The club is open to persons of all ages.
There is no cost to attend meetings.
Being a math club might suggest this is for kids good at math. That's true - partially. Despite having my master's degree, I'm not that good at math. This club is for students of all abilities, and for those not-so-good at math, we will look at math from an entirely different perspective.
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BREAKING NEWS!
BENOIT MANDELBROT IS VERY INTERESTED IN THE PROJECT AND WILL MAKE AN APPEARANCE WHEN WE INVESTIGATE THE MANDELBROT SET!
Sad Follow-Up
It was with great sadness I learned of Mandelbrot's death this last Thursday. When we last communicated, he had mentioned his poor health, but added "Health Permitting" to his note. I had no idea he had pancreatic cancer. Rest in peace, and Well Done.
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The goal is to look at fractals, simulation, statistics, chaos and complexity, engineering, math, etc., from a new perspective – and actually do the work.
The club meets at the KU-Edwards Campus at 127th and Quivira in Overland Park, KS. The first meeting will be October 18th. The club meets from 7:00 – 8:00, though there will be a student exhibit from 6:30 – 7:00. We will meet in Room 163 on the Main Floor.
November and December dates are being confirmed now.
THE TENTATIVE LAYOUT
6:30 – 7:00: Students display their own works, answer questions, talk about processes, etc.
7:00 – 7:20: General Meeting / Main Presentation.
7:20 – 7:35: Short presentations from students.
7:35 – 7:45: Question and answer session on how to do certain things programming-wise.
7:45 – 7:50: Raffle for prizes.
7:50 – 7:55: Prior month’s Challenge-winner, and a brief explanation on methods.
7:55 – 8:00: Close with =EQUALS= “Challenge of the Month”.
The Main Presentation – and topic – will be available two weeks prior to the presentation for everyone to review, play around with, attempt to program it themselves, etc. This way, everyone will come to the meeting armed with a background of the topic, and questions at the ready!
DOWNLOADABLE BOOKS FOR
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Fun Articles (click to download) |
Programming Help (coming soon) |
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The goal of this club is to introduce students and teachers to different methods of actually doing the programming to analyze a subject, be it engineering, fractals, traffic patterns, probability, weather, etc. One typical barrier to doing the programming is the software used. How does one get it, how does one afford it, learning curves, etc., are all relevant issues. To overcome these, an application most people have on their computers - Microsoft Excel - is used. That's right - everything you see on this site has been done in Excel!
Additionally, I've written downloadable books to not only demonstrate how to do certain things in Excel, but additionally to provide articles on the material covered as well.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Mike Round
Center for autoSocratic Excellence
(913) 515-3911
Posters to be on Display at the Kickoff
... 10 total. I'll be posting about 1 every day or two between now and the kickoff!
THE TRIANGLE PROJECT
PART OF THE NOVEMBER MEETING
