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Brent Collins' Sculptures and Invitation Here
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6:00 - 7:00 OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507 14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
A CHALLENGE TO TEACHERS, PARENTS, STUDENTS ... My Class Can't Understand _____ My Child Has Trouble With _____ I Wish I Could Understand _____ _____ Looks Really Cool! I Love Doing _____
We will look at some of these, and others, in the spreadsheet, and show how even the simplest question can explode into a bottomless pit of enjoyable research!
6:00 - 7:00 OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507 14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
6:00 - 7:00 OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507 14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
NOTE THE CHANGE: NOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EASTER IN A SPREADSHEET Modifications Coming Shortly
6:00 - 7:00 OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507 14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
NOTE THE CHANGE: NOW THURSDAY NIGHT
World Labyrinth Day and Baseball Opening Day
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OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507
14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
NOTE THE CHANGE: NOW THURSDAY NIGHT
The French Revolution, revisited. No, not the geo-political revolution, but the mathematical revolution!
The Bezier Curve and the Lissajous Orbit, two incredibly neat things easily done with simple math in the spreadsheet.
Neat designs? You bet! Scientific implications? THEY CHANGED THE WORLD!
Two Very Cool Sites
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Two Sculptures Being Dedicated at Missouri Western State University in February |
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6:00 - 7:00
OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507
14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
A YEAR-END CELEBRATION!
6:00 - 7:00
OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507
14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
I was talking with a gentleman at the car dealership this morning who was an engineer.
"Batteries", he said. "Do something on batteries". And so we shall. Give some thought to this:
When you charge your cell-phone, what happens?
We'll also look at a simple, but very cool design, anybody can do quickly in Excel.
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OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507
14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
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Felix Baumgartner and the Speed of Sound He set the world record for skydiving an estimated 128,000 ft, reaching an estimated speed of 834 mph, or Mach 1.24. Mach 1.24? That means he went faster than the speed of sound. Did he? I say ----- I don't know. And that's what we're going to investigate in the spreadsheet! Can the issue really be explained by "Jiggling Atoms"? The goal: Create a quick spreadsheet that leads to one / two very cool discoveries. What they are? I have no idea!
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SEPTEMBER MEETING: September 26, 2012
The Chaos Game
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
6:00 - 7:00
OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507
14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
Spreadsheet Handout_1 Handout_2 Chaos Game & Fingerprints
AUGUST 2012 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
An introduction to =EQUALS=, the website, resources, and the spreadsheet.
And we'll investigate The Game of Life, the Titanic, and Cool Designs,
and see where our "brief look" can take us!
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THE GAME OF LIFE |
THE TITANIC 100th Anniversary Thoughts |
A UNIQUE DESIGN Spreadsheet |
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012 6:00 - 7:00 OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507 14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS |
3 Quick Youtubes For Help |
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A Couple Recent Informational Graphics
JUNE 2012 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
A DESIGN MEETING
There is more math and logic in these three designs than you would ever imagine.
We'll talk about the programming. But the programs are there to play around with, as well!
THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2012
6:00 - 7:00
OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507 (tentative room)
14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
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| The Origins of the Universe. Black Holes. The Big Bang. Planetary Movements. Electron Orbits. Einstein. Kepler. Hawking. We'll try to put it all together - in a spreadsheet. | |||
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
6:00 - 7:00
OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507
14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
APRIL 2012 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
A CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT
=EQUALS= first met in October, 2010. The remarkable Benoit Mandelbrot was interested! "For years, I have been waiting for an initiative like yours." But he sadly passed away, days before our first meeting.
He included in an e-mail, just before he passed away, this note: "One question I want to ask you is whether you are going on with your program and wish you good luck."
The math in the Mandelbrot Set is accessible to students / teachers of all ages and abilities. EVERYBODY CAN DO THIS! Yes - in the spreadsheet!
As we head into the summer, I'd like to have this project on the table - with time to play around with it, create your own images, etc.
And meet again! A MANDELBROT CELEBRATION!
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012
6:00 - 7:00
OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507
14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS
MARCH 2012 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Continuing our work on Prime Spirals, and a new look at "Easter in a Spreadsheet" ... the solar system, leap year, ellipses, lunar cycles, and a whole lot more!
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THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012 6:00 - 7:00 OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL, Room 507 14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS |
FEBRUARY 2012 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
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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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) |
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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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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
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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
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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.
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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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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!
