Math Circle Schedule

Archive of past schedules

Spring 2025

	Feb 23, 2025 Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm Location: University of Oklahoma, Physical Sciences Center, Room 1105 601 Elm Ave, Norman, OK 73019. Speaker: Jing Tao Title: The pancake flipping problem Abstract: Imagine a messy stack of pancakes where the only way to sort them is by flipping the top portion. How many flips does it take to get them in order? This puzzle is a fun way to explore math, patterns, and problem-solving. Join us! Pictures:
	Mar 2, 2025 Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm Location: University of Oklahoma, Physical Sciences Center, Room 1105 601 Elm Ave, Norman, OK 73019. Speaker: Travis Mandel Title: The Monty Hall problem Abstract: You're a contestant on a game show. There are 3 doors. Behind one is a car. Behind the other two are goats. If you pick the door with the car, you win! After you pick a door, I open one of the other doors to reveal a goat. I then give you the option to change doors. What should you do? We'll talk about this and related problems in probability theory. Pictures:
	Mar 9, 2025 Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm Location: University of Oklahoma, Physical Sciences Center, Room 1105 601 Elm Ave, Norman, OK 73019. Speaker: Peter Patzt Title: Numbers and Divisibility Abstract: Have you ever wondered why the sum of digits tells you about the divisibility by 3? And how can you tell if a number is divisible by 7?? We are going to learn about numbers, divisibility, and maybe even about some other ancient questions of mathematics.
	Mar 30, 2025 Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm Location: University of Oklahoma, Physical Sciences Center, Room 1105 601 Elm Ave, Norman, OK 73019. Speaker: Calvin Lin Title: TBD Abstract: TBD
	Apr 13, 2025 Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm Location: University of Oklahoma, Physical Sciences Center, Room 1105 601 Elm Ave, Norman, OK 73019. Speaker: TBD Title: TBD Abstract: TBD
	Apr 27, 2025 Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm Location: University of Oklahoma, Physical Sciences Center, Room 1105 601 Elm Ave, Norman, OK 73019. Speaker: TBD Title: TBD Abstract: TBD