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Dates for 2020-2021 school year:
10/8, 11/12, 12/10, 1/14, 2/11, 3/11, 4/8, 5/13
Please contact us if you have questions or comments at mtc.dubuque@gmail.com.
Past Events:
Check the Resources and Links page for resources from past workshops and some sessions.
July 20 to 23, 2015: 4-day MTC Workshop, Monday to Thursday, 8am to 4pm each day. Held at Clarke University. Sessions led by Amanda Matson and Jonas Meyer, with guest presenter Todd Velde. Much of the source material is available at the Resources and Links page linked above.
September 8, 2015: 5:00-7:30pm at Clarke University: Our first Dubuque Math Teachers' Circle session of the Fall.
October 13, 2015: 5:00-7:30pm at Clarke University: Our second meeting of the fall featured guest presenter Susan Crook (Asst. Prof. of Mathematics at Loras College) leading exploration of Happy Numbers, and started off with the game Prime Climb.
November 10, 5:00-7:30pm at Clarke University in room LTC 2, basement of the library. Our third Math Teachers' Circle meeting was led by Amanda Matson, including exploration of geometric constructions with straightedge and compass. We opened with the game Sumoku.
December 8, 5-7:30pm. Topics: The game Equate, Math of voting and elections.
January 12, 2016, 5-7:30pm at Clarke University. Topic: Math and Music, with guest presenter Angie Kohlhaas (Asst. Prof. of Mathematics at Loras College)
Abstract: You may have heard that math and music go hand in hand. Why is that? I would argue that both are fundamentally about understanding patterns. In this teachers’ circle, we will use mathematical concepts to identify and create some of the patterns we hear (and see) in music.
Featured games: Logic Links and Logic Dots
February 9, 2016, 5-7:30pm at Clarke University. Topic: "Fostering Algebraic Thinking" with guest Dan Willis (Assoc. Prof. of Mathematics at Loras College)
Abstract: Dr. Willis will introduce some of the problems and strategies that are discussed in Mark Driscoll's book "Fostering Algebraic Thinking: A Guide for Teachers Grades 6-10."
March 8, 2016, 5-7:30pm at Clarke University. Topic: π-related geometric problems, in honor of the upcoming π Day (March 14), led by Sean Bradley (Assoc. Prof of Mathematics at Clarke University).
April 12, 2016, 5-7:30pm at Clarke University.
Topic: Using Mathematics to Understand and Address Flooding Problems
This session was led by guest Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer with the City of Dubuque, who for the last few years has worked on the Bee Branch Watershed Flood Mitigation Project.
May 10, 2016, 5-7:30pm at Clarke University.
This session was led by Amanda Matson and Jonas Meyer on sums of consecutive integers, sums of consecutive cubes, evens, odds, and more.
Summer 2016 Workshop: Monday August 8 to Thursday August 11, 8:30am to 4:00pm, at Loras College, in room 208, St. Joseph Hall of Science.
September 8, 2016, 5-7:30pm at Loras College. Our first evening session of the 2016-2017 academic year. The featured game was On the Line. Main session facilitated by Amanda Matson on the pancake flipping problem.
October 13, 2016, 5-7:30pm at Loras College. In our second evening session of the academic year, our guest Matt Rissler (Assoc Prof of Math at Loras College) led a session on the math of voting, including weighted voting systems and the electoral college.
Thursday, November 10, 2016, 5:00-7:30pm, at Loras College. Our third evening session of the 2016-2017 academic year, featuring Qwirkle, with main session facilitated by Jonas Meyer on parity and pigeonhole principle problems.
Thursday, December 8, 2016, 5:00-7:30pm, at Loras College, room 334 Keane Hall. Chandra Ravada was our guest from the East Central Intergovernmental Association. Chandra is the Director of the Transportation Department and led a discussion on the types of problems he considers, including the importance of mathematical thinking. Our featured game was On the Dot.
Thursday, January 12, 2017, 5:00-7:30pm, at Loras College, room 334 Keane Hall. Our first session of the new year included mathematical analysis of the game On the Dot facilitated by Jonas Meyer.
Thursday, February 9, 2017, 5:00-7:30pm, at Loras College, room 333 Keane Hall. Our guest facilitator was Judy Munshower, Professor of Mathematics at Clarke University, who introduced several games to be analyzed.
Thursday, March 9, 2017, 5:00-7:30pm, at Loras College, room 333 Keane Hall. Our March session was led by Amanda Matson, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Clarke University. The topic was "Happy and Unhappy Shapes," with hands-on activities and computer simulation based on "Parable of the Polygons" by Vi Hart and Nicki Case.
Thursday, April 13, 2017, 5:00-7:30pm, at Loras College, room 333 Keane Hall. Our April session was facilitated by Jonas Meyer, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Loras College.
Thursday, May 11, 2017, 5:00-7:30pm, at Loras College, room 333 Keane Hall. Our May session was facilitated by Amanda Matson, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Clarke University.
July 31 to August 3, 2015: 4-day MTC Workshop, Monday to Thursday, 8:15am to 4pm each day. Held at Clarke University, in the Lingen Technology Commons on the bottom floor of the library (room LTC 2). Some of the problems and resources discussed during the workshop will be posted in the Resources and Links section.
September 21, 2017, 5-7:30pm at Clarke University. Session led by Amanda Matson, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Clarke University, on ancient animal exchange problem.
October 19, 2017, 5-7:30pm at Clarke University. Session led by Jonas Meyer, Loras College, on Tanton's Exploding Dots.
November 9, 2017, 5-7:30pm at Clarke University. Session led by Amanda Matson, Clarke University, on common tangent circles.
December 14, 2017, 5-7:30pm at Clarke University. Session led by Jonas Meyer, Loras College, on counting.
January 18, 2018, 5-7:30 pm at Clarke University. Session led by Amanda Matson, Clarke University, on twisting, taping, and cutting strips of paper.
February 15, 2018, 5-7:30 pm at Clarke University. Session led by Jonas Meyer, Loras College, on monovariance.
March 15, 2018, 5-7:30 pm at Clarke University. Session led by Amanda Matson, Clarke University, on Pi Day challenges.
April 12, 2018, 5-7:30 pm at Clarke University. Session led by Jonas Meyer, Loras College, on "Doodles" laser reflection problems, from The Proof and the Pudding by Henle.
May 10, 2018, 5-7:30 pm at Clarke University. Session led by Amanda Matson, Clarke University, on Paper Cutting.
August 6-9, 2018 Clarke University. Workshop led by Amanda Matson, Clarke University.
Oct 3, 2019 from 5:00 - 7:30 at Clarke University. JRMF Preparations
JRMF: Oct 12, 2019 from 3:00 - 5:00, at Clarke in the Atrium.
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