Math Circles events at Dal during the 2023/2024 school year

Below is our tentative schedule for upcoming events in the 2022/2023 school year. Events' timing is from 6:30pm - 7:45pm. For events with in-person attendance, we plan to serve pizza at 6:00pm.

These workshops are generally appropriate for junior to senior high students.

For those attending in-person, we will be at the Chase Building on the Dalhousie Studley Campus. This is at the end of Lord Dalhousie Drive, which is off Coburg Rd. Our events will be held in Rm 119.

NOTE: These events will be recorded over Zoom. The videos will be posted as unlisted items on our YouTube channel, which means that only those with the link can view them.

Check out past events HERE.

NEXT EVENT: September 27, 6 - 7:45pm. (Pizza at 6, presentation at 6:30)
~~~In-person with option to attend online~~~
Speaker: Tom Potter (Dalhousie)

Topic: Dots and Boxes

Abstract: Dots and Boxes is a game invented by French mathematician Édouard Lucas, who first published a paper on it in 1895. Lucas called it la pipopipette. It is generally a two-player game, although it can be adapted to three or more players. The game is played on a grid of dots, and the goal is to form the most boxes by filling in edges between the dots. Dots and Boxes is an excellent introduction to games involving strategy. Learning this game can increase your capacity for strategic thinking, but it is also a lot of fun! We will guide you through the simple rules by going through an example, and then let you play and experiment to see what outcomes you can achieve. If time permits, the audience can play a round against the presenter!

 

Register for Sept 27

 

Oct 25, 6:00 - 7:45pm. (Pizza at 6, presentation at 6:30)
~~~In-person with option to attend online~~~
Speakers: TBA— date is tentatively booked

Topic: TBA

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Nov 29, 6:00 - 7:45pm. (Pizza at 6, presentation at 6:30)
~~~In-person with option to attend online~~~
Speakers: TBA— date is tentatively booked

Topic: TBA

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Jan 31, 6:00 - 7:45pm. (Pizza at 6, presentation at 6:30)
~~~In-person with option to attend online~~~
Speakers: TBA— date is tentatively booked

Topic: TBA

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Feb 28, 6:00 - 7:45pm. (Pizza at 6, presentation at 6:30)
~~~In-person with option to attend online~~~
Speaker: Dr. Roman Smirnov (Dalhousie)

Topic: TBA

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Mar 27, 6:00 - 7:45pm. (Pizza at 6, presentation at 6:30)
~~~In-person with option to attend online~~~
Speaker: Dylan Pearson (Dalhousie)

Topic: TBA

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Apr 24, 6:00 - 7:45pm. (Pizza at 6, presentation at 6:30)
~~~In-person with option to attend online~~~
Speakers: TBA

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May 29, 6:00 - 7:45pm. (Pizza at 6, presentation at 6:30)
~~~In-person with option to attend online~~~
Speakers: TBA

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Jun 19, 6:00 - 7:45pm. (Pizza at 6, presentation at 6:30)
~~~In-person with option to attend online~~~
Speakers: TBA

Topic: TBA

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Topic Ideas?

If you have a request for topics, please contact us. If you have a topic or idea that appeals to you, let us help you explore it! Email our team at mathcircles@dal.ca and we will try to work it into our repertoire.