The Perfect Square [S-13-37]
| Presenter: | Sam Vandervelde |
|---|---|
| Location: | SUNY: Van Housen Extension SB27A |
| Classes: | 1 Session 1.5 hours |
| Dates: | Tue 9:00 AM 03/26 |
| Status: | CLOSED |
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LINK to a one-page SUNY Potsdam .pdf map pinpointing the exact Spring 2013 SOAR course locations by building and room (includes parking lot numbers)
In this interactive session we will discover some of the secrets of the seemingly simple sequence of perfect squares. Recall that a square is a number such as 25 that is obtained by multiplying a whole number by itself; in this case we have 5 X 5 = 25. We will discuss Pythagorean triples, find recursions, and even look at Fermat’s Last Theorem.
LINK:
- http://www.mandelbrot.org/ - Greater Testing Concepts (contests at the high school level). One of the presenter's math offshoots. As it says on the web site: Sam spends his time "dreaming up fiendishly difficult questions for the Mandelbrot Competition..."
Sam Vandervelde is an enthusiastic teacher and mathematician who is currently on the math faculty at SLU. He is actively involved in promoting math circles, which are mathematical outreach events that bring together secondary school students and their teachers with professional mathematicians. NOTE: Bring pen/pencil and paper to class - a calculator would be useful too, if you have one.