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=What is it?=
This academic year the High School Math Nights are being combined with the [[Madison Math Circle]]. In addition to the usual Math Night Talks, the department will also host Math Circle activities, so there's something fun and educational each Monday!
The UW-Madison math department organizes a series of talks aimed at high school students throughout the semester. Our goal is to present fun talks that give students a taste of interesting ideas in math and science. In the past we've had talks about plasma and weather in outer space, the way images are shaded in video games, and how credit card numbers are securely transmitted over the internet.


'''Important:''' After each talk we'll have '''pizza''' provided by the department, and students will have an opportunity to mingle and chat with the speaker to ask questions about college, careers in science, etc.
Please click [[Madison Math Circle]] for a schedule of Math Night talks and Math Circle activities.
 
=Alright, I want to come!=
Great! If you're a high school teacher, we hope you'll tell your students about these talks and organize a car pool to the UW (all talks take place in Van Vleck Hall on the UW campus). '''We'd also appreciate if you [mailto:math-night@math.wisc.edu email] us the dates that your group will be attending''', so we can purchase the appropriate amount of pizza.
 
If you're a high school student, speak with your high school teacher about organizing a car pool to the math night (and tell us how many people are coming!)
 
=Questions?=
If you have any questions, suggestions for topics, or so on, just email the Math Night organizers: [mailto:math-night@math.wisc.edu math-night@math.wisc.edu].
 
=When?=
We'll meet on Thursday evenings, several times during the UW's semester. A detailed calendar is below.
 
==Talks this semester==
More details about each talk to follow. All talks are at 7pm in Van Vleck Hall.
* February 17th, 2011 - Andrew Bridy
* March 10th, 2011 - Ed Dewey
* March 24th, 2011 - Lalit Jain
* April 7th, 2011 - Balazs Strenner
* April 29th, 2011 - Nigel Boston

Latest revision as of 14:07, 13 October 2011

This academic year the High School Math Nights are being combined with the Madison Math Circle. In addition to the usual Math Night Talks, the department will also host Math Circle activities, so there's something fun and educational each Monday!

Please click Madison Math Circle for a schedule of Math Night talks and Math Circle activities.

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