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Inspired by Calculus: Thursday math circle, Week 2
This week, we tackled the idea that infinitely many things don’t have to add up to infinitely large space. The idea is deep, but young children don’t have the mental resistance to it yet. But they do feel the sense…
Inspired by Calculus: Tuesday math circle, week 2
These are notes about a Math Circle we run in Apex, NC. The main goal of this meeting was to explore the idea of limits. But the term “limit” is yet to come up! It’s a deep idea that has…
Inspired by Calculus: Thursday Math Circle Week 1
This Math Circle report has three parts. The first part summarizes “whys” behind club activities, and gives ideas on what to do at home. The second part has samples of what the group said and done, from Yelena McManaman. The…
Inspired by Calculus: Tuesday Math Circle Week 1
This is a quick report about our new local Math Circle. To all who asked, yes, we will produce online courses and organized materials for this content! Meanwhile, there will be these reports. On the first meeting, Circle participants introduced…
