Laurel Highlands Mathematics Alliance
Math Day Schedule
Saint Francis University
March 12, 2009
8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration - JFK Student Center
Register and receive session tickets, puzzles, and other materials.
9:00 am - 9:15 am Welcome and Opening Remarks - JFK Loung
Dr. Peter Skoner
Treasurer of Laurel Highland Mathematics Alliance
9:20 am - 10:10 am Concurrent Presentations; Session I
A. College Selection 101: For the Mathematics and Related Majors
B. Geocaching: The Amazing GPS Race
C. Pi is a Harsh Mistress: A tale of Irrational Passion
E. Sacred Geometry
F. The Game of Set
G. The Monte Hall Game: What is Behind Door One? A Prize, a Goat or an Actuary?
H. Unexplained Mysteries from the Fourth Dimension
10:20 am - 11:10 am Concurrent Presentations; Session II
A. College Selection 101: For the Mathematics and Related Majors
B. Geocaching: The Amazing GPS Race
C. Pi is a Harsh Mistress: A tale of Irrational Passion
D. Psychology Experiments to Study Behavior
E. Sacred Geometry
F. The Game of Set
G. The Monte Hall Game: What is Behind Door One? A Prize, a goat or an Actuary?
H. Unexplained Mysteries of the Fourth Dimension
11:15 am - 12:15 pm Lunch - Enjoy lunch in Torvian Dining Hall or Frankies Snack Bar.
12:20 pm - 1:30 pm Who Wants to Look Like a Millionaire - JFK Auditorium
Students will compete by answering fastest-finger mathematics questions and one student from each group will have the chance to answer more mathematical questions and win prizes that will allow them to “Look Like a Millionaire.”