Other Mathematical Fun
- Math Jeopardy
Wednesday, August 5, 6:00 – 7:15 pm
Organizers:- Robert Vallin, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Michael Berry, University of Tennessee
Answer: A fun undergraduate mathematics contest to lead off MathFest.
Question: What is Mathematics Jeopardy?Four teams of students will provide the questions to go with the mathematical answers in many categories. Come cheer for your favorite team. The session will be emceed by Michael Berry.
- A Reading of the Play Count
Authors: John Martin, Timothy Craig
Readers: John Martin, Timothy Craig, Bonnie Shulman, George Heine, Hal Huntsman
Thursday, August 6, 8:00 – 9:30 pm
A new play based on the life and work of Georg Cantor, Count dramatizes his transgression past the boundaries separating finite counting from infinite counting and the transformations Cantor's creative work inspires for the staff and other patients confined with him in the sanitarium at Halle Germany, 1902.
- 2nd Annual MathFest 5K Fun Run/Walk
Saturday, August 8, 7:00 am
Get active with your colleagues and have some fun Saturday, August 8 at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park! More than 150 MathFest attendees participated in the 2008 Inaugural MathFest 5K Fun Run/Walk and this year is sure to be a hit. The fee is $15 and all participants will receive a t-shirt* and a water bottle. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to JOIN: Connecting the Streets to a Home!
Thank you to our 2009 5K Sponsors: Texas A&M and Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning.
Complete the required participation waiver and mail to Candace Baumann, 1529 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20036 by July 27, 2009 or bring it to the registration desk when you check in at MathFest.
*T-shirts must be picked up at the registration desk prior to Saturday, August 8, 2009.