Tulsa Math Teachers' Circle ARCHIVES
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2016
Facilitators: Joshua Smith
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Attendance: 40 Attendees
Sponsor(s): The University of Tulsa College of Engineering and Natural Sciences and The University of Tulsa Mathematics Department.
Handouts or Material Covered: What Do I Do On My Turn Again - Best Family Holiday Board Games
List of games brought to meeting:
Tsuro
Love Letter
Ticket to Ride
Machi Koro
Forbidden Island
Forbidden Desert
Pirate Den
Dead Drop
King of Tokyo
Codenames (no demo)
Joshua Smith is a board game enthusiast and contributing writer for the Tulsa metro-based website Indiecardboard.com. He was introduced to board gaming culture nearly five years ago and has been involved in reviewing board games for three years. His writing and speaking engagements center around the benefits of board game playing in a digital culture.
Facilitator: Marilyn Howard, The University of Tulsa and Tulsa MTC
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Attendance: 38 Attendees
Sponsor(s): Tulsa Engineering Foundation (TEF), The University of Tulsa College of Engineering and Natural Sciences and The University of Tulsa Mathematics Department.
Handouts or Material Covered: Count Me In Probelm Set
Facilitator: Donna Farrior and Kimberly Adams
Session Title: “Partner Puzzles with Pizzazz”
Attendance: 28 Attendees
Sponsor(s): The University of Tulsa College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, The University of Tulsa Mathematics Department.
Handouts or Material Covered: Partner Puzzle
Facilitator: Tatiana Shubin, San Jose State University and San Jose MTC
Session Title: Navajo Math Circle (link to the trailer)
Attendance: 200 at Circle Cinema
Sponsor(s): Circle Cinema, The University of Tulsa College of Engineering and Natural Sciences and The University of Tulsa Mathematics Department.
"Navajo Math Circles" - Circle Cinema - Monday, February 6, 2017 | 6:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored by Circle Cinema, Tulsa Math Girls' Circle and Tulsa Math Teacher's Circle
Facilitator: Rich Redner, The University of Tulsa and Tulsa MTC
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Attendance: 29 Attendees
Sponsor(s): The University of Tulsa College of Engineering and Natural Sciences and The University of Tulsa Mathematics Department.
Handouts or Material Covered: "Can you KenKen?" - complete
Bio: Rich Redner earned a bachelor’s degree in math and physics from Guilford College in 1974. He was awarded a master’s in 1976 and a Ph.D. degree in 1977, both from the University of Houston. After completing his degree, Rich Redner spent two years at the Johnson Space Center as a National Research Council Associate performing research in pattern recognition applied to remote sensing.
Dr. Redner has been at The University of Tulsa since 1980 and is currently Professor of Mathematics and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies. He notes that the job of Associate Dean is a great job. He gets to admit master’s and doctoral students and graduate them. He also gets to award research funding and with teaching and research assistantships. The assistantships help fund their graduate degrees and give them experience in their field.
He enjoys reading science fiction, fantasy and a good vampire story from time to time. He fought his first judo match at the age of 35 and played judo for 15 years. He retired with the rank of Yondan, which is a fourth degree black belt. Now he enjoys walking and has a daily goal of walking 10,000 steps a day. He lives with his wife of 45 years in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Facilitator: Kimberly Adams
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Attendance: 30 Attendees
Sponsor(s): The University of Tulsa College of Engineering and Natural Sciences and The University of Tulsa Mathematics Department.