Help Fund the $1000 Math Club Scholarship

Feel free to print this out and post it around town. We need all the support we can get! 

Link to PDF document in Google Drive: 

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-xhk5doiLBFfk9DRUZJNmVYVC1LVXNVcHBJNS1LdUxuYlhpcDQ4c0w5dEItaHE0Z2lHNUE&usp=sharing

Share this link on your social media sites to get the ball rolling:
http://www.gofundme.com/oopahk

Pi Day (3.14.15)

Upcoming event: Pi Day
Date: Sunday, March 14, 2015 (3.14.15)

There are a couple of different things we can do in San Francisco to celebrate Pi Day. Here are a few of the events we will be visiting during the day. Please feel free to add to this list either by editing the post or leaving a comment in the section below.

Pi Day Pie Potluck

Location: Folio Books, San Francisco
Time: 1:30-2:30
Details: Come eat pie and test your math trivia skills. Bring a pie to share and get 20% off your purchase (of a book).
Cost: free
RSVP: Optional
Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pi-day-pie-potluck-math-trivia-tickets-15965411977

Source: Pillsbury. Used for educational purposes.

27th Annual Pi Day: Exploratorium Free Day

Location: Pier 15, San Francisco

Time: All day (10am to 5pm)

Details: Join The Exploratorium on Friday, March 14, 2015 for the 27th annual Pi Day, an international holiday celebrating the never-ending number π (3.14159…), and the spirit of wonder and quirk that science inspires, founded in 1988 by Exploratorium physicist and “Prince of Pi” Larry Shaw.

Cost: free

RSVP: No

Link: http://sf.funcheap.com/annual-pi-day-exploratorium/

UC Berkeley Shadow Day

Upcoming event: UC Berkeley Shadow Day
Time: 9am - 5pm
Date: Saturday, March 7th, 2015

Meet Becca at the Milbrae BART station around 7:20. We will take the 7:41 BART train, transfer lines at Richmond, and arrive at the Downtown Berkeley Station at 8:43AM. From there, it's a short walk to the campus.

Parking at Milbrae BART requires a $2.00 fee. Or, get a ride with Becca. That's right- I'm driving! :)

Also, your round trip ticket will be $10.20, and if you want to be fed, you will need to bring $6 in cash. (Total trip cost is $16.20).

BART Schedule:

(Source: BART Trip Planner.)

Bart Ticket:

Agenda:

(Source: Shadow Day Agenda Google Doc.)

Email info:

Meeting "Minutes" 2/20

Another meeting "minutes" are here!

"PoW"

We spent large amount of time solving pretty cool problem from Becca's class. It was logical type of problem.  In short, problem was: We were prisoners and we have to choose from two doors, which one we open. Behind one of the doors was gold and tiger behind another. We worked together and we survived!

 Random Activities

We discussed which type of problems should be solved at the meetings. Another discussion was about activities inside and outside the math club. If you have some idea what you want to do, do not hesitate and voice your idea on meeting! :) 

 "IPC"

Infinite Possibilities Conference 2015 in March 1-3, 2015 at Oregon State University  (Corvallis, Oregon) is almost here! If you are coming don't forget book your Hotel, review the schedule, etc.  

Attendance: Diana, Marie, Becca, JR and prof. Tong 

Math Club's next meeting is Friday, March 6th, at 11:30-12:30 in room 9-253.

see you, M.

Research Committee Meeting 2/20

Research Committee Meeting
Date: Friday, February 20th, 2015 (after Math Club)
Time: 1:00PM-2:00PM

Purpose: Establish a timeline and a formal research question

1:00 Overview of entire research process for data research to paper  publication / poster session
1:10 Establish a timeline based on overview
1:20 Establish a research question: What do we want to know? What are our goals? What are our motivations?

Homework for next week:
Begin reviewing published literature on the subject (research journal publications, etc.)

Next meeting (Friday, February 27th, 11:30-12:30):
Discuss a survey method (survey questions, target population, sample size, eliminating bias)
Discuss data analysis- what questions should we ask get the right kind if data?
Discuss contacting a Data Analysis mentor from industry with connections to Math Club

2/20 Meeting Agenda

MATH CLUB MEETING AGENDA

Date: Friday, February 20th, 2015
Time: 11:30AM-1:00PM

Math (11:30-12:30)
Problem of the Week
New Math Topic: Logic

Business (12:30-1:00)
ICC Update
"Giving Tree" Award
"Sugar Torus" Fundraiser
Fundraiser forms
Reimbursement forms
Constitution drafting

*Edit 2/19: Math Olympics in March!

AFTER THE MEETING:
*Research Committee Meeting (1:00-2:00)
Purpose: Timeline and Research Question
Agenda TBA
*IPC Attendees Meeting (2:00-3:00)
Purpose: IPC travel and hotel plans
Agenda TBA

Change: Research Committee Meeting Postponed Until Next Week!

Hi there,

I just wanted to make a post to let everyone know that the Research Committee Meeting at Starbucks that was scheduled for Friday 2/13 has been postponed until next week after the club meeting, which is Friday, February 20th, 11:30AM-12:30PM in room 9-253.

If you would like to volunteer to being snacks this week, please do so! Our thanks go out to Diedrik and his dad for bringing the goods last time.

Expect an agenda to be posted around the end of the long weekend. Enjoy your break!

Becca
Math Club President