Kid MATH

Department of Mathematics, MSU

How to reach us: 
  • Address: Department of Mathematics, Wells Hall, MSU, East Lansing 
  • Vladimir Peller, Professor of Mathematics, Phone: (517) 353-8144        
  • Kirill Vaninsky, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Phone: (517) 353-8495 
  • Michael Shapiro, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Phone: (517) 353-9248 

          Contact us at mailto:mshapiro@math.msu.edu

 

Mathematical circle for kids at MSU:

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The MidMichigan Mathematical Olympiad took place Sunday, April 29, 10am-1pm.


 

We meet every Monday, 6-7:15pm in Kinawa School, Okemos.

Everyone who is interested in making their brains work and likes a challenge is

WELCOME!

Samples of problems:

Year 2011

Year 2006-2007

1.   The least number of questions

2.   Eating problems

3.   Possible OR Impossible

4.   Cutting and Pythagoras Theorem

5.   Remainders

6.   Permutations

7.   Combinations

8.   Carousel

Year 2005-2006

9.   Motion problems

10.                     Triangles

11.                     Quadrilaterals

12.                     Quadrilaterals II

 

Year 2004-2005:

1.   First meeting (09-20-2004): Topic: lines, interval, angles (see notes).   Problems: class, home;

2.   Meeting (02-07-2005): Triangles. Problems

3.   Meeting (03-14-2005): Triangles. Problems

4.   Meeting (04-11-2005): Triangles. Problems

5.   Meeting (04-25-2005): Triangles. Problems

 

Year 2003-2004:

1.   ·        First meeting (09-22-2003): class, home;

2.   ·        Second meeting (09-29-2003): class, home;

3.   ·        Third meeting (10-06-2003): class, home;

4.   ·        Fourth meeting (10-13-2003): class, home;

5.   ·        Fifth meeting (10-20-2003): class+home;

6.   ·        Sixth meeting (10-27-2003): class, home;

7.   ·        Eighth meeting (11-17-2003): class, home;

Spring 2002-2003:

1.   ·        First meeting;

2.   ·        Second meeting;

3.   ·        Third meeting;

4.   ·        Fourth meeting;

5.   ·        Fifth meeting;

6.   ·       Sixth meeting: class, home;

7.   ·       Seventh meeting: class, home;

8.   ·       Eighth meeting: class, home;

9.   ·       Ninth meeting: class, home;

10.         ·       Tenth meeting: class, home;

11.         ·       Eleventh meeting: class, home;

12.         ·       Twelfth meeting: class.

 

 

That's all, folks!