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

Mathematical circle for kids at MSU:

We meet every Monday, 6pm in the room A304 Wells Hall, MSU.

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

WELCOME!

Samples of problems:

Year 2006-2007

1. The least number of questions

2. Eating problems

3. Possible OR Impossible

1. Cutting and Pythagoras Theorem

2. Remainders

3. Permutations

4. Combinations

5. Carousel

Year 2005-2006

6. Motion problems

7. Triangles

8. Quadrilaterals

9. 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.