Math Monday is growing. Our next online Math Monday event is happening next Monday Mar 22, from 12 noon to 12:30. Several families have confirmed and quite a few interested adults will be attending, at least one internationally!

Register now. If you want to attend the next event, register here so I can send you an invitation to the Zoom room. Remember that this is an event for parents and kids to attend together, so plan on sticking around with your child. All kids 6 and up are welcome. You only need a digital device that can run Zoom, and paper and pencil.

Get crazy with Tic Tac Toe. Next Monday we’ll be playing Achi from Ghana, and other variations on Tic Tac Toe from all over the world. The games are all played with things you have around the house, so no preparation is required. And after the session we’ll leave you with challenges that you can keep enjoying throughout the week.

— Scott

Here is Raj’s first puzzle for you to think about and then discuss on zoom with others! LINK HERE.

Puzzles to explore and enjoy (and if you are in India, win book prizes)! Look here.

The National Museum of Mathematics writes:

Online field trips
Educators, bring your class together in our virtual classroom!  Schools may be closed, but MoMath allows your group to join together for a shared mathematical experience.  Bring your students together with an experienced MoMath educator for an engaging online field trip session, fully accessible from home.  Limited sponsored trips may be available for Title I schools.  For more information and to register your class, visit fieldtrips.momath.org.

Home enrichment
Parents, enroll your children in engaging, interactive math exploration in the new MoMath Online program.  Break the boredom of being at home with a journey into the wonderful and intriguing world of mathematics, guided by an experienced MoMath educator.  Morning and afternoon slots available every day next week!  For more information and to register, visit studentsessions.momath.org. 

Online MathPlay, for preschoolers
MathPlay, MoMath’s program for preschoolers, offers children the opportunity to play well-developed games that help broaden math skills, improve problem-solving skills, and fine-tune motor coordination and social skills.  If your preschooler has not yet experienced MathPlay, please join us at one of three online trial classes.  For more information and to register, visit mathplay.momath.org.

Regards,
National Museum of Mathematics

The Museum also writes

MoMath is pleased to announce a new program to keep your minds fresh!  Sign up now for Mind-Benders for the Quarantined! at mindbenders.momath.org and each Sunday, MoMath will send you a challenging mathematical puzzle from the collection of our own puzzle master, Dr. Peter Winkler.  On Tuesday, you’ll receive a subtle hint; on Thursday, a serious push; on Saturday, the solution.  And the next day, of course, a new puzzle.

These puzzles are for your edification, enjoyment, and personal satisfaction.  If you wish, however, you may send your answers and/or complaints to mindbenders@momath.org at any time.  Dr. Winkler won’t be able to reply, but he will be happy to benefit from your comments, and will announce a winner (for the most right answers with the least help) when the epidemic is over.

Regards,
National Museum of Mathematics

Albert’s Insomnia is a game with fluid rules for various age groups and is meant to provide a means for students of all ages to bolster number fluency. Each day somewhere near 6:00 am PDT some numbers will be drawn and a new solution sheet will be created for people to post their solutions for each target. On day 1 we played with 2, 3, 8, & 12 with free for all rules where people could use any operation they could justify and those for numbers to create equations to increasing target numbers, thus building a flock of ever increasing size. We try to make every value beginning from 1 upward till we either run out of time or no one can find a way to make the next number and we call it quits.

In order to help families cope with the COVID-19 situation, the Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival (JRMF) is pleased to announce the launching of the JRMF Webinar Series. In this weekly series, we will explore the activities we use at our Festivals around the world.

On Mondays, we will announce the activity we will be discussing during the webinars that week, which will be held on Thursdays. In order to serve our national and international communities, we will have three sessions of the same seminar every Thursday, following the schedule below.

SESSION 1 (for people in Europe, Africa, Asia, and parts of Australia)

7:00 AM EST

11:00 AM Accra, GHANA

12:00 PM Paris, FRANCE

4:30 PM Delhi, INDIA

7:00 PM Shanghai, CHINA and Perth, AUSTRALIA

SESSION 2 (in Spanish to serve Latin America and Spain)

10:00 AM Mexico City, MEXICO

11:00 AM Panama City, PANAMA

12:00 PM EST

1:00 PM Montevideo, URUGUAY

5:00 PM Madrid, SPAIN

SESSION 3 (for people in USA and Australia)

7:00 PM EST

6:00 PM CST

5:00 PM MST

4:00 PM PST

1:00 PM Hawaii, USA

10:00 AM Sydney, AUSTRALIA (Friday)

The intended audience is families and their children. Teachers and their students are also welcome to attend. To register, go to https://tinyurl.com/jrmfwebinars.

The activity this week will be the Tower of Hanoi. You can watch the promotional video at this link. During the initial phase of this series, Dr. Hector Rosario, JRMF’s Director of Outreach and Teaching, will be leading the English and Spanish versions of the webinar. In the future, experienced JRMF hosts will also lead sessions. Please, let us know if you are interested in leading a session.

We look forward to your joining us online.

Mathematically yours,

The JRMF Team