Senior Sessions

Once a week
2:00 pm to 2:45 pm ET

(online)

Senior citizens, exercise your brain in 45-minute math sessions!  Join MoMath’s experienced presenters for intriguing classes on a variety of stimulating topics, including topology, puzzles, and cryptography.  Enjoy the discovery and challenges in these engaging, interactive activities with a collegial cohort of mature minds.  Online registration closes 15 minutes before each session begins.

Please note that sessions of the same name are repeated sessions.

Math in Art: Tessellations I”

Thursday, May 29
Discover the wonderful world of tessellations!  Explore how geometric shapes can completely cover a plane with no gaps or overlaps and discover where tessellations appear: in nature, in ancient Roman mosaics, in Islamic art and architecture, in quilting patterns, and in the works of modern artists such as M.C. Escher.  Join us to build your own tessellations with regular polygons in this first offering in the Math in Art series.  Materials needed: pencil, paper, scissors, and printout to be provided.

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“Hands and Minds”

Tuesday, June 3
Through two entertaining and intriguing mathematical puzzles, learn about knot theory, recursive algorithms, and proofs of induction.  Have fun while challenging not only your mind but also your hands!  Materials needed: scissors, glue or tape, 3 sheets of colored paper (different colors), plus a printout to be provided.

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“Polyomino Puzzlers”

Thursday, June 12
You’ve heard of dominoes, but have you ever heard of trominoes, tetrominoes, or pentominoes?  Discover the many surprising shapes you can create simply by combining single-size squares and explore various types of symmetry using these unique objects.  Materials needed: printout to be provided, pencil, and colored pen (or marker). Optional materials: scissors and tape.

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Play like a Mathematician: Game, SET, Math”

Wednesday, June 18
Based on set theory and combinatorics, SET is a fast-paced card game where players race to identify sets of three cards that follow specific rules.  Join us to play a few rounds of SET where, in order to win, you will be challenged to recognize many fun patterns!  Materials needed: SET card game (optional)

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“Dynamic Dice”

Tuesday, June 24
What are the odds of rolling a given sum with a pair of standard dice?  Explore how to determine the probability, then challenge yourself to find a different way to number the dice to get the very same probabilities.  Come roll the dice!  Materials needed: pencil and paper

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This program is intended for adults; children will not be permitted to attend, and event registrations are non-refundable and non-transferrable.