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Our Team
Program Director |
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Danielle Cox
mathcircles@dal.ca
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Assistant Program Director |
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Karyn McLellan
mathcircles@dal.ca
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Presentation/Ideas Team |
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Dr. Richard Nowakowski |
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Hoda Chuangpishit |
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Rebecca Milley |
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Abdullah Al-Shaghay |
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Julien Ross |
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Alain Gamache |
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Svenja Huntemann |
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About Us
Math Circles is an event run about ten times per year for local High School students and teachers. A typical event starts with a 30-minute mini-lecture followed by pizza and then a one to two hour lecture. The lectures are meant to have lots of audience participation. Handouts and notes are made available for teachers and students.
In early 2008, a proposal, spearheaded by Linda Crockett (Development Office), Richard Nowakowski, Dorette Pronk and Angela Siegel, was developed and submitted to the Imperial Oil Foundation. Thanks should also go to Jason Brown, Karl Dilcher, Keith Taylor and especially to Elizabeth Thompson (Development Office) for helping with the document. The aim is to increase the participation rate of high school students in the sciences, and in mathematics in particular.
The proposal was to “take the show on the road” by:
- Developing 12 (or more) lectures/activities, complete with lesson plans and ancillary materials; and
- presenting these at High Schools across Nova Scotia.
We already have a team of High School teachers in place to vet and guide the subject matter, lectures, activities and other materials.
Late in February 2009, the Imperial Oil Foundation decided to fund the project with $100,000 each year for four years. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics has offered the use of an office to give the project a physical incarnation.
We are extremely excited to pursue this project and are looking forward to bringing our program out to a wider audience. |
