February 18, 2012 – Dr. Branislav Kisačanin – “Introduction to Graph Theory”

February 18, 2012 - Dr. Branislav Kisačanin - “Introduction to Graph Theory” Graph theory was born when Leonhard Euler solved the Seven Bridges of Koenigsberg problem and has since grown into a mathematical discipline with beautiful theoretical results and with applications in disciplines like theory of dynamic systems, electrical engineering, computer vision, neuroscience, and social networking. In this lecture we will learn about [...]

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September 17, 2011 – Radu Sorici – “Mathematics of Computer Science”

Metroplex Math Circle will start its 2011-12 sessions with our own Radu Sorici!  This session should be very interesting for students beginning to work on computer programming or accomplished coders who want a better understanding of the mathematical principles behind their work. In this session Radu will discuss some elementary mathematics that are useful for [...]

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Doodling in Math Class: Snakes and Graphs

Here is another great video from Vi Hart, this time on graph theory.

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Arthur Benjamin – Discrete Mathematics

A good friend of the Metroplex Math Circle, Dr. Arthur Benjamin, has just released a new lecture course through the Teaching Company titled “Discrete Mathematics.” We have our pre-ordered copy and its seems to have the unique combination of humor and depth that we know from Dr. Benjamin’s excellent “mathemagic” presentations. For any students just [...]

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September 26 – Brian Basham

Next Saturday we are pleased to have Brian Basham join us to give a lecture that will touch on conditional probability and graph theory.  Brian is well known to many of the country’s top problem solvers as a teaching assistant at both AwesomeMath and IdeaMath.  Brian is currently a mathematics major at MIT and like [...]

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Chess and Math Recap

Here is an outline of Dr. Alexey Root’s talk 1/31/09 at the Metroplex Math Circle. Please note that we will accept answers for number 6 (the mobility calculation for the King, Queen, Rook, Bishop, and Knight) in the comment section below since Dr. Root did not have a chance to go over the answer to [...]

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January 31, 2009: Chess and Mathematics

Metroplex Math Circle Announces Dr. Alexey Root’s Lecture on Chess and Mathematics Dallas, TX, January 31, 2009. Dr. Alexey Root will present on chess applications of graph theory to secondary math education. She will highlight the concepts of domination and independence and show how they can be illustrated through chess problems. “The concept of domination [...]

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