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Since 1992, Boston University has offered area
high school students and their teachers the opportunity to come to
the BU campus for a full day of mathematics activities. Students
learn about current topics in mathematics, including fractals, chaos,
and the Mandelbrot and Julia sets. The program includes computer
demonstrations, videos, and exquisite graphic images that highlight
the beauty and excitement of contemporary mathematics, and introduce
some intriguing new ideas.
The next Math Field Days will be held on Tuesday, October 23 and Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at the BU George Sherman Union located at 775 Commonwealth Ave.
If you are a teacher, click here to register your students
for either one of these programs.
For Directions, click
here; and for the Agenda,
click here.
If you are interested in hosting such an event at your
institution, please send e-mail to Cynthia
Brossman or Professor
Robert Devaney.
If you would
like to learn about other programs which Boston University offers for high school
students, please click
here.
Listen to the Fractal Rap
Written and performed by: Michael Harradon and Michael Khirallah
2008 Graduates of Chelmsford High School
Lyrics
THE FRACTAL QUIZ!!
(Not for the faint of heart!)
We now have an on-line quiz to test how much participants at the Field Days actually learn (but anyone is welcome to take it). The quiz involves fractal images and animations as well as the chaos game. Click here to try the quiz.