The Middle School Math Ellipse meets weekly
on Thursdays from 2:45 to 4:15 pm.
on Thursdays from 2:45 to 4:15 pm.
Spring 2012 Schedule:
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| April 5 | Fair Play in Pair'a'dice | Skona |
| April 12 | Triskaidekamania Revisited | Skona |
| April 26 | The Rainbow After the Storm | Skona |
| May 3 | Topological Invariants | Skona |
| May 10 | Financial Math (at UCSB) | Mike Ludkovski |
| May 17 | Formal Logic | Skona |
| May 24 | This Week Has No Topic | Skona |
| May 31 | P3 (Pizza Puzzle Party) | Skona |
This schedule is tentative and hence subject to change.
Winter 2012 Schedule:
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| Jan. 5 | Making Change | Skona |
| Jan. 12 | Triskaidekamania | Chans |
| Jan. 19 | Handy Tools | Skona |
| Jan. 26 |
Lindenmayer Systems | Skona |
| Feb. 2 | The Pigeonhole Principle | Skona |
| Feb. 9 | Field Trip to a Robotics Lab | Brian Satzinger |
| Feb. 16 | A Presidential Proof | Skona |
| Feb. 23 | A-MAZE-ment | Skona |
| Mar. 1 | Calendars | Skona |
| Mar. 8 (Purim) | Hamantaschen Math | Skona |
| Mar. 15 | Induction | Skona |
| Mar. 22 | Folding Squares | Skona |
Fall 2011 Schedule:
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| Sept. 1 | Elliptical Explorations | Skona |
| Sept. 8 | The Measure of All Things | Skona |
| Sept. 15 | Egyptian Fractions | Skona |
| Sept. 22 |
Semiregular Tessellations | Skona |
| Sept. 29 | Rosh Hashanah Vacation | |
| Oct. 6 | Reflections & Rotations | Skona |
| Oct. 13 (Sukkot & MB Yz.) |
Pythagorean Trees | Skona |
| Oct. 20 | Number Play Time | Skona |
| Nov. 3 | Field Trip to the 4th Dimension | A Ghost Lecturer |
| Nov. 10 | Preparation for AMC 8 & 11 | Skona |
| Nov. 17 (Nat'l. Game Week) |
Game Theory | Skona |
| Nov. 24 | Thanksgivng Vacation | |
| Dec. 1 | Game Theory (continued) | |
| Dec. 8 | Pecking Order | Skona |
| Dec. 15 | P3 (Pizza Puzzle Party) | Skona |
Spring 2011 Schedule:
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| April 20 | Domino& Triomino Tilings | Skona |
| April 27 |
Fun with Multiple Choice | Skona |
| May 4 | Shapes of Numbers | Skona |
| May 11 | 1 = 0 | Skona |
| May 18 | Problematic Probability | Skona |
| May 25 | Colors of Shapes | Skona |
| June 1 | P3 (Pizza Puzzle Party) | Skona |
Winter 2011 Schedule:
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| January 12 & 13 | New Year Puzzles | Skona |
| January 19 & 20 ( Tu B'Shevat) |
Tracing Trees | Skona |
| January 26 | Picking Points | Skona |
| February 2 & 3 (Chinese New Year) |
Raising Rabbits | Skona |
| February 9 & 10 | Puzzle Pieces | Skona |
| February 23 & 24 | AMC Vacation | |
| March 2 | Getting ReSET | Skona |
| March 9 | Finite Sums via Finite Differences | Skona |
| March 16 | A Recipe to Infinity | Skona |
| March 23 | P3 (Pizza Puzzle Party) | Skona |
Fall 2010 Schedule:
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| October 1 | Elliptical Explorations | Skona |
| October 8 | Thinking Outside the Box | Skona |
| October 15 | Ellipsing the Square | Skona |
| October 22 | About Finite Things | Max Weiss |
| October 29 | Lyin' & Tigers | Skona |
| November 5 | Donuts & Donut Holes | Skona |
| November 12 | Veterans Day Vacation | |
| November 19 | 1,10,11 | Skona |
| November 26 | Thanksgiving Vacation | |
| December 3 | Getting SET | Skona |
| December 10 | TBA | TBA |
| December 17 | P3 (Pizza Puzzle Party) | Skona |