Tuesday October 20, 2009
Tomahawk Creek Middle School Chesterfield
Our keynote speaker was professor John Adam, author of A Mathematical Nature Walk. Along with an awesome speaker, we also had a limited number of cool "Math Goes Green" polo shirts for sale. Contact Andrew to check on availability.
John A. Adam is professor of mathematics at Old Dominion University. He is the coauthor of Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin and the author of Mathematics in Nature.
How tall is that tree? How far away is that cloud, and how heavy is it? Why are the droplets on that spider web spaced apart so evenly? If you have ever asked questions like these while outdoors, and wondered how you might figure out the answers, this is a book for you. An entertaining and informative collection of fascinating puzzles from the natural world around us, A Mathematical Nature Walk will delight anyone who loves nature or math or both.
A limited number of books were sold at the conference and Dr. Adam was available to sign books.
- Q Barbeque. So Good.
Join Us for Dinner!
Menu items include:
Pork Barbecue
Chicken barbecue
Macaroni and cheese
Baked beans
Cole Slaw