Valley Mathematical Sciences Day
Saturday, 18 May 2002
10:00 AM -- 1:30 PM
Room 1634
Lederle Graduate Research Tower
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 		 
Who: For interested high school students in the Connecticut Valley region.
What: The Valley Mathematical Sciences Day is day of discovery in the mathematical sciences.
Where:
 16th floor lounge (Room 1634) in the Lederle Graduate Research Tower at U Mass.
When: Saturday, May 18, 2002 from 10:00 AM though 1:30 PM. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Why:
 To foster a regional community of students interested in mathematics through a program of activities and presentations by University faculty.
Schedule:  
10:00-10:15Refreshments, welcoming remarks
10:15-11:00 The Mathematics of Juggling, Greg Warrington
11:15-12:00 Counting From One to Infinity, Siman Wong
12:00-12:45Lunch (Pizza)
12:45- 1:30 Music Plus One, Christopher Raphael

Registration:   Please contact Frank Sottile (sottile@math.umass.edu). Registration is not required, but will ensure there is adequate food and refreshments.
Particulars:   The Valley Mathematical Sciences Day is free and open to all who are interested.
Information:   The Valley Mathematical Sciences Day has a web page http://www.math.umass.edu/~sottile/VMSD.html containing further inforation.
How to get here:   While the University maintains a web page for visitors, (including directions) we will soon have detailed information specific to this event available from our web page.
The future:   While this is the first Valley Mathematical Sciences Day, we plan to hold two each year beginning next Fall.
Supported by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Last Modified on 28 April 2002 by Frank Sottile.