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| ====== UCD Math Department Picnic Day 2020 Coordination page ====== | ====== UCD Math Department Picnic Day 2020 Coordination page ====== | ||
| - | This is a wiki page, which means anyone can edit it (and should free to do so). | + | This is a wiki page, which means anyone can edit it (and should free to do so). Use the "Edit page" button at the bottom, then edit the text content box and click "Save" (it also might help if you fill in the "Edit summary" box to explain what changes you made to the change, and write your name in case there are questions about who made an edit). The wiki [[:start|home page]] has some useful links to technical help pages on the format for wiki pages etc. |
| ===== Useful dates ===== | ===== Useful dates ===== | ||
| - | * Next coordination meeting: Monday, March 30 at 10-11 am, location TBA | + | * Next coordination meeting: Monday, March 30 at 10-11 am, location MSB 2112 |
| * Final coordination meeting (tentative, to be confirmed): Monday April 6 at 10-12 am, location TBA | * Final coordination meeting (tentative, to be confirmed): Monday April 6 at 10-12 am, location TBA | ||
| * Picnic Day: Saturday, April 18 | * Picnic Day: Saturday, April 18 | ||
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| - Dan Romik | - Dan Romik | ||
| - | - [//add your name here//] | + | - Edward Tavernetti |
| + | - Cydney Matteson | ||
| ===== List of exhibits/activities ===== | ===== List of exhibits/activities ===== | ||
| - | - [//add activity here and name of person(s) in charge of it//] | + | - Tavernetti will bring a 120mm refractor telescope and solar filter to observe the sun, will supervise this activity, safe handling of the instrument, as well as include some documentation about astronomical calculations, history, coordinates, etc. Estimated participation is 2 hours during the middle of the event when conditions are best for viewing the sun. |
| + | -Moving sofa problem | ||
| + | -Plain patricians (Combinatorics) | ||
| + | -Galtan board- would need to be purchased. | ||
| + | -3D printing happening | ||
| + | -Knot Theory | ||
| + | -Paper Chain | ||
| + | -Intro to morse theory/higher dimensional spaces | ||
| + | -Hexarflexagon | ||
| + | -Bracelet idea | ||
| ===== Miscellaneous other topics ===== | ===== Miscellaneous other topics ===== | ||
| //Write here anything you think needs to be discussed among the coordinators// | //Write here anything you think needs to be discussed among the coordinators// | ||
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| + | 1. I would like to see suggested videos to show in MSB 1147, and get a playlist together. A lot of kids come for picnic day and I think it would be great to have more fun videos appropriate for all ages, like this: | ||
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| + | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc8sWN_jNF4 | ||
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| + | Thoughts? Or other videos? | ||
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| + | To be purchased (budget): | ||
| + | -Galtan Board ($40) | ||
| + | -Printing for displays (FedEx/Kinkos) | ||
| + | -Colored Paper | ||
| + | -Beads and string | ||
| + | -Table clothes | ||
| + | -Colored Pencils | ||