TIME
Group 1:
CASH (60); Tidioute (30); New Castle (30),—
Get off bus in Cooper Circle and walk to Ross; meet
at the front door of Ross
8:50
8:50
9:35
10:10
SESSION A: MATH/CS in ROSS HALL
(group of 110 students will be split into 4 groups)
8:50--meet the group of 120 and tell them their
options
8:55-9:10: first session
9:15-9:30: second session
9:35-9:50: third session
9:55-- dismiss entire group—split into two groups
10:00
Teachers pick which session students will attend. If
you have two teachers, you can take half one place
and half to the other.
10:10
SESSION B1: Psych
(40-70 students)
SESSION B2:
CHEM/BIO
(40-70 students)
10:10: Walk to Compton,
Chemistry- Cooper 170
10:20: Psych --Compton,
10:45
11:20
11:30
11:30
11:10: walk to Cooper
Biology- Cooper 115
Meet up at Cooper
SESSION C1: CASH (60 students) start at Planetarium
SESSION C2: Tidioute (30); New Castle (30)- split into
two groups of 30
SESSION C1
SESSION C2:
PlanetariumSplit the group
Geosciences…
Then split the group
PhysicsObserv.-G3
12:05
12:40
PhysicsG3
Observ.-Cooper 300
Cooper
300
PlanetariumGeosciences
Group 2: Get off at Cooper Circle
SESSION C1: Perseus (22) and East High (40) start
in Planetarium;
SESSION C2: Cambridge Springs (40) and Union
City (20)—send half of each school to Cooper-G3
and half to Observatory (Cooper 300)
Group 3: Millcreek (50), General McLane (20)),
Saegertown (43)—
Get off bus at Cooper Circle.
Teachers pick which session students will attend. If you
have two teachers, you can take half one place and half to
the other.
(60 students)
SESSION B1: Psych
(40-70 students)
SESSION B2: CHEM/BIO
(40-70 students)
8:50: Walk to Compton,
Chemistry- Cooper 170
SESSION C1
PlanetariumGeosciences…
Then split the group
SESSION C2:
Split the group
(30 st)
(30 st)
PhysicsObserv.-G3
Cooper
300
9:00: Psych --Compton,
9:50: walk to Cooper
PhysicsG3
Observ.-PlanetariumCooper
Geosciences
300
Everyone go to Ross. Meet at front door.
SESSION A: MATH/CS in ROSS HALL
(group of 110 students will be split into 4 groups)
10:05-- meet large group
10:10-10:25: first
10:30-10:45: second
10:50-11:05: third
11:10: dismiss entire group—split into two groups
Biology- Cooper 115
Meet up at CooperSESSION C1: Millcreek start at Planetarium;
SESSION C2: General McLane and Saegertown-- split into
two groups of 30
SESSION C1
SESSION C2:
PlanetariumSplit the group
Geosciences…
Physics- G3
Observ.-Then split the group
Cooper 300
PhysicsG3
Observ.-Cooper
300
Planetarium- Geosciences
Teachers pick which session students will attend.
If you have two teachers, you can take half one
place and half to the other.
Everyone go to Ross. Meet at front door.
SESSION B1: Psych
(40-70 students)
SESSION A: MATH/CS in ROSS HALL
(group of 110 students will be split into 4 groups)
11:30: Walk to
Compton,
11:40: Psych --Compton,
SESSION B2:
CHEM/BIO
(40-70 students)
Chemistry- Cooper 170
Biology- Cooper 115
11:30- meet large group
11:35-11:50: first
11:55-12:10: second
12:15-12:30: third
12:30 head to lunch
Head for Lunch in Van Houten—North and South (Lunch from 12:45-1:45)… busses can pick up at Cooper Circle or closer to Van Houten
Abstracts:
Psychology in Action—in Compton Hall:
Students will learn and experience the latest use of technology in researching how we think, perceive, and act. Learn how scientists reveal what’s going on when we tell a lie, look at a picture, or
behave impulsively, using eye trackers, polygraphs, and animal learning. Find out how psychologists make important discoveries in the lab.
For the Biology Activity—in Cooper 115:
Title: Kitchen Genetics- extracting DNA made easy
Students will learn how to extract DNA for living organisms (fruits and vegetables) in five easy steps using household materials. They will also learn what is happening at each step.
Physics- Manufacturing—meets in Cooper- G3
Observatory – meets in Cooper 300
Mathematics/ Computer Science:
Ross 137: Computer Science games and demos
Ross 139: Game of 24
Talks:
Ross 136
Ross 134
Ross 135
Ross 138
8:55 - 9:10
10:10 – 10:25
11:35 – 11:50
Dan Bennett
Putting The You in CPU
Rick White
Knights, Knaves, and Spies
Brad Wolfe
An Introduction to Projective
Geometry through
Perspective in Renaissance
Art
Larry Downey
The Mathematics of Buzz
Lightyear
9:15 – 9:30
10:30 – 10:45
11:55 – 12:10
William Bollendorf
Pretty Graphics Stuff
Anne Quinn
How To Do Advanced Math
On Your Phone
Michelle McCarney
New Extra Point…or Two
Point Conversion?
9:35 – 9:50
10:50 – 11:05
12:15 – 12:30
Korey Kilburn
Choosing the Optimal Parking
Space
John Hoggard
Iteration: Rooting for a
Pattern
Kevin Shuman
Blackbody Radiation and
Measuring Stellar Surface
Temperatures
Doug Puharic
Paradoxes, and Puzzles, and
Logic! Oh, my!
Abstracts
Ross 136
Dan Bennett: Putting The You in CPU
Buried deep in every cell phone, laptop and game system is a powerful engine which drives all computation: the Central Processing Unit or CPU. This mysterious
device reads instructions written in a secret code and produces amazing graphics, friend attracting face book pages and stunning alternative realities. In this session
we will explore the operation of a CPU with human components to run a simple program.
William Bollendorf: Pretty Graphics Stuff
Drawing shapes and colors on a piece of paper is far too simple. It'd be a lot more interesting to have a computer do the drawing for us! In this talk, we will
examine some of the tricks and techniques used in drawing images on a computer screen as well as look at a few applications of the basic concepts behind
computer graphics.
Korey Kilburn: Choosing the Optimal Parking Space
Suppose a driver is looking for parking on the way to a night club. As he drives up the parking lot, each parking place is free with probability p, independently of
whether other parking places are free or not. The driver cannot observe whether a parking place is free until he reaches it. If he parks k places from his destination,
he incurs a cost of k dollars. If he reaches the destination without having parked, the cost is C dollars to pay the valet to do the parking. By parking too far away,
the driver incurs a hefty cost. However, by being “greedy” and trying to park too close, the driver risks the need to pay the valet. This talk will discuss the optimal
parking policy as to minimize the expected cost of parking.
Ross 134
Rick White: Knights, Knaves, and Spies
On an isolated island live three kinds of people: knights, who always tell the truth, knaves, who always lie, and spies, who tell the truth and lie. You meet three
people on the road one day, can you tell which is which?
Anne Quinn: How To Do Advanced Math On Your Phone
Different from the graphs one uses in algebra, the field of Graph Theory uses “vertex-edge graphs”. Vertex-edge graphs let students apply many different proof
techniques to important real-life applications and problems of the future, including project management, network flow, and transportation networks. We will learn
some basics concepts of Graph Theory and experiment with several apps that help students of all ages and ability levels visualize these graphs. If possible, please
bring an electronic device, especially iPods/iPads/iPhones, with you.
John Hoggard: Iteration: Rooting for a Pattern
Can you take a square root by hand? Ancient Babylonians knew how to do this using iteration. Iteration is a powerful tool used throughout
mathematics and computer science. Once we learn to take some roots ourselves, we'll take a peek at how these techniques lead to the
modern theory of chaos.
Ross 135
Brad Wolfe: An Introduction to Projective Geometry through Perspective in Renaissance Art
Historical methods of perspective in renaissance art are provided as an introduction to central projection and motivation for projective geometry.
Kevin Shuman: Blackbody Radiation and Measuring Stellar Surface Temperatures
A discussion of blackbody radiation will be followed by a presentation on a project performed at Mount Wilson Observatory in California. The objective of the project
was to obtain spectra using a 16” Meade LX600 telescope and the SBIG SGS spectrograph at Mount Wilson Observatory. In addition, spectral analysis was used to
obtain the surface temperature of a star from each stellar classification O, B, A, F, G, K and M. To calculate the surface temperature, spectral radiance vs. wavelength
plots were made using the data processed from the images of the stars. Curve fitting and applying Wien’s displacement law was used to calculate the surface
temperature. An additional method was used to calculate the temperature of the M class star. The method was to plot Planck curves within the temperature range to
the stellar class using Planck’s Law. The curves were then shaped to match the shape of the spectral radiance curve of the star. Calculations were made successfully for
classes F, G, K and M. That is, the temperatures were within the temperature range of their stellar class. The results for O, B and A stellar classes were unreliable due to
their nature. That is, the temperature of stellar classes O, B and A produce wavelengths of light shorter than what the spectrograph could measure.
Doug Puharic: Paradoxes, and Puzzles, and Logic! Oh, my!
We will delve into the wonderful world of mathematical puzzles and paradoxes. Logic and reasoning will be our tools to determine what is true and what is false. If the
statement, “This sentence is false”, intrigues you, then you will want to join us in the world of knights, knaves, lies, truths, unexpected exams, and other oddities.
Ross 138
Larry Downey: The Mathematics of Buzz Lightyear
When Buzz Lightyear says “to Infinity, and beyond”, what could he possibly mean? We will discuss the notion of infinity in terms of sets and sums from the correct,
mathematical perspective. Please come with your idea of what we should mean by
where the dots mean this is an “infinite” sum.
Michelle McCarney: New Extra Point…or Two Point Conversion?
After a football team scores a touchdown they get to either kick for an extra point or run a play and try to get in the end zone for a two-point conversion. In 2015
the NFL changed the distance of an extra point kick from 20 to 33 yards. The NFL made this change to make for more excitement immediately after a
touchdown. In the past an extra point was pretty much automatic, in fact it was made 99.3% of the time! Now the extra point is no longer automatic, you actually
need to stay tuned to see if your team gets their one extra point or maybe they will even go for two, with a two-point conversion. Given the data from the first 3
weeks on the 2015 NFL season, should teams go for one or two points? We will investigate which we would expect will pay off with more points over the long run.
We will also look at changing the point value of the two-point conversion or changing the line of scrimmage of either play to make the expected value of both plays
nearly equal.