Fermi Math Circle -- 2010 / 2011

The Fermi Math Circle is open to students with some knowledge of algebra who have long attention spans and an enthusiasm for mathematical conversation.

We meet at 217 S. Michigan Street, the Notre Dame Community Building in downtown South Bend. During the fall semester, meetings are from 11:30 AM to 1 PM on the Fridays listed above. During this semester, we will investigate Fermi questions of interest to the group. We will report our results on the web page below as the semester progresses

Brainstorming

Fermi Problem 1 -- Packing People in a Room

Fermi Problem 2 -- Emptying the Atlantic With Thimbles

Fermi Problem 3 -- Gumballs to the Moon

Creating a Number System

Voyager Handout

Alien Math Handout

All Obtuse Angles Are Right

This work placed into the public domain by the Riverbend Community Math Center.