ITHACA, NY—Math Fun Day—a program of puzzles, robotics, and other math-related activities—will take place at Ithaca College on Saturday, Nov. 3. Free and open to the public, Math Fun Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the third floor of Williams Hall.

 

“This is a program for elementary school–aged children as well as math lovers of all ages,” said Dani Novak, associate professor of mathematics and computer science and director of Math Fun Day. “We want to show that mathematics does not have to be foreign, scary or boring. At its core, mathematics is part of our human experience, just like music and the visual arts.”

 

Math Fun Day activities will include creating mathematical art with computers, IC Circus (using mathematical concepts to describe body movements), solving puzzles with computer programs, and designing programs to build Lego robots.

 

“Math Fun Day is a way for participants to experience the beauty of mathematics and its connection to life, culture and nature,” Novak said. “We want to raise people’s mathematical consciousness and have fun doing it.”

 

For more information contact Dani Novak at (607) 274-3595 or novak@ithaca.edu.