Learn how, when we discuss the mathematics of finance. Patterns Found in Nature Symmetry and patterns abound in nature. We will explore the spiral pattern found in the chambered nautilus shell. In addition, we will examine how the famous Fibonacci numbers can describe population dynamics. Secret Codes From the time that people first began to communicate through writing to the present day, there has been an interest in sending written messages in secret codes.
Number theory plays a role in many kinds of secret codes.
We will examine cases of encoding and decoding text consisting only of the 26 letters of the alphabet. This session will provide content similar to session one. The level of math will be adjusted to match the age group. In addition we will introduce college-level mathematics. Topics will be chosen from algebra , geometry, graph theory, tilings, trigonometry, and calculus.