This Friday, December 11th, Professor Leong Hon Wai will present “STEM Outreach with Computational Thinking & MatheMagic”.

About the talk: Getting students to embrace computational thinking and creative problem solving is not easy. But if done successfully, it can bring great benefits to the students now, and in the future. In this talk, Hon-Wai will discuss how he uses fun problems and activities to get students to unconsciously think about computational thinking. Some of these examples include MatheMagic, solving problems with graph coloring, CS UnPlugged activities (sorting networks, parity-based-puzzles, etc.), creative use of induction, zero-knowledge proofs, pancake flipping problems. He hopes that the talk will inspire interesting discussions and he looks forward to learning new things.

Topic: STEM Outreach with Computational Thinking & MatheMagic

When: Friday, December 11th, 2015, from 12:00-1:00pm

Where: 505 E Green St, Classroom 201, Champaign, IL 61820

All are welcome, but please don’t forget to RSVP via the MSTE Friday Lunch website so that we have enough pizza.

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