Workshop Descriptions Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble! PH 157 Fun with bubbles!! Create two polyhedrons and recall some math facts as we work with gumdrops and bubbles! -Lisa Clark, Floral Park Memorial High School Mysterious Surfaces PH 116 Learn about Topology as we construct various surfaces and investigate some of their properties. -Nikolina Dabovic, Maspeth High School Falling Regressions PH 112 Investigate a naturally occurring regression model that describes the behavior of various weighted falling objects. -Rahsaun Figaro, Newtown High School, and Jeanette Kimyagarov, Francis Lewis High School Decrypting Messages SU 307 Use frequency analysis to decipher encrypted messages. -Ryan Fox, Maspeth High School Perplexing Paradoxes PH 151 An active journey through human history to false, brilliant, and still unsolved paradoxes. -Zhani Joanidhi, Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Algebra and Geometry – A Love Story PH 155 Interpret common algebraic misconceptions geometrically in order to build intuition for various identities. -Eliza Kuberska, Hunter College High School Polylinks Challenge PH 114 Create beautiful polylink puzzles which demonstrate the richness of the structures found in the mathematical world. -Amy Lee, Queens High School for Language Studies It's Game Time! PH 154 Discover the mathematical strategies necessary to win games such as Nim and One Piece Chess. Then, connect these games to higher-level mathematical concepts. -Michael London, The Queens School of Inquiry Toy Horror Story: The Curious Death of Mr. Potato Head PH 119 Mr. Potato Head has been murdered and the detectives on the case need help determining his time of death to solve the crime. Learn how to pinpoint when the crime was committed. -Rocco Magaletto, Brentwood Freshman Center Proof Without Words: A Visual Approach to Mathematical Proof SU 310 Make mathematical conjectures and prove them using visual methods. -Mara Markinson, East-West School of International Studies Forest Fire Probability PH 016 From the Long Island Pine Barrens to California, forest fires occur too often and can cause much damage. Use mathematics to determine if it is possible to predict what percentage of a forest will be burned down. -Joseph Mendez, P.S./M.S. 4 Bank on it! PH 004 Have you ever applied for a job? Were you treated fairly? Simulate the problem of men and women applying for a job at a bank and determine if gender discrimination affected the results. -Jen Nicastro, The Kew-Forest School Let's Make a Deal! PH 008 People make decisions constantly. How does new information challenge your previous decisions? The more you know, the better your decision! -Xiaohua (Olivia) Peng, International High School for Health Sciences Caffeine Consumption PH 108 Learn how caffeine is metabolized by using mathematics to analyze caffeine levels in the human body after consumption of popular energy drinks (you know which ones!). -Rocio Saborido, Oceanside High School Trick Shot! Patio DH Meet a billiards trick-shot champion and discover the connection between mathematics and billiards. -Andy Segal, Forest Hills High School Math Mania PH 156 Learn how a mysterious card trick and a strategy for a board game are both entirely reliant on mathematics. -Howard Weinman, J.H.S. 157Q & Queens College, retired Teacher Sessions Session I: Problems that Make Students Think PH 121 Meet the keynote speaker for a Q&A plus a few interesting and inspiring math problems at all levels to do together and reflect on. -Daniel Zaharopol, Director, Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics and Executive Director, Art of Problem Solving Foundation Session II: Teacher’s Choice! Attend the workshop of your choice. .