Hands-in-Pockets Mathematics at Collège Stanislas

On January 22, the students of Collège Stanislas in Montréal (a French school abroad of the AEFE network) attended an hour of “hands-in-pockets mathematics.” Ten-minute flash talks were given by CRM-CNRS scientists to troisième students (two one-hour sessions) and to students in Seconde, Première and Terminale (French lycée levels) (one one-hour session). The aim was to present a mathematical topic in a relaxed way with minimal written support, in particular to give students ideas for oral exam topics for the Diplôme national du brevet and the Baccalauréat.

Claire Guerrier, hands-in-pockets mathematics Sébastien Darses, hands-in-pockets mathematics Nicolas Bousquet, hands-in-pockets mathematics

The talks were given by

  • Claire Guerrier (CNRS research scientist assigned to the CRM-CNRS), who spoke about map-coloring problems;
  • Sébastien Darses, associate professor at Aix-Marseille Université on delegation at the CRM-CNRS, who spoke about the link between mathematics and astronomy;
  • Nicolas Bousquet, CNRS research scientist assigned to the CRM-CNRS, who spoke about combinatorial problems related to the game of Nim.

Hosted on long-term CNRS delegation at the CRM-CNRS, Sébastien Darses is an associate professor at Aix-Marseille Université.

Claire Guerrier is a CNRS research scientist assigned to the CRM-CNRS.

Nicolas Bousquet is a CNRS research scientist assigned to the CRM-CNRS.