Photos: Ninth annual Math Fun Day adds up to success

The FSU Department of Mathematics, part of the College of Arts and Sciences, hosted the ninth annual Math Fun Day on Feb. 3. The open house-style event with activities geared to students grades K-12 encourages FSU students to engage with the broader Tallahassee community by applying their classroom knowledge to present the often unseen, fun side of math and how it plays into our daily lives. This year, 600 people attended Math Fun Day to take part in the hands-on activities, presentations, exhibits, and demonstrations organized by 140 FSU faculty, staff and student volunteers.

Attendees play with bubbles at FSU Math Fun Day. (Carly Nelson/College of Arts and Sciences)
An FSU student helps a Math Fun Day attendee. (Meredith Breen/College of Arts and Sciences)
A classroom scene from the event. (Meredith Breen/College of Arts and Sciences)
Visitors played with geometric construction tools. (Carly Nelson/College of Arts and Sciences)
A visitor with a tower. (Carly Nelson/College of Arts and Sciences)
Attendees could participate in a variety of activities, including games exploring geometric construction and symmetries and patterns. (Carly Nelson/College of Arts and Sciences)
Florida State University students helped to organize the open house. (Meredith Breen/College of Arts and Sciences)
FSU students volunteering at Math Fun Day. (Meredith Breen/College of Arts and Sciences)