Events

Mathematics Department Events 2011-2012

Thursday, April 19, 5 p.m.
106A Trinkle Hall
Honors Defenses in Mathematics
Come early for refreshments!

Wednesday, April 18, 4 p.m.
106A Trinkle Hall
Honors Defenses in Mathematics
Come early for refreshments!

Wednesday, April 11, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Ms. Elizabeth Creath from UMW
Highest-Weight Vectors in the Tensor Products of Representations of Uq (sl2)

Saturday, March 31
The 6th Annual High School Calculus Tournament
Registration is due by Monday, March 5, 2012
For more information, please contact to Dr. Helmstutler

Monday, March 26, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Mr. Edward Bosch from NGA
“Mathematics and its Applications to the Analysis of Digital Images”

Monday, March 19, 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
106A Trinkle Hall
Mathematics Career Night
hosted by the UMW Department of Mathematics

Monday, February 20, 4 p.m.
140Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Dr. Deborah Kent from Hillsdale College
“The Curious Aftermath of Neptune’s Discovery”

Monday, December 5, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Dr. Alissa Crans from Loyola Marymount University in CA
Curious Catalan Numbers

Wednesday, October 26, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Bryan Petrak from the University of Delaware
The Subplanes of Figueroa Planes

Monday, September 26, 4 p.m. ~ 5 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Graduate School Night (Graduate School Information Session)
For more information, please contact Dr. Esunge.

Saturday, September 24, 10 a.m. ~ 11:30 a.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
UMW Family Weekend
“Chocolate Chomp Challenge”
2 players: http://www.duke.edu/~ljw6/ooga/chompgame.html
1 player vs. computer: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~tom/Games/chomp.html
For more information, please contact Dr. Sumner.

Wednesday, September 21, 4 p.m.
119 Trinkle Hall
MAA Student Group Meeting
For more information, please contact Dr. Helmstutler.

Mathematics Department Events 2010-2011

Tuesday, April 19, 3:30 p.m.
119 Trinkle Hall
Invited speaker Dr. Kwon from Inha University for Dr. Lee’s class
“Optimal Tracking Control Problem of an HIV Model with Free Terminal Time”

Thursday, April 14, 5 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Dr. Florian Potra from the University of Maryland in Baltimore County
“Mathematics and Robotics: Historical Developments and New Challenges”

Saturday, April 2
The 5th Annual High School Calculus Tournament
Registration is due by Friday, March 11, 2011
For more information, please contact to Dr. Helmstutler

Wednesday, March 30, 4 p.m.
106A Trinkle Hall
Honors Defenses
hosted by the UMW Department of Mathematics

Friiday, March 25, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Polynomial Functions by Sonia Sharma from University of Houston
“Ms. Sharma is a candidate for an open position in the department”

Monday, March 21, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Ace of Base: Don’t Turn Around by Rebecca Moffitt from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
“Ms. Moffitt is a candidate for an open position in the department”

Wednesday, March 16, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Complex Numbers Easily Using Polar Form by Michael Klipper from Carnegie Mellon University
“Mr. Klipper is a candidate for an open position in the department”

Monday, March 14, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Mathematics Career Night
hosted by the UMW Department of Mathematics

Wednesday, March 9, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Building Linear Models from Data Using a Graphing Utility by Elizabeth Creath from the University of North Carolina Wilmington
“Ms. Creath is a candidate for an open position in the department”

Thursday, February 17, 5 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Dr. Crowley from Washington and Lee University
“Using Mathematics to Make Public Policy”

Monday, November 8, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Dr. Laura Taalman from James Madison University
“Sudoku: Questions, Variations, and Research”

Wednesday, October 27, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Dr. Janusz Konieczny
“Infinite Numbers and Their Arithmetic”

Monday, October 18, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar talk with Mr. Herbert Gintis

Wednesday, September 29, 4 p.m.
119 Trinkle Hall
MAA meeting
Free pizza
For more information, contact Nicolle Peterson (npeterso)

Saturday, September 25, 10 a.m. ~ 12 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
UMW Family Weekend
“Chocolate Chomp Challenge”
2 players: http://www.duke.edu/~ljw6/ooga/chompgame.html
1 player vs. computer: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~tom/Games/chomp.html
For more information, please contact Dr. Sumner.

Wednesday, September 22, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Dr. Debra Hydorn
“An Introduction to Sage, an Open Source Mathematics Software System”

Wednesday, September 15, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Welcome reception for new majors

Mathematics Department Events 2009-2010

Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 2
Summer Enrichment Programs Session II

Monday, June 21 – Thursday, June 25
Summer Enrichment Programs Session I

Friday, May 7, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
In the rotunda of Trinkle Hall
A reception to honor our graduating seniors
(All mathematics and computer science majors, their families, and guests are invited to attend)
Hosted by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science

Monday, April 19, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Outside of the Woodard Campus Center
The Pi Mu Epsilon bake sale
“Donations of baked goods would be appreciated. For more information, contact Dr. Sumner”

Tuesday, April 13, 5:30 p.m.
Castiglia’s, 324 William Street
The Pi Mu Epsilon Induction Dinner

Saturday, April 10
The 4th Annual High School Calculus Tournament
hosted by the UMW Department of Mathematics

Tuesday, April 6, 4:30 p.m.
B7 Trinkle Hall
Honors Presentations in Mathematics
Refreshments start at 4:15 p.m.

Wednesday, March 10, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Dr. Meadows from St. Mary’s College of Maryland
“Chomp, Chomp, BeChewey Chomp: Math and Games”

Wednesday, February 24, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Dr. Esunge

“How much is a derivative worth?”

Monday, February 15, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Mathematics Career Night
hosted by the UMW Department of Mathematics

Wednesday, November 18, 4 p.m.
119 Trinkle Hall
Pizza and Problems
hosted by Drs. Esunge and Helmstutler

Wednesday, November 11, 4 p.m. (the talk has been postponed).
140 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Dr. Esunge
“How much is a derivative worth?”

Friday, November 6, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
B52 Trinkle Hall
A talk about Mathematica by Andy Dorsett
“Mathematica 7 in Education and Research”

Friday, November 6, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
B7 Trinkle Hall
A talk about Mathematica by Andy Dorsett
“Mathematica 7 in Education and Research”

Monday, October 19, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Dr. Adrian Rice from Randolph-Macon College, VA
“What is the “birthday” of elliptic functions?”

Wednesday, October 14, 4 p.m.
119 Trinkle Hall
Pizza and Problems
hosted by Drs. Esunge and Helmstutler

Wednesday, September 16, 4 p.m.
119 Trinkle Hall
Pizza and Problems
hosted by Drs. Esunge and Helmstutler

Wednesday, September 9, 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Welcome reception for new majors

Wednesday-Friday, August 12-14
Using TI-Nspire in your Classroom

Monday-Tuesday, August 10-11
The Getting Started with TI-Nspire

Mathematics Department Events 2008-2009

Tuesday, April 28th at 5 p.m.
Mathematics department annual Spring picnic in the courtyard of the UMW apartments

Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
3rd Annual UMW AP Calculus Tournament in Chandler Hall

Friday-Saturday, April 17-18
MAA MD-DC-VA Section Meeting at UMW

* Friday afternoon workshop led by Fr. Mike May (St. Louis University),
* Friday evening banquet address by Bob Vallin (Slippery Rock University, Associate Director for Undergraduate Programs for the MAA),
* Saturday invited addresses by William Goldman (University of Maryland) and Katherine Socha (St. Mary’s College of Maryland).

April – Mathematics Awareness Month

Monday, January 12, 4 p.m.
Jim Cushing, University of Arizona Mathematics Department and Program on Applied Mathematics, will be on campus to give a lecture. Location and title TBA.

January 5-8, 2009
Joint Mathematics Meetings in Washington, DC!

Thursday, December 4, 6 p.m.
The Loft, 1005 Princess Anne Street (across from Hyperion Espresso)
Departmental Holiday Party
– all faculty and mathematics majors are invited to attend

Thursday, November 20, 12 p.m
Mathematics Department Suite in Trinkle Hall
Pumpkin Pi Day
Stop by for free pie!

Wednesday, November 19, 4 p.m.
119 Trinkle Hall
Pizza and Problems
hosted by Drs. Helmstutler and Lee

Wednesday, November 12, 4 p.m.
119 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Sandra Fox, St. Johns River Water Management District, FL
“An Environmental Application in Geographic Information Science and Multivariate Statistics”
refreshments to follow

Wednesday, October 29, 4 p.m.
119 Trinkle Hall
Pizza and Problems
hosted by Drs. Helmstutler and Lee

Wednesday, October 15, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Dr. Anthony Tongen, James Madison University
“Reinventing the Wheel”
refreshments to follow

Wednesday, October 8, 4 p.m.
140 Trinkle Hall
Departmental Colloquium with Dr. Leo Lee
On Solving Real-Life Problems
refreshments to follow

Wednesday, September 17, 4 p.m.
119 Trinkle Hall
Pizza and Problems
hosted by Drs. Helmstutler and Lee