Williams Wins Regional Math Competition

The Williams College team, consisting of Weng-Him Cheung ’15, Benjamin Demeo ’15, and Liyang Zhang ’12, won the Regional Undergraduate Mathematics competition at Central Connecticut State University Saturday, April 28, 2012. Liyang got high score and won first prize in the competition. Congratulations to the team and Coach Stoiciu. Last year… Continue reading »

Math ties English and Psychology for majors

For the first time, next year, there will be as many math majors as English majors and as Psychology majors, 132, about 12% of all juniors and seniors, compared to the national average of about 1%. The only departments with more are Economics (155) and History (146). Continue reading »

Prizes announced at Majors’ Dinner

Professor and Chair Cesar Silva announced this year’s Math/Stats prizes at the annual gala Majors’ Dinner at the Williams Inn Thursday evening, May 10, 2012: ROSENBURG PRIZE for best senior: Liyang Zhang GOLDBERG AWARD for best colloquium: Erik Levinsohn “Dude, Where’s my Convex Hull?” Niralee Shah “Hearing… Continue reading »

De Veaux interviewed by MAA

On the occasion of his recent featured address at the headquarters of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) , described in his blog post, Prof. Richard De Veaux was interviewed by Ivars Peterson, Director of Communications for the MAA. Continue reading »

Adams-Garrity π-e Debate at Framingham State

Professors Colin Adams and Tom Garrity will reprise “The Great π-e Debate” at the 10th Annual New England Section of the Mathematical Association of American Dinner Meeting on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at at Framingham State University. Dinner at 6 pm at the McCarthy Center will be followed by the… Continue reading »

Williams Team in Top Ten on Putnam Exam

The Williams team has placed in the top ten and received an Honorable Mention out of 460 teams from 572 participating colleges and universities in the December 2011 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. Congratulations to our team members Carlos Dominguez, Jared Hallett, and Liyang Zhang and to coach Professor… Continue reading »

Adams on National Public Radio

Williams Professor Colin Adams interviewed on The Best of Our Knowledge, now airing on many National Public Radio stations. Features math at Williams, math advantage throughout life, undergraduate research, Adams’s alter ego Mel Slugbate, and his humorous story, “Riot at the Calculus Exam.”… Continue reading »