View Professor Thomas Garrity’s appearance on Williams Thinking: Truth=Math=Beauty. Garrity argues that surprising relationships, as in the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, should be the foundation of mathematics. Continue reading »
Check out this $15000 Business Plan Competition for Williams students. Continue reading »
Math/Stats class photos Fall 2011 are now posted in the corridor, second floor Bronfman. Continue reading »
Preregistration for spring courses runs October 31 to November 7. For department courses see the catalog and come to the Ice Cream Social 6:30-8 pm Tuesday, November 1 in Paresky 222. Continue reading »
The Williams team brought home the Green Chicken Saturday October 29, 2011, after a narrow victory over Middlebury 162-160. Congratulations to top scorers Carlos Dominguez, Jared Hallett, and Liyang Zhang; teammates Craig Corsi, Benjamin Demeo, Donny Huang, Stephanie Jensen, Philip Tosteson, Roshan Sharma, Avishek Shrestha, and Kaijie Zheng; coach Prof. Continue reading »
In a final smackdown debate Saturday October 29, 2011, with President Adam Falk presiding, the derivative (Prof. Colin Adams) killed the integral (Prof. Tom Garrity). Continue reading »
Williams Thinking featuring professors: Magnus Bernhardsson presenting “The Greatest Revolution,” Sandra Burton presenting “Quarreling with Herman Rosse,” and Thomas Garrity presenting “Truth=Math=Beauty.” Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. and the event will start promptly at 7 p.m. Please arrive early. To make reservations, e-mail williams.reservations@gmail.com or call (413)… Continue reading »
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National Public Radio story October 14, 2011, presents a mathematical game theory analysis of the work of the Congressional supercommittee assigned to cut $1.5 trillion from the budget, comparing the competition between the Republicans and the Democrats to a game of chicken. Prof. Johnson is teaching… Continue reading »
President Falk rang the bells, canceling classes, and we headed once more up into the mountains for another Mountain Day: … Continue reading »