March 3, 2013, the NPR Sunday Puzzle was math: “Eight people are seated at a circular table. Each person gets up and sits down again — either in the same chair or in the chair immediately to the left or right of the one they were in. How many… Continue reading »
Prof. Bernhard Klingenberg and Scott Lewis won the annual Latke-Hamentaschen debate, against a noble effort by Prof. Scott Wong and Dean Dave. Continue reading »
Humans have been investigating mathematical objects for thousands of years, and yet there is still so much more to investigate. Over 2000 years ago, Archimedes penned a letter to Diogenes describing a new method for computing areas and volumes. He performs a thought experiment whereby he weighs two shapes on… Continue reading »
Professor Dick De Veaux was quoted in the Wall Street Journal March 2, 2013, in an article on “Data Crunchers Now the Cool Kids on Campus”: “It’s just a great time to be a statistician. … Finding Ph.D.s in statistics who are willing to devote themselves to teaching is getting… Continue reading »
You can sign up to give a 15-minute talk by March 4, 2013. On Saturday April 6, 2013 Williams College will be hosting the 20th Annual Hudson River Undergraduate Mathematics Conference (HRUMC). One of the first conferences of its kind, HRUMC was founded by four local schools: Siena… Continue reading »
Talk and poster submissions for the Symposium for Undergraduates in the Mathematical Sciences (SUMS) at Brown March 9, all expenses paid, are due by noon next Saturday, February 23. Continue reading »
The New York Times of February 14, 2013, features alum Megan Barber ’96, her family, and their downtown garden. Continue reading »
The Lunar New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is the most important traditional holiday in China. It is also celebrated in some other eastern Asian countries. It refers to the beginning of the new year based on the Chinese lunar calendar. The exact date of the Spring Festival in… Continue reading »
Faculty Memorial Minute, February 6, 2013 [ — originally composed by Don Beaver, and edited by Susan Loepp, with additional comments, additions, and emendations by Don Beaver, Stewart Johnson, Victor Hill, and Colin Adams.] Olga Rozinak Beaver, Professor of Mathematics. Her Early Years Olga Rozinak Beaver was born in Prague,… Continue reading »
The latest study by CareerCast.com lists mathematician, actuary, and statistician as the top three jobs in the US. Continue reading »