This fall, the Department began offering a new course, designed especially for freshmen math majors but open to all, to highlight career opportunities in the field of mathematics. The course outline, prepared by Professor Richard Penney, appears below.
108 Mathematical Buffet Sem. 1, Class 1, cr. 1
A "walking tour" of a few topics in mathematics, conducted by a series of guest lecturers. Some talks focus on interesting areas of mathematics, such as chaos theory, fractals or the mathematics of sending pictures over the internet. Others focus on where people with degrees in mathematics or statistics work and what they do. This class is open to anyone with an interest in mathematics, regardless of major.
Aug 22 - Introduction to Math 108
(course instructor)Aug 29 - Using BIG Numbers to Keep BIG Secrets
Professor Carl Cowen, Department of MathematicsAug 29 - Movie night: "Sneakers", soft drinks, popcorn LAEB 2290
(attendance optional) (7:00 p.m.)Sept 5 - A Career in Statistics
Robert Redford, Dan Akroyd
Michelle McNabb, Market Research Project Leader,Sept 12 - Statistical Thinking
Delco Electronics, Kokomo
Professor David Moore, Department of StatisticsSept 19 - From Chaos to Fractals
Professor Richard Penney, Department of MathematicsSept 26 - Mathematics and High Finance
Professor Phillip Protter, Departments of Mathematics and StatisticsOct 3 - The Mathematics of Operations Research
Jean O'Reilley, Pritsker Associates, West Lafayette, INOct 10 - What is it like to be a High School Teacher?
Linda Gutwein, West Lafayette High SchoolOct 17 - Mathematical Computing
Marty Wolf, Amoco Corp.Oct 24 - Modeling of Catastrophies in Casulty Actuarial Science
Jeanne White, American States InsuranceOct 31 - Exploring Infinity
Professor Jim McClure, Department of MathematicsNov 7 The Mathematics of X-ray Crystalography
Rick Millane, Department of Food SciencesNov 14 - Mathematics in Industry
Professor Martin Corless, Aero and AstronauticsNov 21 - The Mathematics of Population Dynamics
Professor Fabio Milner, Department of MathematicsDec 5 - Wrap Up; discussion of programs in the Math and Stat Departments
(course instructor)