Announcements
Change is Coming to the Math Club
January 6, 2010
Things are happening in the new semester here in the Math Club. We have great plans for the up and coming semester, starting with the Spring Callout (spacetime location TBA). Several professors and officers of the club have also volunteered to give various talks on different fields of mathematics. Also, a tutoring program will be offered this semester; anyone who would like help with any kind of math class is welcome to drop by the Math Club room (MA 703). If you are interested in tutoring others, send an e-mail to PurdueMathClub@gmail.com. Finally, a problem solving seminar involving challenging problems from all over mathematics will be offered every week. Problems will be supplied (but you can bring your own if you wish) and discussed each seminar. All are encouraged to come, no matter the mathematical ability.
More information on when/where for events will be posted as soon as they are available. Until then, stop by the Math Club room (MA 703) in the math building and join in on the craziness! We have pop and candy available for sale. It's an excellent place to sit around and relax when in between classes or winding down afterwards (and keep out of the cold).
Regularly Scheduled Meetings:
Regularly scheduled meetings are currently planned every Thursday in REC 113, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. These meetings will involve faculty or student talks, or a variety of activities such as movies or games (with the possibility of pizza!). Everyone, member or not, is welcome to join our meetings. Or, just come on up to MA 703 to hang out between/after classes.
Ordering t-shirts:
Please stop by MA 703 or contact our treasurer
if you are interested in ordering a t-shirt. Support mathematics and Purdue by getting your own "B'Euler up" shirt!
E-mail List:
Email us at PurdueMathClub@gmail.com if you would like to be put on our e-mail list. Our ambassador, John Chu, puts out a Math Club newsletter every week, so let us know if you have something you would like to contribute!
Upcoming Events:
All Math Club meetings and talks are held in REC 113 at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, unless otherwise noted. Stay tuned for upcoming events for spring 2010!
This week: Prof. Donu Arapura's talk on Quaternions
2009-2010 Events:
Speaker: Prof. Edray Goins
Title:Elliptic Curves and Equidistributions: From Gauss and Kummer to Sato and Tate
When: January 28th, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
Where: REC 113
Speaker: Prof. Steven Bell
Title: Fourier Series are music to my ears
When: February 4th, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
Where: REC 113
Speaker: Prof. Donu Arapura
Title: Quaternions and the 3 Dimensional Rotation Group
When: February 11th, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
Where: REC 113
Speaker: Prof. Laszlo Lempert
Title: TBA
When: February 18th, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
Where: REC 113
Speaker: Prof. Joseph Lipman
Title: TBA
When: March 4th, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
Where: REC 113
Speaker: Prof. Burgess Davis
Title: TBA
When: April 15th, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
Where: REC 113
Speaker: Prof. Li Peijun
Title: TBA
When: April 24th, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
Where: REC 113
2008-2009 Events:
Speaker: Professor Samuel S. Wagstaff, CS
Title: Applications of Integer Factoring and Discrete Logarithms to Cryptography
When: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
Where: ME 261
Speaker: Professor Bradley Lucier, Math and CS
Title: The Nature of Numbers : Real Computing
When: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
Where: BRNG 2290
2006-2007 Events:
Speaker: Prof. Robert Zink
Title: Tiling a Rectangle
When: Thursday, 9/21/2006, 7:00 p.m.
Where: UNIV 303
Speaker: Prof. Steve Bell
Title: Mathematics and Graduate School
When: Thursday, 9/28/2006, 7:00 p.m.
Where: UNIV 303
Speaker: Prof. Burgess Davis
Title: Random walks and heat conduction
Abstract: A random walker jumps from an integer k to another integer by tossing a coin and if the coin is ads jumping to k+1 and if the coin is tails jumping to k-1. Then the coin is tossed again another jump is made and so on forever. I will show how such walks are used to study heat conduction.
When: Thursday, 10/5/2006, 7:00 p.m.
Where: UNIV 303
Problem of the Week
The Purdue University Math Department publishes a math problem every week to encourage interest in undergraduate mathematics. More details can be found here. To see this week's problem, click the link below:
Problem of the Week
If you are an undergraduate and think you can solve this week's problem, write up a solution and mail it to: Problem of the Week, Department of Mathematics, Purdue University, 150 N. University St., West Lafayette, IN 47907-2607. Correct solutions will receive an award at the end of the semester!
Spring 2006 Movie Night Pictures:
Current Officers (Spring 2010):
President: Dan Stratman
Ambassador: John Chu
Treasurer: Eric Haengel
Webmaster: Justin Chen
Mission:
The mission of Math Club is to promote enthusiasm and interest in
mathematics on the Purdue University campus. This is accomplished by
exposing students to hitherto unexplored and exciting branches of math
in a casual, friendly, and fun atmosphere.
About the Club:
If you are interested in mathematics, we are certain you will find any
amount of time you spend with Math Club extremely rewarding. Membership
is by no means based upon mathematical ability - our only wish is to
propagate an interest in the diverse field of mathematics. Meetings and
membership are casual, but we are a fairly dynamic organization that
coordinates numerous mathematical and social events. Typically these
include speakers, training to participate in math conventions and
competitions at other universities, watching educational videos, and
simply hanging out and watching movies like Pi or Good Will Hunting. We are
always open to suggestions for more activities!
Regularly Scheduled Meetings:
Meetings for the Spring 2010 semester will be held on Thursdays from 6-7 PM in REC 113.
Become a Member:
If you'd like to become a member, either stop by the Math Club room (MA 703) sometime,
or shoot an email to our secretary, John Chu.
Don't forget to come to weekly meetings!
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