Spring 2015 Events
Numerous activites take place each semester, held
jointly with WMU's chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, the mathematics honors
society. Unless specified otherwise, events are held in the Alavi
Commons, on the 6th floor of Everett Tower. Refreshments are
available at 3:50pm for Friday events.
- Every Wednesday at noon
- Brown
Bag Lunch in the Alavi Commons
- Bring your lunch and socialize with
fellow students and faculty. Everyone is invited!
- Friday, January 16, 4 p.m.
- Pizza
Party!
- Friday, January 23, 4 p.m.
- Getting
Ready for the Career Fair
- Karen Steeno,
Career Development Specialist, WMU.
- Friday, January 30, 4 p.m.
-
Play It Again Sam: Math and Music Recognition
- Eric Anderson, Graduate Student, Department of Mathematics, WMU.
- Friday, February 6, 4 p.m.
- Feedback Forum
- Professor Gene Freudenburg, Chair, and Professor Jane-Jane Lo,
Associate Chair, Department of Mathematics, WMU.
- Share your ideas to make our department a better place!
- Students only.
- Friday, February 13, 4 p.m.
- The Story
of Math: The Genius of the East
- Professor Marcus du Sautoy, University of Oxford, England. Video produced by the BBC and Open University.
- Friday, February 20, 4 p.m.
- 3307 Rood
- Games Night!
- Friday, February 27, 4 p.m.
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Smooth Interpolator: Modeling Hydraulic Curves in Unsaturated Soils
- Dr. Duane Hampton, Department of GeoSciences, WMU.
- Friday, March 20, 4 p.m.
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Mathematics of Field Hydrogeology
- Kathryn Hillenbrand, Undergraduate Student, Departments of Mathematics and GeoSciences, WMU
- Thursday, March 26, 3:30 p.m.
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Actuary Day
- Friday, March 27, 4 p.m.
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On Matrix Multiplication Checking
- Dr. Andrzej Dudek, Department of Mathematics, WMU.
- Friday, April 3, 4 p.m.
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An Eternal Flame: The Quest for Longitude
- Bethel McGrew, Undergraduate Student, Departments of Mathematics and Philosophy, WMU.
- Friday, April 10, 4 p.m.
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Face to Face with Linear Algebra
- Steven Crow, Graduate Student, Department of Mathematics, WMU.
- Saturday, April 11
- 11 a.m., Fetzer Center
- Awards Day & Pi Mu Epsilon Initiation Ceremony
- Friday, April 17, 4 p.m.
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Chess Math: Queens on a Torus and Other Chess Based Problems
- Sean English, Graduate Student, Department of Mathematics, WMU.
- Wednesday, April 22, 4 p.m., 1110 Rood
- Refreshments at 3:30pm, Bradley Commons, 2202 Everett
- The Mathematics of the Faraday Cage
- Professor Nick Trefethen, University of Oxford, U.K.
- Thursday, April 23, 4 p.m.
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Numerical Computing with Chebfun
- Professor Nick Trefethen, University of Oxford, U.K.
- Friday, April 24, 4 p.m.
- Business Meeting & Movie Night
- Movie: The Story of Math, Episode 3 -- The Frontiers of Space
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Spring 2015 Officers
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Katie Hillenbrand
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Lawrence Cuneaz
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President
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Vice President
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Jamie Hallas
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Nathaniel Haeussler
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Treasurer
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Secretary
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Megan Kuk
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Richard Hollister
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Graduate Representatives
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Faculty Advisors
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Niloufer Mackey
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Steve Ziebarth
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Pi Mu Epsilon Scholarship Committee
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Jeff Strom |
Jay Wood |
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Chapter History
Our chapter was established in 1988. Before a chapter can be established at an institution,
the PME National Council requires clear evidence of an ongoing history of student mathematical activity outside the classroom,
and adequate support for these activities.
We were the fifth chapter to be established in Michigan,
and hence were assigned the fifth letter of Greek alphabet: epsilon.
Thus, our official name is:
The Michigan Epsilon Chapter
of Pi Mu Epsilon
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