Pi Mu Epsilon is a non-secret honor society whose purpose is the promotion and recognition of scholarly activity in the mathematical sciences. This year the HSC chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon inducted six new members (see above; from left to right): Atticus O’Brien, Carlo Anselmo, John Kroencke, Adam Witham, Conrad Brown and Benjamin Lam.
New Pi Mu Epsilon Members 2016
Pi Mu Epsilon is a non-secret honor society whose purpose is the promotion and recognition of scholarly activity in the mathematical sciences. This year the HSC chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon inducted six new members (see above; from left to right): Atticus O’Brien, Carlo Anselmo, John Kroencke, Adam Witham, Conrad Brown and Benjamin Lam.
Problem of the Month Winners 2016
This year there was a tie for the year’s Problem of the Month winner. Both Branch Vincent (left below) and Conrad Brown (right) solved the most number of correct solutions for the year. Congratulations to the winners! This year the winners received gift cards to Walmart.
Joint Mathematics Meetings 2015
A few members of the Mathematics and Computer Science department attended the national Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Antonio in January, 2015. The conference is an annual meeting of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America. At the meeting Dr. Rebecca Jayne gave two talks, entitled “A Hybrid IBL/Traditional Abstract Algebra Class” and “A count of maximal dominant weights of integrable modules.”
Left to right: Dr. Rebecca Jayne, Dr. Heidi Hulsizer, Brian Hulsizer, and Michael Salita
The Best Jobs of 2014
Check out CareerCast’s list of top jobs. Here are some top jobs in which the Math/CS department at HSC can help prepare you:
1. Mathematician
2. Tenured University Professor
3. Statistician
4. Actuary
7. Software Engineer
8. Computer Systems Analyst
New Pi Mu Epsilon Members
Congratulations to the newest members of Pi Mu Epsilon at Hampden-Sydney College! Pi Mu Epsilon is a national mathematics honor society whose purpose is the promotion and recognition of scholarly activity among students.
From left to right:Linh Nguyen, J.D. Chaudhry, Robinson Sagar, Zack King, Tyler Williams, Branch Vincent, Sasha Obradovic, and Carson Maki. Not pictured: Nate Shepherd
Problem of the Month Winner
Dr. Brian Lins (left) and Linh Nguyen (right)
Solutions to this year’s Problem of the Month were presented Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Student presenters included Casey Grimes, Shawn Stum, Michael Salita, and Francis Polakiewicz. Professor Robb Koether also presented a solution. Student Linh Nguyen received a cash prize for correctly solving the most number of problems for the year. Dr. Brian Lins presented him with this prize.
Congratulations to the new members of Pi Mu Epsilon!
Left to right: Dr. Marcus Pendergrass, Jay Iqbal, Michael Salita, Braxton Elliott, Franklin Bowers, Watt Mountcastle
Left to right: Dr. Tom Valente, Eric Gorsline, Chris Stockinger, Dr. Brian Lins
Left to right: Francis Polakiewicz, Dr. Robb Koether, Dr. Matt Willis, Grish Makarenko, Erik Schafer, Shawn Stum, JJ Strosnider
Pi Mu Epsilon is the National Mathematics Honorary Society of the United States and its purpose is to encourage scholarly mathematical activities. We congratulate the new members and current members. You can check out the organization at http://www.pme-math.org/.
Want a good job? Do the Math/CS!
The very idea of a “top 5” list is kind of mathematical, isn’t it? Check out this list of the top 5 jobs from msnbc.com:
- http://www.msnbc.msn.com-85.us/read/?Article=23163
Four out of the five are Math/CS jobs: mathematician, actuary, statistician, and computer system analyst.
Do the Math/CS!
Pascals Triangle in Five Colors
Here is a color image of Pascal’s triangle, with each number colored based on its value modulo 5. You can see how the pattern is self-similar like the Sierpinski gasket.
