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Upcoming events

Harrison Randolph Calculus Exam
What is it? The Harrison Randolph calculus exam is a written test of challenging problems using material covered in Math 120. The student who performs the best will be given the Harrison Randolph Calculus Award at the Honor Ceremony in May, and will receive a check for $100.
Any student who took Math 120 in Summer 2011, Fall 2011, or Spring 2012 is eligible. All freshmen are eligible, even if you placed out of 120.
When? Thursday April 19, 2012 from 3:00 to 5:00
Where? Math department conference room, Robert Scott Small building room 353
RSVP to the event on Facebook, or to Garrett Mitchener.
Old Exam Sale
About this time every semester, the Math Club sells copies of old math finals along with their solutions as study guides. We need volunteers to work the table! If you can help out for even half an hour, we can use you! It's easy: hand out study guides and collect money. Please let me know as soon as possible which days and times you can work. Just send me an e-mail!
This is the club's main fund raiser, so we need to be sure it goes well. Money from this project supports our parties, movie collection, contest registration fees, and special events like Calculus The Musical.
Where? Maybank lobby
When? Thursday April 19 and Friday April 20, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Navy Nuclear Program
The navy has a special Nuclear Propulsion Program that provides scholarships and jobs for students with scientific interests. Lt. Michael Roberts will be here to tell you all about it!
Where? Math department conference room, Robert Scott Small building room 353
When? Friday April 20, 4:30 pm
RSVP to the event on Facebook, or to Garrett Mitchener so we'll know how much food to bring.
Drop-in Luncheon
What is it? A casual drop-in luncheon. Students, faculty, friends—stop by and catch your breath before finals!
When? Tuesday, April 24, 2012 from 12:00 to 1:30
Where? Math department lounge, Robert Scott Small building room 346
GRE math subject test study group
What is it? Are you going to be around this summer? Are you interested in preparing for the math subject GRE? Let me know and if there's interest, we'll work something out. We'll meet to go over material on the math subject test of the GRE, such as calculus and abstract algebra. (Note that this is not the math section from the general GRE. This is for the test that you take before going to graduate school in math.) The plan is to start with material from the first three semesters of differential and integral calculus.
When? Some time over the summer
Where? Probably the math conference room

Past Events

Math Modeling Contest
What is it? The MCM is an applied math contest for teams of three undergraduates. Each team picks one of the problems, works for a long weekend, and writes a paper. Your papers are evaluated and given a rating of Outstanding, Meritorious, or Honorable Mention. It's a wonderful experience in real-world mathematics, and winning teams are usually invited to present their work at the joint mathematics meetings and other gatherings. These projects can also turn into topics for a capstone thesis. All levels of mathematical experience are welcome. Computer science and physical science students are also invited -- There's an interdisciplinary question that you might be especially interested in. See the MCM main site for more details.
When? The next MCM will be Feburary 9-13, 2012, on campus.
Interested? Send e-mail to Garrett Mitchener.
Virginia Tech Math Contest
What is it? The Virginia Tech contest is a written math contest with questions from undergraduate subjects including calculus, linear algebra, abstract algebra, and geometry. Contestants at each participating school take the two and one-half hour exam on their own campus. Individuals compete for $750 in prizes.
When and where? We'll meet in the math conference room (RSS building, room 353). Arrive at 8:30am on Saturday, October 29, 2011. I'll bring bagels and such for breakfast. The contest lasts from 9:00 till 11:30, and afterward, we'll go out to lunch together. We mail your answers to Virginia Tech, and get scores in a few months.
RSVP to the event posted on Facebook, or to Garrett Mitchener.
Movie Night: Fermat's Room
What is it? We'll show and discuss the movie Fermat's Room: Several strangers are mysteriously invited to a secluded location. Math problems appear on a hand-held computer. Then the walls start closing in, and they don't stop until the problem is solved. In Spanish with English subtitles. This is a joint presentation of the Spanish Club and the Math Club, and it's free.
When? Thursday, November 3, 2011, 5:00pm--7:00pm
Where? Stern Center Theater, Room 206.
RSVP to the event posted on Facebook, or to Garrett Mitchener.
Welcome Party and Potluck Picnic
Time once again for the Math Department Fall Picnic! Faculty and staff members will provide a potluck dinner. And I'll bring puzzles and games.
Where? New Science Center Garden and Atrium area.
When? Friday, November 4, 2011, 4:30--6:30
Puzzles and Games
What is it? A friendly get-together after the first colloquium! We'll have snacks, solve puzzles, and play games!
When? Friday, September 9, 2011 4:30
Where? RSS Building, Room 353 (the math conference room)
RSVP to the event posted on Facebook, or to Garrett Mitchener.
Calculus: the Musical!
We are hosting a live performance of Calculus: The Musical! by Know Theater here at the college in just a few days!
What is it? Calculus: the Musical! is a comic “review” of the concepts and history of calculus. A blend of sketch comedy, musical theatre and classroom lecture, MATHEATRE has created a performance piece to show that although calculus is used in rocket science, well...it isn't exactly rocket science.
When?
Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Where?
Downtown Charleston on the college's campus:
Beatty Center, Wachovia Auditorium (Room 115)
5 Liberty St
Charleson, SC, 29424
Admission is free, but RSVP if you can to the event posted on Facebook.
Here's a poster advertising the show. Feel free to print out and post it in your classroom! Hope to see you at the show!

Questions?

The Math Club is for math majors, minors, grad students, faculty, and anyone from the C of C community interested in math!
Contact Garrett Mitchener, the faculty sponsor, if you have any questions
We also have a Facebook group, but it was converted to their new format around the end of 2011 and the member list was cleared out. Please re-join!

News

MCM Results
The results of the 2012 Mathematical Contest in Modeling are in: Both of our teams earned Honorable Mention! Congratulations to team 15753, Sean Monahan and Benjamin Albia, and to team 15754, Robert Vandermolen and Chadley Scruggs! Both teams worked on Problem B: Scheduling river trips.