Eileen Seely Jurgenson Scholarship awarded to Lindsay Knodel.
Mankato Associates Mathematics Scholarships awarded to Kylie Dauer and Brighton Peterson.
James A. Anderson Mathematics Scholarship awarded to Ashley McCall.
Gary and Wendy Rockswold Mathematics Scholarships awarded to Elizabeth Schieler, Brianna Olson, Brian Schoenrock and Allison Wanzek.
Francis Hatfield Mathematics Scholarship awarded to Stacy Richter.
Larry Pearson Mathematics Scholarships awarded to Angela Kampa and Thomas Sigstad.
The 36th Annual MSU High School Mathematics Contest was held on April 21, 2009, at Minnesota State University, Mankato. About 100 high school students competed representing 9 high schools from Minnesota and Iowa. Individual awards and team awards were given to the top performers. Also honor certificates were awarded to students scoring in the top 15%, and merit certificates were awarded to students in the 16 - 30 percentile.
| First Place | Qian Chen | Mounds View High School |
| Second Place | Benjamin Mayhew | Highland Park Senior High School |
| Third Place | Miles Oppenheimer | Highland Park Senior High School |
| First Place | Mounds View High School | Eric He Frank Li David Peterson Joseph Tang Tao Wu |
| Second Place | Apple VAlley High School | Abbie Gotters Szuyin Leow Peter Loftus Scott Tangen Jiho Yang |
| Third Place | Highland Park Senior High School | Ananda Guneratne Benjamin Mayhew Miles Oppenheimer Lauren Tjaden Amanda Weber |
We have three new faculty in mathematics this year. Dr. Ioannis Souldatos, Mr. Duane Maas and Mr. Steven Reller join us in fixed-term positions.
"What is Mathematical Logic?" by Dr. Ioannis Souldatos. Friday, Nov. 21st, 3:00 pm in WH 288.
Note refreshments will be available in WH 291 at 2:30.
"Generalized Nonparametric Single-Index Mixed Model" by Jinsong Chen, Virginia Polytechnic University. Thursday, Mar. 5th, 4:00 pm in WH 288.
"Minimum Hellinger Distance Estimation Under a Semiparametric Model" by Dr. Jingjing Wu, University of Calgary. Friday, Mar. 6th, 4:00 pm in WH 288A.
"A graph-theoretic method for choosing a spanning set for a finite-dimensional vector space" by Dr. Dan Singer. Thursday, Mar. 19th, 3:00 pm in WH 288.
Note refreshments will be available in WH 291 at 2:30.
"When am I ever going to use this? Answering the question for future teachers." by Dr. Christopher Danielson. Wednesday, Apr. 1st, 3:00 pm in TR C310.
Note refreshments will be available in WH 291 at 2:30.
"Global Stability for the n-species Lotka-Volterra Tree Systems of Reaction-Diffusion Equations" by Dr. Xinhua Ji, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Thursday, Apr. 16th, 4:00 pm in WH 286.
Note refreshments will be available in WH 291 at 3:30.
"Protecting Fish, Protecting People: Insights from Models of Marine Protected Areas" by Dr. Urmila Malvadkar, St. Olaf College. Tuesday, Apr. 21st, 4:00 pm in WH 286A.
Note refreshments will be available in WH 286A at 3:30.
"Mathematical Modeling in Systems Biology" by Dr. Sangmok Choo, Ulsan University Korea. Tuesday, Apr. 23rd, 4:00 pm in WH 286A.
Note refreshments will be available in WH 286A at 3:30.
The MSU Math Club meets on Tuesdays at 5 pm in Wissink 291. The Math Club will look at problems introduced by the members and prepare teams for the MAA/NCS Contest. Everyone is welcome to join us. For more information contact Dr. Dan Singer (email: dan.singer@mnsu.edu, phone: 389-1424, office: Wissink 268). Last year our team of Harrison Quick, Chad Vidden and Eric Raymer placed in the top third of the teams for the MAA/NCS Contest. Click to see sample problems from past MAA/NCS contests and MAA Putnam Competitions. For more information go to Math Club.
The Student Association for Mathematical Experiences in Research exposes students to research in mathematics through interaction with faculty. SAMER meets regularly throughout the academic year. For more information contact Dr. In-Jae Kim (email: in-jae.kim@mnsu.edu, phone: 389-5908, office: Wissink 248) or go to SAMER.
Free walk-in tutoring for Math 098, 110, 112, 113, 115, 121, 122, 127, 180, 181, 201, 202, and 223 is available in the Center for Academic Success ML 0132. Hours are 9 am - 8 pm, Monday-Wednesday, 9 am - 4 pm, Thursday, and 9 am - 2 pm, Friday. Check their website at CAS Tutoring or call 389-1791.
Departmental tutors are available on a walk-in basis in Wissink 344 many hours of the week Monday through Thursday with more limited hours on Friday. Check the departmental office's bulletin board for the most up-to-date schedule.
Completion of a college level math course (at MSU or another institution) in Category 4 of the general education requirements does not necessarily mean a student has met the prerequisite requirements for these courses. Please review the math placement policy at Center for Academic Success
