Category: Mathematics & Statistics

Math enrollment on the rise as overall SIUE student population increases

Math enrollment on the rise as overall SIUE student population increases

Empty seats are increasingly becoming a rare sight in SIUE’s math classes. According to Math Department chair Adam Weyhaupt, the enrollment numbers in math and statistics classes are the highest they have been in at least 15 years.
The SIUE Mathematics Department, currently housed in the Sam L. Vadalabene Center, has experienced its highest enrollment numbers […]

SIUE hosts 7th conference on function spaces

SIUE hosts 7th conference on function spaces

Krysztof Jarosz, professor of mathematics and statistics, accomodates a participant traveling to a conference at SIUE on function spaces. Photo courtesy of Jarosz.
The 7th Conference on Function Spaces drew in more than 100 professors and scholars in mathematics to SIUE in May.
Krzysztof Jarosz, professor of mathematics and statistics, has worked alone to organize the event […]

SIUE schools, center receive $1 million NSF Grant

SIUE schools, center receive $1 million NSF Grant

A $1 million grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be used to enhance the educational experiences of aspiring math teachers at SIUE.
The NSF grant funds a second Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program for the university, this time in mathematics. A previous grant by the agency funds SIUE students in their path to […]

'Calculus: The Musical' performed for area high school students

‘Calculus: The Musical’ performed for area high school students

Comedy and calculus merged into one last week as the Math Department presented “Calculus: The Musical” for area high school students.
Contributions from an alumnus of the math department allowed 'Calculus: The Musical' to be performed at SIUE last week for Metro East high school students. Photo by Kari Williams
Math Department Chair Adam Weyhaupt said an […]

SIUE to host annual statewide mathematics conference

SIUE to host annual statewide mathematics conference

SIUE will host the ISMAA Annual Meeting this weekend. Photo courtesy of Adam Weyhaupt
Emerging ideas in mathematics and its teachings will be explored on campus by visiting lecturers and student presenters in a statewide event.
SIUE will host the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Illinois Section of the Mathematical Association of America (ISMAA) March 28-29.
Mathematics and […]

SIUE hosts hundreds of high school students in mathematics contest

SIUE hosts hundreds of high school students in mathematics contest

Roughly 400 high school students competed in the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics Contest at SIUE.
Four hundred high school students gathered at SIUE on February 22 to compete in algebra, geometry and pre-calculus events at the annual Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics Contest.
The university hosted the event, which was run by approximately 75 […]

Ledzewicz receives NSF research grant to apply optimal control to problems in biomedicine

Ledzewicz receives NSF research grant to apply optimal control to problems in biomedicine

Mathematics professor Urzula Ledzewicz received a National Science Foundation grant to apply optimal control theory research to cancer and epidemiology Photo courtesy of Ledzewicz
It is possible tomathematically analyze ways to control cancer treatments and the spread of epidemics through optimal control theory, according to mathematics professor Urszula Ledzewicz.
Ledzewicz was recently awarded a National Science Foundation […]

STELLAR Student profile: Tom Teague

STELLAR Student profile: Tom Teague

Junior applied mathematics major Tom Teague dreams of working for NASA one day, and his experiences at SIUE, including being a recipient of the College of Arts and Sciences STELLAR Student Award, could help him reach that goal.
Photo courtesy of Tom Teague
Though he does not have a “specific career path” in mind, Teague said he […]

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CAS Events Round Up

The College of Arts and Sciences has a busy schedule of events coming up between now and the end of the semester. Coming up this Monday and Tuesday is this year’s CAS Colloquium titled, “Thinking About the Book,” with a wide variety of lectures and events by SIUE faculty will look at the role of […]

Cooper to do REU in applied mathematics

Cooper to do REU in applied mathematics

Angela Cooper, a senior mathematics major in SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences, will be traveling this summer to Northern Arizona University to participate in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. The REU is funded by the National Science Foundation, according to Cooper.
According to Krzysztof Jarosz, distinguished research professor and chair of the mathematics […]

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