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Student Talks 2018
Student Talks 2018
Math Matters student talks event - April 18, organized by IPFW PI Math Club and Pi Mu Epsilon.
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Melissa Sarrazine, Cellular Automata
Aiham Hassan, Pappus' Hexagon Theorem
Xiao Yuan, Modeling Dependence among Stock Prices
Giang Le, Numerical Investigation on the Solar System
Skyler Haas, IHSAA's Nearest Neighbor Nightmare
Vincent Rivera, Solving Second-Order Recurrence Relations
PI Math Club talk: Drew Swartz, Data Scientist at IRI Chicago, and IPFW Alumnus, A chat about Data Science careers, April 30, 2018. Flyer PDF
Event for Pi Day: 3-14-18. Flyer PDF
Talk by Prof. Alan Legg, Sonoluminescence – light from sound, Feb. 7, 2018. Flyer PDF
2017 Gathering for Gardner/Celebration of the Mathematical Mind Event: Oct. 30, A day of recreational mathematical topics - inspired by Martin Gardner and his Mathematical Games and the Celebration of Mind festivals
Rockets in the Classroom: It Really is Rocket Science, Michael Hollman, NASA Student Launch Initiative Consultant
Stamping Through Mathematics, Robin Wilson, Oxford University
Here’s Looking at Euclid: 1000 Years of Greek Mathematics, Robin Wilson, Oxford University
Alumnus Anthony Hartle is featured in a video from Endeavors, the College of Arts and Sciences news blog.
IPFW PI Math Club Welcome Back Picnic, Sept. 11, 2017, at the Friends Pavilion.
Actuarial Club picnic at IPFW Alumni Building: July 13, 2017.
Student Talks 2017
Student Talks 2017
The Math Matters annual student talks event, April 26, 2017.
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Anthony Hartle, Calculating NHL Ratings using an Adapted Elo Model
Srikiran Dasari, based on joint work with Connor Malott, Families of Polar Curves
Aaron Thieme and Matthew Wyss, Formality as Permutation Invariance
Diana Bezuhlyy, Modeling the Volatility of Lincoln Financial Group Daily Stock Returns
Duy Anh Do and Giang Le, How Math Guides the Stars
Kenda Barnes, Modeling Adult Women's Weight
Prof. Andy Rich, Manchester University, The Better Box Paradox, March 22.
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This talk was sponsored in part by the Indiana MAA through its College Visitors Program
The PI Math Club observed Pi Day, March 15, 2017.
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Prof. L. Kuznar, IPFW Department of Anthropology, Graph Theory and the Stability of Middle Eastern Conflict: What Comes After ISIS? (jointly meeting with Anthropology Club) Feb. 8. Flyer PDF
Prof. A. Downs, IPFW Department of Political Science, When Math Mattered in Indiana, Dec. 7, 2016. Flyer PDF
Prof. D. Vasquez, IPFW Department of Physics, Chaos in Dynamical Systems, November 16. Flyer PDF
Sloppy Joe and Volleyball event, dinner starting at 6:00, women's volleyball game vs. IUPUI starting at 7:00, Nov. 1.
Prof. S. Gillam, IPFW Department of Physics, Updates on the IPFW undergraduate astronomical observatory, Oct. 5. The Grand Opening of the Observatory was Oct. 21, at its West Campus location on W. Baker Drive. Flyer PDF
The IPFW Actuarial Student club's first meeting of Fall 2016 was Sept. 15. PowerPoint presentation by A. Hartle
The Arts & Sciences Endeavors news blog has a Graduation Spotlight article on math major Kenda Barnes
Math major Holly Lawson, on the cover story for an issue of Fort Wayne Magazine.
Math major Sofia Lyrintzis, interview in the College of Arts & Sciences "Major Factor" video series Oct. 2016.
Beginning of Semester Picnic: Sept. 12, 2016.
IPFW Actuarial Picnic: July 7, 2016. Photos from this event
Student Talks 2016
Student Talks 2016
The Math Matters Student Talks event, April 20, 2016.
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Christina Wiler, Cost Comparison: Early Intervention vs Special Education for Children Diagnosed with Autism
Jessie Moffitt, Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science
Lingxi Wu, Computational Mathematics and Minimizing Energy
Vreneli Brenneman, Magic Squares
End-of-Semester Picnic: April 29, 2016.
Pi Mu Epsilon annual induction, April 24, with a talk by Jay Bagga on The Mathematics and Technology of Elections and Voting. Photo page
Event: Pi Day Celebration, March 14, 2016 (3-14-16!). Flyer PDF
Event: Prof. Coroian, A Few Hard-to-Believe Facts in Everyday Math, March 2, 2016. Flyer PDF
Spring 2016: IPFW Math Major Ningle Lei featured in a "The Major Factor" video from the College of Arts and Sciences: Link to YouTube
End-of-Semester Party, Dec. 11, 2015.
A Gathering for Gardner - Celebration of Mind event: Nov. 13, 2015.
Presentation by Prof. Rick Gillman, Valparaiso University
Card game: The Resistance
Actuarial Science Club: Linh Nguyen, former IPFW Actuarial Science club president and now full time actuary at Cigna, at IPFW Nov. 9.
PI Math Club problem solving competition November 5.
Adam Michalek, Pricing Actuary from Swiss Re, visiting IPFW October 20 to present a talk on being an actuary in general and also on being an actuary at Swiss Re.
Video: The Story of Mathematics, Part 1. Oct. 7.
Rick Richmond and Hannah Harber, presenting on the actuarial program at Lincoln Financial Group, Oct. 6.
Sofia Lyrintzis, IPFW math major, Children's drawings on a torus. Sept. 30. Flyer PDF
The first meeting of the Actuarial Science Club is September 24. Flyer PDF
Welcome Back picnic, Sept. 15, 2015.
Student Talks 2015
Student Talks 2015
Math Matters, April 22, 2015.
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Bre Anne Briskey, Men or Women: Who Really Talks More?
Jessie Moffitt, Modeling Water Distribution Using Flow Networks
Luke Bertsch, Optimal Blackjack Strategy
Vreneli Brenneman, Solomon's Pool
Actuarial Presentation by Ian Rolland. April 29, 2015.
IPFW's Actuarial Club, PI Math Club, and Pi Mu Epsilon hosted an informative discussion with Ian Rolland, retired Chairman and CEO of the Lincoln Financial Group, a Fortune 500 company.
Mr. Rolland joined Lincoln National Life's actuarial program in 1956, and he became president of the company in 1975. Two years later, he became CEO, a position he held until retiring in 1998. He has a wealth of experience in insurance, corporate planning, and leadership. In 1988-1989, Mr. Rolland also served as president of the Society of Actuaries.
End-of-Year Party: May 1, 2015 in SCAN garden.
Congratulations to IPFW's team of three math majors Vreneli Brenneman, Altun Shukurlu, and Sofia Sorokina! The team placed third out of thirty-three teams at the 2015 Indiana College Mathematics Competition, held at Taylor University on March 13, and organized by the Indiana Section of the Mathematical Association of America.
IPFW math faculty coaches were Peter Dragnev and Doug Weakley.
The First and Second place teams were from Taylor University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. 93 students represented 14 colleges and universities in Indiana at this year's competition. The competition is held every Spring in conjunction with one of the twice-annual meetings of the Indiana MAA.
Each team of three undergraduates works together in a classroom for two hours on a list of eight college-level mathematics problems. This year was the 50th annual ICMC event.
DVD Event: The Music of the Primes. Feb. 25, 2015.
End-of-Semester Party. Dec. 12, 2014.
A Celebration of the Mathematical Mind, for the Martin Gardner Centennial. Nov. 14, 2014.
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Soap Bubbles and Geometry, by Professor Adam Coffman
followed by more short talks on recreational mathematics by Professor Betsy Berry; Andy Rich, Manchester University; and Mel Royer, Indiana Wesleyan University.
PI Math Club Fall Picnic: Oct. 20.
Actuarial Club: visiting company representatives:
R. Richmond, Lincoln Financial Group, Oct. 9.
A. Michalek, Swiss Re, Oct. 16.
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Robin Wilson, Open University, England, Euler: 300 Years On. Oct. 1. Photo Page Flyer PDF
Robin Wilson, Open University, England, Mathematics: A Philatelic History
In this talk I cover the entire history of mathematics in just over an hour! To do so, I shall illustrate it in an unusual way – with over 300 postage stamps featuring mathematics and mathematicians – some very bizarre!
Oct. 3, 2014. Followed by tea and cookies reception. Flyer PDF
Student Talks 2014
Student Talks 2014
PI Math Club/Pi Mu Epsilon student talks: April 16
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Luke Bertsch, Fantasy Baseball Simulation
Vreneli Brenneman, Geometry Meets Origami: Halving the Square
Charles Burd, Even Statisticians Love Geometry
Alex Liu, Everyone Deserves A Second Chance
Magali de Macedo, Using Finite Series to Evaluate the Life-Cycle of Chemical Reactors
End-of-Semester Party. May 2, 2014, at the IPFW SCAN garden pavilion.
An Analysis of Pass-the-Pigs, Prof. Michael Sonksen, University of New Mexico, and IPFW alumnus. April 10. Flyer PDF
Congratulations to the IPFW student team in the Indiana College Mathematics Competition, Vreneli Brenneman, Guchen Liu, and Altun Shukurlu placing in the top five out of 29 teams.
Actuarial Club event: Rick Richmond, Lincoln Financial Group, March 17.
Chili supper: Feb. 27, followed by IPFW Basketball vs. Western Illinois.
Congratulations to math major A. Hyde on being named to the National Academic All-American first team.
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End-of-Semester Party. Dec. 13, 2013.
What's so special about Dec. 5, 2013? Mystery speaker! Flyer PDF
DVD Events: Part 1 of The Code, Oct. 23. Part 2 of The Code - Nov. 20, 2013. Part 3 of The Code - Feb. 19, 2014.
Prof. Adam Coffman, Geometry in Perspective, Nov. 13, 2013. Flyer PDF
Actuarial internships and employment information session: Oct. 10.
Used Book Sale, Kettler Basement Oct. 1 and 2.
Welcome Back Picnic. Sept. 9, 2013.
Student Talks 2013
Student Talks 2013
PI Math Club/Pi Mu Epsilon student talks: April 24, 2013.
Graph Theory and Crystal Physics - Harry Francies
Counting Euler Circuits - Cullen Hauser
Golden Discoveries - Vreneli Brenneman
Generalized Thompson Problem for 5 Points - Altun Shukurlu
Creative Applications of Design of Experiments - Magali de Macedo
Why Such a Big Deal About a Sample of 30 or More? - Peter Saya
End-of-Semester Picnic. May 3, 2013, at the Friends Pavilion.
PI Math Club - Actuarial Q&A Session - with D. Tindall, actuary and IPFW alumnus. March 27, 2013.
Chili and Volleyball event: March 21. Chili dinner and competition, Athletic Center room 246, followed by Men's Volleyball vs. Ball State.
Joint with Math Colloquium: Edray Goins, Purdue W. L., on An Introduction to Dessins d'Enfants: The Intersection of Graph Theory, Group Theory, and Differential Geometry. March 6, 2013. Flyer PDF
Lunchtime Video Presentation: The Story of 1, Feb. 18, 2013.
Lunchtime Lecture: Prof. Peter Dragnev, Characterizing stationary logarithmic points on the sphere, Jan. 30, 2013. Flyer PDF
End of Semester Party: Dec. 14, 2012.
Sloppy Joes and Basketball event: Dec. 6.
Lunchtime Lecture: Prof. Lowell Beineke, Through the lurking graphs. Nov. 14, 2012.
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Lurking behind many a game and puzzle is a graph. In this talk, we will look at a few of these, starting with the A-B-Cs of Asteroid, Bridg-It, and the Curious Coins. We may even go a little deeper with Dots and Boxes and Devious Dice
Lunchtime Lecture: Prof. Chand Chauhan, Statistics lasts because it puts quality first. Oct. 17. Flyer PDF
Book Sale: Oct. 2-3, 2012.
Video: The Story of Math, Sept. 26.
Welcome Back Picnic: Sept. 10, 2012.
Summer 2012: IPFW Math Major Kevin Villela featured in a "The Major Factor" video from the College of Arts and Sciences: Link to YouTube
Student Talks 2012
Student Talks 2012
PI Math Club annual student talk event: April 11.
Calculus for Climatologists, Guchen (Alex) Liu
The Easiest Solution Isn't Always the Best Solution, Even in Math, Aldane Hoilett
End of Semester Party: April 27, in the IPFW SCAN Children's Garden.
Lunchtime event: Prof. Peter Hamburger, Western Kentucky University, on Much Ado about Real Numbers, April 4. Flyer PDF
Lunchtime event: The PI math club will be celebrating PI day March 14. There will be a brief program and we will all eat pie!
Lunchtime event: DVD showing Part 1 of The Music of the Primes, Feb. 15. DVD showing Part 3 of The Music of the Primes, Feb. 29, 2012.
Chili Supper and IPFW Men's Volleyball. Gates Center 120, starting at 5:30, followed by the game at 7:00. Feb. 17.
Lunchtime Lecture: Billy Rhoades, IU Bloomington Professor Emeritus, on Euler Was Right. Jan. 25, 2012.
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Euler regarded power series as infinite polynomials, and therefore performed some operations that we would question. My talk focuses on one such situation, and describes the mathematics, developed over a century later, which verified his calculation.
End-of-Semester party, Dec. 9, 2011.
Sloppy joes at 6 in Gates 120, followed by Women's Volleyball at 7, Nov. 11, 2011.
Lunchtime talk: J. Millspaw, IPFW Physics, Noisy Color Math, Oct. 19. Flyer PDF
PI Math Club Book Sale: Kettler Basement, October 4 and 5, 2011.
Welcome Back picnic: Sept. 12, 2011.
Student Talks 2010
Student Talks 2010
Student math talks annual event: April 27.
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Heip Nguyen, Roller Derby
Melissa Guse, Way Harder Than Fly Fishing: Comparing the means of two populations
Brad Moss, A New Approach for Comparing the Means of Two Populations
Garret Marshall, Generalized Estimating Equations and Quasi-Least Squares
End-of-Semester Party, May 6, 2011.
Lunchtime presentation by Prof. Coroian, Brahe, Kepler, Newton and the Laws of Planetary Motion, March 30, 2011. Flyer PDF
Lunchtime presentation by Prof. G. Venema, Calvin College, Dimension Theory for Undergraduates, April 8, 2011. Flyer PDF
Pi Day events: March 14. Pi Day Sudoku puzzle PDF
Lunchtime presentation: Deciding how to attack a problem, by Prof. David Maloney, IPFW Physics. March 2. Flyer PDF
Presentation: a DVD on The Story of Math by Oxford professor Dr. Marcus du Sautoy, January 26, 2011. It is intended for a rather general audience. No particular math background is needed to enjoy this presentation. Part 3 of the DVD: Feb. 23. Part 4 of the DVD: March 23.
Chili Dinner at Gates Sports Center, followed by IPFW Men's Volleyball: Feb. 18, 2011, dinner starting at 5:30.
Lunchtime presentation by IPFW graduate student G. Marshall, Longitudinal Data Analysis. Dec. 8, 2010. Flyer PDF
End-of-Semester Party, Dec. 3, 2010.
Matt Walsh, Harmony and Compromise: The Math Behind Musical Scales, Nov. 22, 2010. Flyer PDF
Presentation on Actuarial Careers by Bill Erdman, Actuary. Nov. 8. Flyer PDF
Two-part event: The movie Fermat's Last Tango shown in two acts; Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, 2010.
Sloppy joes at 6 in Gates 120, followed by Women's Volleyball at 7, Oct. 19.
Allen Schwenk, Western Michigan University, What Does 'Mean' Mean?, Sept. 23. Flyer PDF
Book Sale: September 29-30, 2010.
PI Math Club Welcome Back Lunch: at the Pavilion: Sept. 13, 2010.
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