April 2006: Math Awareness Month at Texas A&M University

About Math Awareness Month

Mathematics Awareness Month is sponsored each year by the American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics to recognize the importance of mathematics. In year 2006 the theme of the Awareness Month is Mathematics and Internet Security .

Planned activities:

• Integral Bee On Monday, April 3, at 7:15 PM, in Blocker 158, the Math Dept, Pi Mu Epsilon and Maplesoft will sponsor an Integral Bee; a competition to determine who can compute integrals fastest. All integrals are at the level of Math 152/172.

  Prizes will be awarded in 3 categories: undergrads in Math 152/172, undergrads above Math 152/172 and grad students or faculty. Prizes will consist of 2 copies of Maple 10 and several Maple T-shirts including the infamous Maple Cheat Shirts. These have Tables of Trig Identities and Integrals on the front and back. (They may not be worn to exams!)

  Rules will be posted on the Math Dept bulletin board outside Blocker 158 and in various other places in Blocker, Milner and Heldenfelds.

• Math Mini Fair (April 8^th 9:30 am - 1:45 pm, Blocker Bld., details to be updated):
  • Registration, 9:30. Opening, 10:00, Room 120.
  • Problem solving contest for students of all grades, 9:30 - 12:45. Room 120.
  • Exhibits, games and other activities, 9:30 - 12:45. Rooms 114, 123, 125
  • Final round of the 2005/2006 Texas Math Talent Search. 9:00 - 11:00 am, Room 112.
  • Presentations by math professors, 11:00 - 11:30 am and 12:45 - 1:15 pm.
  • Pizza lunch 12:00 - 12:45 pm.
  • Prizes for the problem contest and Math Talent Search, 1:15 - 1:45 pm. Room 120

If you plan to attend the Math Mini Fair, RSVP here, please!

Location of the Math Mini Fair:

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