Each year, the month of April is designated the Mathematics Awareness Month by

• the American Mathematical Society
• the American Statistical Association
• the Mathematical Association of America
• the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

to recognize the importance of mathematics.
In 2016 the theme of Math Awareness Month is The Future of Prediction.

Activities at Texas A&M University:

The Shape of Space (Prof. Frank Sottile, 10-11am, BLOC 102)

In mathematics and science, we often need to think about high (3 or more) dimensional objects, called spaces, which are hard or impossible to visualize. Besides the question of what such objects are or could be, is the problem of how can we make sense of such spaces. The goal of this discussion is to give you an idea of how mathematicians manage to make sense of higher-dimensional spaces.  We will do this by exploring the simplest spaces, and through our explorations, we will begin to see how we may tell different spaces apart.

Free Parking in unmarked, unnumbered spaces in lots 50 and 51.
If you park in Northside Garage across from Blocker, you will have to pay
the parking fee.

Support provided by:

Recommended links (internal)

• Department of Mathematics at Texas A&M University
• TAMU Math programs for public schools
• A list of Enjoyable Books on Math and Science
• Entertain yourself with optical illusions

Recommended links (external)

• Math Awareness Month national website
• World's leading math prizes
• The American Math Competitions page
• PBS NOVA Math resources page
• Math in the Movies
• Magic of Math: Books on Math and Science for Students
• Math Puzzles and Fun links

Previous Years

• April 2015
• April 2014
• April 2013
• April 2012
• April 2011
• April 2009
• April 2008
• April 2007
• April 2006
• April 2005
• April 2004