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Calendar of Events
2002-2003
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What's New in the Math Department
2002
Calendar
Friday Afternoon Tea
Every Friday afternoon at 3:14 math and computer science students, math and computer
science faculty, and friends of the Math
Department gather in Palenske 213 for cookies and soft drinks; some people
even drink tea. Check out the progress on the
Menger sponge, and join in
the discussion of the latest news from our departments and the wider world
of mathematic and computer science! 
September 6th
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 312.
September 8th - Sunday
Math/Computer Science/Physics/Geology/Chemistry Picnic. Come join faculty and staff of the Science departments
for a free picnic in Victory Park. See in person the ultra famous Chef Reimann,
assisted by Chef
Anderson and Chef Bollman perform their culinary magic at the charcoal grill. Who knows, there may even be a quiz.
Sign up in the Math/CS office so we know how much food to prepare.
September 13th
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213
September 20th
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213
September 27th
- Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213. Learn from Bob Messer the basics of the ancient art of
change ringing. We will try the patterns of ringing two bells each to
a plain hunt on eight bells. For example, the pattern of the 1-2 pair is shown in bold.
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September 28th - Homecoming!
Welcome Back
Alumni!
Join members from the Math and Computer Science Departments on the Quad at
noon! We have invited alumni who will be visiting our
campus to be our guests of honor. You can ask them about the "olden days" at
Albion College and get their words of wisdom about a liberal arts education,
graduate schools, careers, and life. They will be interested in learning
from you the latest news about the Math and Computer Science Departments.
October 4th
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213.
October 4 - 5
October 11th
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213.
October 15-16-17
Fall Break!
October 17
The Shurmur Education Institute will hold an informational meeting for
students who might be interested in a teaching career in the "high
demand" fields of mathematics, chemistry, and biology at 6:30 p.m. in Olin
232. Contact Mark Bollman for
more information!
October 18 - 20
2002 Midwestern ACM
Chapter Conference. (Association for Computing Machinery) www.cs.mwsu.edu/acm/
The conference this year runs from October 18-20 is open to everyone willing
to register. No ACM or industry affiliation required, simply an interest
in computers and technology. Students interested should contact
Dave Reimann for
further information.
October 18th
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213.
October 25th
Friday Afternoon Tea. The Math and Computer Science Departments
will host this tea and provide information on the mathematics of pizza as
well as present information about mathematics courses offered in the spring. All Math majors, Computer Science majors,
Math/Physics majors, Math/Econ majors, prospective majors, and friends
of the department are invited to join us Friday at 3:14 in Palenske 213.
Bring a friend!
November 1st
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213.
November 2nd
Michigan Autumn
Take-Home Challenge.
Teams of three students work for three hours Saturday morning on a set
of ten interesting problems. Albion's teams have placed third in 1994,
second in 1995, nineteenth in 1996, twelfth in 1997, eighteenth in 1998,
fifteenth in 1999, and fourth and twelfth in 2000. Albion tied for first in
2001! Contact Mark Bollman at mbollman@albion.edu
for further information.
November 8th
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213.
November 9th
November 15th
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213.
November 22nd
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213. Members of the Albion
College Putnam Team will present solutions to last year's exam in preparation
for the 2001 competition. Join in this discussion of these challenging
problems, and cheer our team on to great accomplishments in this national
competition.
Thanksgiving Break
November 27 - December
1
December 7th
Holiday Break
December 18 -
January 13
2003
Calendar
January 10th
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213.
January 17th
Math / Computer Science Colloquium, 3:14 pm in Palenske 213. The first of our
candidates for a faculty position will present
a colloquium. This will be followed by a chance for students to
meet with the candidate.
January 24th
Math / Computer Science Colloquium, 3:14 pm in Norris 109. A candidate
for a faculty position will present a colloquium. This will be followed by a chance for students to
meet with the candidate.
January 31st
Math / Computer Science Colloquium, 3:14 pm in Norris 109. A candidate
for a faculty position will present a colloquium. This will be followed by a chance for students to
meet with the candidate.
February 6-10
Mathematical Contest in Modeling.
All math enthusiasts are invited to join in eating pizza and
supporting the teams at the kickoff in the computer lab in the Kellogg Center on Thursday night
- - shortly before the official opening of the problem sets at 12:01am. Talk
to Darren Mason for further
information about this competition.
February 7th
Math / Computer Science Colloquium, 3:14 pm in Norris 109. A candidate for a
faculty position in mathematics will present a colloquium.
February 7 - 11
Although a date has not yet been set, plans are to have the 5th annual Michigan Undergraduate
Mathematics Conference in 2003 on the campus of the University of
Michigan -- Dearborn. Watch this space for additional information as it becomes
available. Last year, the conference was held at Calvin College,
with.
Frank Morgan as the keynote speaker on the topic "Double Bubbles". In addition to this talk, the
conference included student presentations, career representatives,
information on graduate programs, and the game "Who Wants to be a Math Millionaire?".
The Math Department will be organizing a group of students to participate
in this conference this spring. Contact Mark
Bollman if
you are interested in attending.
February 14th
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213.
February 21st
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213.
February 2003
Denison
Spring Programming Contest. No date has been set in 2003 for this
contest, which challenges a team of four programmers to solve up to five
programming problems in a period of four hours. The programmers have
their choice of programming in Pascal and/or C++. The team with the most
questions solved in the least amount of time wins.
See Dave Reimann or the
related Web page for more information about this competition. Last year's team
(Scott Campbell, Aaron Card, Brendan Schaenzer, and JP Walters) placed 8th out of
15 teams. Congratulations to the participants!
Spring Break / March 7 -
March 16
March 21st
Friday Afternoon Tea.
The Mathematic and Computer Science Departments will provide information
about fall courses in Mathematics and
Computer Science. All Math majors, Computer Science majors,
Math/Physics majors, Math/Econ majors, prospective majors, and friends
of the department are invited to join us Friday at 3:14 in Palenske 213.
Bring your friends; bring your questions; bring your schedule.
AND.....we'll celebrate Pi Day.
March 28th
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213.
April is Mathematics Awareness Month
April 4th
Math Tea, 3:14 pm in Palenske 213.
April 2003
The date for the Lower Michigan Mathematics Competition has yet to be
announced for this year. But..... last year, teams of three students represent small
colleges in lower Michigan in solving a set of ingenious math problems.
Albion College was the host of the
1996 LMMC. Olivet College
was the host for the 2002 competition. Contact Mark Bollman if
you are interested in attending this year!
April 11th
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213.
April 26th
Friday Tea - 3:14 pm in Palenske 213.
April 25th
International Plaid Day. One of the highlights of
Mathematics Awareness Month
at Albion College is International Plaid Day. We have contacted people
around the world who will join faculty, students, and staff on campus in
wearing plaid to show their support of mathematics. In past years, even the
Rock took on a suitable color scheme.
Link to the Albion College home page.
Link to the Mathematics Department.
Modified August 30, 2002 by Alison Yarger