Every
Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. the Math Department meets in the lobby of RAC
for 15 minutes of refreshments and social time, followed by a 20-30
minute math talk in RAC 113. Talks are of general interest,
are accessible to all undergraduates, and are given by faculty, math
majors, alumni and visiting professors. All math majors,
especially freshman and newly declared majors, are encouraged to
attend!
Click
here for a flyer advertising this week's talk.
The Sine Wave -
The Sine
Wave is the bi-weekly publication of the Pepperdine Math Department
that advertises upcoming events and announcements, a main story
featuring a math major or faculty member from the department,
interesting mathematical facts and a Problem of the Week
competition. The Sine Wave is available every other Monday in
the RAC lounge. It is also posted on the doors of math faculty
members so be sure to look for it and stay current on what's
happening in the department!
Click here
to download the most recent issue.
Pi Mu Epsilon
National Math Honor Society -
The
Pepperdine University Math Department has been granted a charter to
form a brand new chapter of the Pi Mu Epsilon National Math Honor
Society. During the first three weeks of Fall Semester, 2004,
Dr. Killpatrick will be accepting applications for students who meet
the criteria and wish to join the new chapter. We will be
having an initiation ceremony in mid-October to celebrate the
formation of the chapter and to honor the new inductees.
Click on Pi
Mu Epsilon to read more about this national math honor society
and to find out about the criteria for acceptance.
MAA
Student Chapter -
The
Pepperdine Math Department currently has a very active Student
Chapter of the Mathematical Association of America. The
chapter is run by students and organizes a number of math events
throughout the year. The main fall event is the Math Formal
usually held in November. The Math Formal is a semi-formal
dinner, with dancing following, that recognizes the graduating
seniors and honors math faculty with special awards. The
chapter is looking forward to the 3rd Annual Math Formal this coming
November. The main spring event is a week-long celebration of
Pi Day, culminating on March 14th with a "Throw a Pie at a
Professor" event and a pie-eating outing in the evening.
This past year, students sold special Pi Day tattoos to add to the
week's celebration. All students are welcomt to join the MAA
Student Chapter.
Tuesday Tea
at Three -