TCNJ was well represented at the MAA-NJ, held on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at William Paterson University. Our own Jana Gevertz received the 2016 MAA-NJ Distinguished Teaching Award. In addition, Cathy Liebars was a co-recipient of the 2016 MAA-NJ Distinguished Service Award. She shared that award with Katarzyna Potocka ’99, a TCNJ Math & Stat… Continue Reading
The Mathematics and Statistics Department is pleased to announce that Rebecca Santorella ’17, a Junior Mathematics major, has been named a 2016 Goldwater Scholar. Rebecca, one of our department’s extraordinary tutors, is a familiar face in the department. She has a long list of scholastic accomplishments, and we are very proud that the The Barry… Continue Reading
Former TCNJ Mathematics & Statistics Department professor, Dr. Farshid Safi, returned to the department on Thursday, March 10th, to give a “surprise” seminar on “Modeling with Mathematics to Build Content Knowledge for Teaching.” Dr. Safi taught at TCNJ from 2009-2015, before moving on to the University of Central Florida as an instructor. After his talk,… Continue Reading
As part of their Capstone Experience, our graduating Statistics seniors are required to research into the life and contributions of a prominent statistician and to present their findings to an audience of faculty and peers. This year we have three students, and they will be presenting from 12.30 to 1.30pm on Wednesday (Feb 17th) in… Continue Reading
The Department of Mathematics & Statistics would like to welcome: Michael J,. Barany, Princeton University, on Thursday, February 11, at 3:30 pm in SCP 117 Title: Taking Nicolas Bourbaki Personally: How the most intriguing mathematician in modern history tried (and failed, twice) to join the American Mathematical Society. Abstract: Nicolas Bourbaki is widely considered one of… Continue Reading
The Department of Mathematics & Statistics would like to welcome: Matt Willis, Connecticut College, on Tuesday, February 9, at 12:30 am in SCP 229 Title: The Combinatorics of Counting Catalan Numbers Abstract: In short, Combinatorics is the mathematics of counting. Since most mathematicians are already pretty good at than, combinatorialists focus on counting objects that… Continue Reading
He will spend 22 days at Anguilla Community College in the eastern Caribbean working on the project. Continue Reading
His chapter, titled “The Chard Reports and Scientific Analysis,” shows how the statistical technique of Stylometry can help to resolve the central dispute of the book. Continue Reading
December 14, 2015 — 4:00 pm — SCP 228 Continue Reading
December 10th — 11:00 am — SCP 229 Continue Reading