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Math & Stat Shines at Celebration of Women in Science
On Wednesday, October 22, the School of Science held its 2014 Celebration of Women in Science. This event celebrated the accomplishments of women students in TCNJ’s School of Science and served to encourage them to continue their work. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics was very well represented at this event. Associate Professor of Mathematics… Continue Reading
TCNJ CSTM Holds First-Ever Math Ed Faculty Panel
On Wednesday, October 29, 2014, TCNJ CSTM held its first-ever Math Ed Faculty Panel. TCNJ Mathematics faculty members Dr. Robert Cunningham, Dr. Cathy Liebars, Dr. Jeremy Russell, Dr. Farshid Safi, and Dr. Suriza van der Sandt spoke about their experiences and answered questions posed by TCNJ Mathematics Education students. TCNJ CSTM (Council of Student Teachers… Continue Reading
Count Like An Egyptian — New Book by David Reimer
The mathematics of ancient Egypt was fundamentally different from our math today. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn’t a primitive forerunner of modern mathematics. In fact, it can’t be understood using our current computational methods. Count Like an Egyptian provides a fun, hands-on introduction to the intuitive and often-surprising art of ancient Egyptian… Continue Reading
Governor Christie Announces First 50 Woodrow Wilson New Jersey Teaching Fellows
On Tuesday, June 10, 2014, as Governor Chris Christie announced the first 50 Woodrow Wilson New Jersey Teaching Fellows, a group of men and women gathered in Armstrong Hall to begin their journey. Each of these individuals is part of a highly competitive program that recruits both recent graduates and career changers with strong backgrounds… Continue Reading
Results from 2014 GSUMC Competition
The 2014 Garden State University Math Competition was held on April 6, 2014, at Rowan University. Mike Muller won best poster for work that he has done with his faculty sponsor, Andrew Clifford. In addition, eleven TCNJ students competed in the team competition. We had so much interest this year that some of our students… Continue Reading
New Book from Professor Michael Ochs
Professor Michael Ochs has a new book out. Gene Function Analysis, for which he is the editor, is part of the “Methods in Molecular Biology 1101” series, by Springer Protocols. Gene Function Analysis Second Edition The determination of protein function has been a major goal of molecular biology since the founding of the discipline. However,… Continue Reading
Chris Catone ’96 Gives Talk on “The Calculus of Variations & the Most Important Equation Our Students Never Learn”
On Tuesday, April 1, the department welcomed alumnus Dr. Christopher Catone ’96, who gave a talk on “The Calculus of Variations & the Most Important Equation Our Students Never Learn” Abstract: The Calculus of Variations is the study of finding extremals of functionals. Usually these functionals take the form J(y(x))=\int_{x_1}^{x_2} f(x,y,y’) dx. This talk will… Continue Reading
Dr. Nancy Hingston to Give Invited Talk at International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM)
Dr. Nancy Hingston of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at The College of New Jersey has been invited to lecture at the 2014 International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM). The ICM will be held in Seoul, Korea from August 13-21, 2014. Dr. Hingston, an expert in differential geometry and topology, has been invited to give… Continue Reading
Fierce Competition at First-Ever “Are You Smarter Than a TCNJ Student” Contest
On Tuesday, November 12th, Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society, in conjunction with the Mathematics & Statistics Club, hosted its first “Are You Smarter Than a TCNJ Student” competition. Eight members of the Mathematics and Statistics Faculty participated in the event, answering trivia questions on topics ranging from physics to movies and television. Some of… Continue Reading