On September 29-30, a team consisting of Erica Hernandez, Ryan Manheimer and Michael McLoughlin represented the TCNJ Mathematics and Statistics Department at the 4th Annual Cumberland Valley Math Modeling Challenge in Shippensburg, PA. This regional competition gives undergraduate mathematics students a chance to test their skills on real-world problems. The TCNJ team chose to work… Continue Reading
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Welcome to Our Two New Visiting Faculty Members, Christina Lee and Daniel Fong!
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics would like to welcome our two new visiting faculty members, Christina Lee and Daniel Fong. They will each be teaching several courses this fall and in the spring semester. We are very excited to have them join us. Continue Reading
SoS Colloquium – Ed Conjura – “Mathematical Modeling for the Purpose of Trading in the Commodity Futures Market”
September 14, 2012 – 11:30 am – 12:20 pm – SCP 101 Continue Reading
TCNJ Teams Place 2nd and 6th in Garden State University Math Competition
Two teams from TCNJ were among the thirty-three teams competing in the Ninth Garden State University Math Competition. The competition was held on Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Raritan Valley County College. Team 1, comprised of Mary Ambrosino, Pat Catalano, and Mike Stefanelli, placed 6th overall. Team 2, comprised of R.J. Castellano, David Linkletter, and… Continue Reading
TCNJ Team Excels in 2012 Putnam Competition
Following up on its success last year, The College of New Jersey’s team of Mary Ambrosino, Richard Castellano, and Calvin Woo placed 91st out of 572 collegiate teams in the 2012 William Lowell Putnam Competition. This is the second time that TCNJ has placed in the top 100. Dubbed “the world’s toughest math test” by… Continue Reading
Dynamic Data Visualization
In mid-November 2011, Professor Chamont Wang gave an invited presentation on dynamic data visualization and conducted a workshop on the Tableau software package at the INFORMS conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. Christopher Lombardi (shown above), a TCNJ senior statistics major working with Dr. Wang, participated in the presentation. Tableau was created by Professor Pat Hanrahan… Continue Reading
Dr. David Holmes Keynote Speaker at Symposium in Isparta, Turkey
Dr. David Holmes was the keynote speaker at the 3-day international symposium on “Turkish Language and Literature: Language and Style Analysis of Literary Texts,” held at Suleyman Demirel University in Isparta, Turkey, from October 19-21, 2011. Continue Reading
Dr. John Saccoman Speaks on “The Axioms of Sabermetrics”
Dr. John Saccoman (3rd from left), Chair of the Mathematics and Computer Science Department at Seton Hall University, with members of the Math Club and faculty member Jana Gevertz (2nd from left). Saccoman spoke to the Math Club on “The Axioms of Sabermetrics” on October 6, 2011. Photo courtesy of Kevin Kremenich ’15 Continue Reading