Math & CS

  • Integration Bee

    March 23, 2011

    Think you’re good at math? Then prove it at the Annual Integration Bee! Come this Saturday, March 26 to VH 1224 at 1pm to be entered in the competition. Go up against fellow students to compete for the title of “Best Integrator” (a prestigious title, to be sure!). There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, […]

  • Math Colloquium

    March 22, 2011

    The next Math Colloquium will be held Tuesday, April 19, from 3:30-4:20 in VH1228.  Mike Fitzpatrick, a graduate student at the University of Iowa, will speak on An Introduction to Knot Theory.  An abstract of the talk follows.  Afterward he will be able to answer questions about graduate study at the University of Iowa.  Refreshments […]

  • Backgammon

    March 14, 2011

    Math faculty members received the following email this week, and it is included here for any interested students: I am a representative of the US Backgammon Assn and I would very much like to sponsor and coach a Backgammon team from Truman.  We only need 3 players to compete at schools, but I need help […]

  • MAA Poker Night

    Poker Tournament and Game Night this Friday March 18, 2011 at 5pm in the upstairs VH commons!  It is free to play, and pizza will be sold for a small price.  All faculty and students welcome to attend! Top three winners receive a prize!

  • Graduate school panel

    There will be a  panel discussion on graduate school opportunities in math and CS  tomorrow, Tuesday, March 15 at 7pm in VH 1236.  Truman grads Melissa McAninch (U of Iowa, Math Education Ph.D. program), David Ferry (Wash. U., C.S. Ph.D. program), and Clayton Davis (Indiana U., Math Ph.D. program) will all be there to talk about […]

  • Mathbio Colloquium Thursday at 3:30 in MG2090

    Professor Rob Baer, Department of Physiology, ATSU will be speaking on: Quantifying Vascular Network Morphology and Growth — An in vitro angiogenesis model Abstract: Blood vessel formation begins early in development and then largely ceases with only a few exceptions in adults. However, there is growing recognition that several diseases are associated with significant pathology […]

  • Joey Palmer wins poster award

    February 28, 2011

      Congratulations to Joey Palmer, who won an award at the 2011 Joint Mathematics Meetings for his undergraduate research poster.

  • Math Bio Colloquium on Thursday at 3:30 in MG2090

    Dr. Janick-Buckner will be the speaker at the next mathbio colloquium. Abstract: Characterization of a New ROUGH SHEATH1 Mutant of Maize (Development & Cell Biology) Graves, M. Christine1; Tracy, Christopher1; Khidir, Hazar1; Scanlon, Michael2; Buckner, Brent1; Janick-Buckner, Diane1 1 Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, 63501 2 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853 In maize, class 1 […]

  • MASSE mini-conference

    February 21, 2011

    Masse will be hosting a mini-teachers conference this Sunday in VH 1212 at 6:00pm.  They will be available to answer your questions and talk about their teaching experience.

  • N64 Super Smash Bros Tournament

    MAA will be hosting a N64 Super Smash Bros Tournament this Friday, February 24th at 6:30 pm in the SUB Activities Room (3rd Floor).  It is $3 to register and play and $1 for an optional buy back in.  The winner will get a free t-shirt! Everyone is invited!