Math & CS

  • Math Colloquium

    April 11, 2011

    The next Math Colloquium will be held Thursday, April 21, from 3:30-4:20 in VH1228.  (Note that this is a schedule change from an earlier post).  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 […]

  • KME “Minute to Win It”

    April 4, 2011

    Congratulations to Molly Dieckman who was the first place winner at KME’s “Minute to Win It” competition this Saturday! Thank you so much to those of you who came we had a blast!

  • CUR Registry of Undergraduate Researchers

    The Council on Undergraduate Research hosts a Registry of Undergraduate Researchers.  The purpose of this registry is to facilitate matchmaking between undergraduates who have research experience and a desire to pursue an advanced degree, with graduate schools seeking high quality students who are well prepared for research.  The Registry is open to students and graduate […]

  • MAA Math Contest Results

    The Missouri Collegiate Math Contest took place this past weekend in Columbia at the annual meeting of the Missouri Section of the MAA.  The top seven teams were honored at the meeting’s banquet, and both of Truman’s teams were among this group.  The team consisting of Xiang Li, Hoang Pham, and Zach Whitehouse earned second […]

  • Minute to Win It

    March 28, 2011

    Minute to Win It Competition – Saturday, April 2nd at 4pm, location TBA Come play Minute to Win It games against the Math and CS Professors! Watch them try to get an Oreo from their forehead to their mouth without using their hands! Or try get cotton balls from one bowl to another using only Vaseline and […]

  • MAA Registration Meeting TONIGHT

    MAA will be hosting a Q&A time about Fall Registration open to all students with questions about math and computer science questions. Tonight, March 28th at 5:30 in VH 1208.

  • Putnam Exam Results

    Congratulations to Zachary Whitehouse, Charles Tomlinson, Xiang Li, Christopher Duda, Elizabeth Oliver, Ujwal Sapkota, and Joseph Palmer, who participated in the 2010 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition.   There were 4296 contestants from 546 institutions in the 71st competition held December 4, 2010.  The Truman Team consisting of Zachary Whitehouse, Charles Tomlinson, and Xiang Li was […]

  • Mathematical Biology Colloquium Thursday, March 31 at 3:30 in MG2050

    Dr. Tim Walston from Truman’s Biology Department will be presenting “A worm that won’t destroy your PC: An interdisciplinary approach to understanding the embryo” Abstract: The early embryo of the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans provides a great system to understand the forces that act upon cells during development. The cells at the 4-cell stage change […]

  • MTCS Dinner 6:30pm Friday Mar 25 at Napoli’s

    March 25, 2011

    Dinner starts at 6:30 at Napolis, we have the backroom reserved so there will be plenty of room. For more information contact Connie Huynh .

  • KME Minute To Win It Saturday Apr 2

    March 24, 2011

    For those of you with talents like being able to get an Oreo from your forehead to your mouth without the use of your hands, this event is for you! Come to our Minute to Win It Competition to show us just how talented you are! The event will be Saturday, April 2nd at 4pm […]