Western Illinois University Department of Mathematics News and Events

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The Department of Mathematics is sponsoring a "Problem of the Week" competition open to any undergraduate currently enrolled at WIU. Problems will be posted each Tuesday and students will have until noon on the following Tuesday to submit their solutions. A prize of $15 will be awarded to the best solution each week. Problem of the Week
Girls Plus Math summer enrichment program was held July 19-24, 2009. Girls participating in this program studied mathematics in a hands-on learning environment. Instructional areas included tesselations, Pascal's Triangle, estimation and critical thinking, calculator activities, origami, and webpage design. The girls from last year's camp have shared some of their experiences and creations on the girls math camp website. For more information on this year's program, please visit the Non-Credit Programs website.

November 18, 2009, 4:00-5:00 p.m. - WIU Math Club colloquium in 204 Morgan Hall. Dr. Dinesh Ekanayake will be presenting "A Preview of Math 488 - Models in Applied Mathematics."
November 19, 2009, 4:00-5:00 p.m. - "Polytopes, Algebra, Toric Varieties and Splines" presented by Dr. Henry Schenck, Department of Mathematics, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in 204 Morgan Hall.
Refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.