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The Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science is brimming with activity in three vital disciplines: Mathematics; Statistics; and Computer Science. These fields can team up with almost any other discipline or interest---and also align well with many careers. Check us out!
[edit] Upcoming Colloquium
Frank Farris, Tuesday, December 6, 1:30 in RNS 310
Note the special date and time!!
Undercover Symmetry
Spend some time with the images shown, which, according to the usual classification, have exactly the same symmetry type. Something seems different about the right-hand image: Why do the yellow/pink bowties seem to have mirror symmetry, which are not symmetries of the pattern as a whole? Why are they set at such strange angles relative to the orientation of the grid of red dots? These strange features led me to discover new types of symmetry in wallpaper patterns, with unexpected connections to such things as eigenvalues of a Laplacian and the length spectra of orbifolds.
See Colloquium Series for info on other upcoming colloquia.
MSCS NEWS
- Congratulations: to Nate Bishop '12 and Amelia Stonesifer '12 who won awards at the Mathematical Association of America's summer MathFest. Nate won the Council on Undergraduate Research award for his presentation Rational Equidistribution, a research project conducted under the supervision of Prof. Adam McDougall. Amelia and her research partner won an MAA Outstanding Presentation award for their work titled Word length in alternate presentations of Tompson's group F, completed at the BYU REU.
- Textbook Info: All sections of Calculus I and II (Math 120, 126, 128) will use Stewart's Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 7th ed. This is available in print as well as in ebook format. All sections of Linear Algebra (Math 220) will use Poole's Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction, 3rd ed.
- AQR and Mathematics Placement Information: Please see the information to the left.
- Tenure-track search: Please go to St. Olaf's main job postings page for some information on our search for an algebraist. More information will be posted on MathJobs.org by early September.
- Class of 2011: Among the 2011 graduates were 74 mathematics majors (the 2nd biggest major at the college this year), 31 statistics concentrators, and 11 computer science majors. Read about the students' post graduation plans. Congratulations to the students, parents, and faculty who helped this happen!
- MSCS Mess: Read the latest issue.
- Alumni: View profiles of recent alumni/ae.