News and Upcoming Events
Mathematics & Actuarial Science Colloquium Speakers
Previous Mathematics & Actuarial Science Colloquium
Speakers
Friday, April 26, 2013 "My Summer Internship
Experience"
Clare Hubbard - Towers and Watson
A.J. Miller - One America subsidiary McCready and Keene
Joel McVey - CNO Financial Group, Towers and Watson
Friday, April 12, 2013
Will Shortz, New York Times crossword editor and
NPR's "puzzle master" for the Weekend Sunday
edition
Friday, April 5, 2013,
Dr. John Wilson spoke on "Finding Order in the Mix-up: A
Permutation of Permutation Topics".
Friday, March 1, 2013
Reginald McGregor, spoke on "More Than Just a
Number".
February 1, 2013
Robert P. Stone, "Life Insurance: Product to
Financials"
November 30, 2012 Student
Colloquium
Danielle Edgeworth, Cryptography: the RSA
Algorithm
Erica Gilliland, Jordan Canonical Form and Minimal
Polynomials
Friday, November 9, 2012
Dr. Katherine Ott, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at
the University of Kentucky, spoke on Cantor's Real
Numbers.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Dr. Josh Cole, IPS School System, spoke on Unsolvable
Problems.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Dr. Prem Sharma, Butler University mathematics
professor, spoke on What is This Combinatorial Mathematics
About?
MAA Scavenger Hunt
The MAA student chapter hosted its annual scavenger hunt for
high school teams on March 2, 2013. The event was an
enjoyable morning with teams competing for prizes as they hunted
for the solutions to mathematical problems. For
information concerning the 2014 MAA Scavenger Hunt, contact Rena
Duerksen (mailto:rduerkse@butler.edu) or
Dr. Mary Krohn(mailto:mkrohn@butler.edu).
IN MAA Sectional Meeting, Saturday, October 27, 2012
The sectional meeting of the IN MAA was held at Butler
University on October 27, 2012. Paul Zorn from St. Olaf College and
President of the MAA, and Sam Wagstaff, from Purdue University,
were the invited speakers. Details about the meeting can be found
at http://sections.maa.org/indiana/.
Celebration of Mind III in Honor of Martin Gardner's
Birthday
Friday, October 26, 2012 in JH 236 2:00-4:00
p.m.
Please visit Gathering for Gardner for more
information regarding Martin Gardner and these
worldwide celebrations.
Fall Departmental Picnic
The department hosted the annual student/faculty
picnic for all majors at Professor Duane Leatherman's residence in
Resco "D" Unit. A large group of students and faculty met for
a delicious dinner, great conversation, and fun outside Prof.
Leatherman's front door between 4 and 6 p.m. on Wednesday,
September 12. Photos are available at Prof. Leatherman's
website http://blue.butler.edu/~dleather/fir/unitD/events12/mathdinner.html.