Mathematics Activities
Math Club
Pizza, presentations, and fun, every Friday at noon!
The Math Club meets on Fridays at noon in the Math Lounge on the 6th
floor of the Science Center during the semester. Look for announcements
around the department. There is free pizza and gossip, and also a short
presentation, usually by a faculty member, each week.
Please see the "Whom to contact"
page for the name of the current Math Club faculty advisor.
Putnam Exam
The William Lowell Putnam exam is a yearly ritual for over 3000
mathematics undergraduates in more than 300 schools across the nation
and beyond. The problems are hard, but they don't use much mathematics
beyond calculus and linear algebra. Instead, they require creativity and
cleverness, and have the ah, ha! quality that makes math contests fun.
The Putnam exam happens each year on the first Saturday in December.
MATH 211 (Problem Solving for the Putnam) is a .25-credit course
that is recommended for any student interested in taking the
Putnam Exam. It is open to all undergraduate students.
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