Eighth Annual
Garden State Undergraduate
Mathematics Conference
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Eighth AnnualGarden State UndergraduateMathematics Conference |
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Poster Registration Deadline Extended to March 27
Student Registration is in the Blue Area near Main Entrance of the Mega Building
Student Poster Session is moved to CFT- Ground Floor
Student Competition takes place in Siegler Hall 2132 (in Mega Building)
[Mathematics Competition] [Student Poster Session][Student Talks]
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Abstract: In his presentation, Rogness will explore topology, an area of mathematics where circles are squares and a doughnut is the same as a coffee cup. After explaining some basic concepts, Rogness will show examples of how topology applies in everyday life. Along the way he will discuss one-sided surfaces, subway maps, and a theorem that has amazing consequences ranging from meteorology to ham sandwiches. Rogness also will explain what topology can tell us about the shape of our universe, and the audience can experience 3D fly-throughs of various models of the universe. Jonathan Rogness is an assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Minnesota. He earned his doctorate in topology at the University of Minnesota under Donald Kahn. Rogness has become well-known for his mathematical visualizations for use in and outside of the classroom. He was recently named the new director of the university's Mathematics Center for Educational Programs (MathCEP), which runs one of the nation's premier accelerated mathematics programs for middle- and high-school students. There will be two other key note talks scheduled for the MAA-NJ Meeting in conjunction with GSUMC: 1. Mathematical Modeling of Chemical Kinetics in the Body, Leona Harris, The College of New Jersey 2.The Seven Deadly Sins of Data Mining -- and How to Avoid Them, Richard De Veaux, Williams College |
We will once again begin the conference with a two and a half hour mathematics competition. The competition will have both an individual and group component. Teams of three individuals are invited to participate in this 2.5 hour morning event. While we expect teams to primarily consist of students from the same school, we encourage teams of students from different schools to compete. The nature of the problems is modeled upon the Indiana Friendly Math Competition and is much more accessible than the Putnam Exam. The questions on the test will involve material from HS mathematics, calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, and the introductory courses that a math major would take. The emphasis of the competition will be on having fun with interesting problems that stress problem solving. Competition rules and past year's problems and solutions are available here. Awards will be presented to winning teams from both four-year and two-year institutions and the highest scoring student in the individual section. There is a $25 registration fee per team for the competition that can be paid the day of the competition. Due to the space limitations of the competition, we are limiting the competition to the first 25 teams that register and are initially limiting each school to two teams in the competition. Schools that would like to enter more than two teams in the competition should contact Competition co-director Katarzyna Kowal (kkowal@ramapo.edu) and/or Ken McMurdy (kmcmurdy@ramapo.edu) from Ramapo College of New Jersey. Faculty mentors of each competing team are advised to volunteer to help in proctoring and/or grading. Grading takes approximately two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon until 2pm including the lunch time. A complimentary lunch will be provided to proctors and graders. Please contact Katarzyna Kowal if you would like to help in proctoring and/or grading. |
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A highlight of the conference is the hour-long student poster session, where students can explain and share their mathematical work with students and faculty from throughout New Jersey and neighboring states. Students are encouraged to present posters related to any mathematical topic they have learned. We seek posters from all areas of mathematics and from every level of the mathematics curriculum (first-year, sophomore, junior, and senior year). Some ideas for poster presentations are:
There will be prizes awarded for the best posters, with prizes at every level of the mathematics curriculum. Students who choose can participate in the poster session without having their poster considered for a prize. For further information, please contact one of the student poster coordinators: Tatyana Stepanova (tstepano@raritanval.edu) or David Trubatch (trubatchd@mail.montclair.edu). The posters can be registered online (here) by midnight March 27, 2011.
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. For further information, contactChengwen Wang or Olcay Ilicasu by March 19, 2010. Nominations should include the student's name, title and abstract of the talk, as well as any supporting information available. |
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| 8:30-9:30 | Registration and Breakfast: Gallery: Blue Area near Main Entrance of the Mega Building | |
| 9:30-12 | New Jersey Undergraduate Mathematics Competition. Individual competition: Siegler Hall; Group competition: CFT (T103, T104, T203, T122) and 9 Rooms in Mega Building (arrangement is to be announced during the individual competition); Grading Room: Essex Room. | |
| 12:00-1:20 | Complimentary Lunch: Clara Dasher Student Center | |
| 1:40-2:40 | Student Talks: CFT - T103, T104 (T203, T122 optional) | |
| 1:30-3:00 | Student Poster Session: CFT- Ground Floor | |
| 3:05-3:30 | Intermission and Refreshments: Gallery |
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| 3:30-4:25 | Invited speech ("Spherical Cats and Ham Sandwiches" by Jonathan Rogness): J. Harry Smith Hall (2131) |
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| 4:25-4:45 | Competition Results and Award Presentations: J. Harry Smith Hall |
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The conference will be held on the campus of Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey. (Click here for directions, and a campus map). Registration for the GSUMC will be held in the Center for Technology. All parking lots of C, D, and G are open for the conference. They are secure. C is the closest lot for the conference as it is just in front of the Health Center, but it may fill up earlier. |
The GSUMC is a function of the New Jersey section of the Mathematical Association of America. This year's conference was arranged by the following faculty members.
GSUMC Organizing Committee
Local Arrangements CommitteeChengwen Wang, Essex County College
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The Garden State Undergraduate Mathematics Conference is made possible by contributions from the New Jersey section of the MAA, and by NSF grant DMS-0846477 through the MAA Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conferences program, www.maa.org/RUMC/upcoming.html.