Math Club
Math Club at UCCS
The Math Club at UCCS is dedicated to promoting all facets of pure and applied mathematics on the UCCS campus and to increase the awareness of the opportunities that a degree in Mathematics can create both in academic and industrial environments.
Upcoming Events
Solitons: A Singular and Beautiful Phenomenon - Wednesday November 4, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM SENG B211
In this seminar Dr. Prinari will illustrate the history of solitons and soliton theory, and deal with some of the associated mathematics. Please show up at 2 PM for lunch before the presentation.
Recent Events
An Introduction to Mathematica By Dr. Jane McDougall
Dr. Mcdougall gave a summary of the many build in functions of Mathematica.
First Annual Mathematics Distinguished Lecture, October 8, 3rd floor Library Apse (West)
Listen to Professor Mark J. Ablowitz talk about "Extraordinary Waves: From Beaches to Lasers" October 8 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm
in the 3rd floor Library Apse. Refreshments at 12:00 pm. For more information see Extraordinary Waves.
Club Fair, September 9, UC Upper Plaza
Stop by our table at the Club Fair Wednesday, September 9 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the University Center Upper Plaza. Talk to a club officer about our activities, become a member, and eat some free chocolate.
Joint Math Club / Physics Club General Meeting, September 16, SENG A-204
 | The first general meeting of the semester will be Wednesday, September 16 12:15 PM to 1:30 PM in Science and Engineering room A-204. Details to be announced soon but there will be free food. |
Joint Math Club / Physics Club Officers and Faculty Advisors Meeting, September 2, SENG B-113
The first officers and advisors meeting of the semester will be Wednesday, September 2 at 12:00 noon in Science and Engineering room B-113. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss possible activities for this semester. There will be pizza.
2009 SIAM Annual Meeting, July 6–10, Denver, Colorado
The annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) provides a broad view of the state of the art in applied mathematics, computational science, and their applications through invited presentations, prize lectures, mini-symposia, and contributed papers and posters.
This year thanks to generous funding from the UCCS Student Government Association, the UCCS Mathematics Department, and SIAM we will be sending six math club members, including our own Tim Lewkow who will be presenting his talk "Line Soliton Solutions of the KP Equation."
2009 SIAM Annual Meeting
2009 SIAM Front Range Student Conference, March 14, University of Colorado at Denver
This event allows students from all universities along the Front Range to learn about new developments in Applied Mathematics and promotes interest in the field.
The conference is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.
The Math Club will pay the registration fee for members wishing to attend.
2009 SIAM Front Range Student Conference
2009 Pikes Peak Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conference, February 28, UCCS campus
The focus of this annual conference is to give undergraduate mathematics students an opportunity to present their work in a professional, supportive setting.
It is also an occasion for students to become acquainted with other students from the region, and to learn more about the mathematics profession, including graduate school and career opportunities.
2009 PPRUMC
Want to get involved?
Contact one of the Math Club officers or simply show up at one of the Math Club meetings.
Did you know …
- … that the Clay Mathematics Institute will give you a million dollars if you can solve any of these problems?
- … the symbol π was first used to represent the circumference to diameter ratio of a circle by William Jones in 1706?
- … the Tits group is a finite simple group which is a subgroup of the twisted Chevalley group?
- … the smallest natural number expressible as the sum of two positive cubes in two different ways is 1729?
- … a Strange Attractor has zero measure and a fractal dimension?