Michael Hudec 2016 Actuarial Science Internship

Congratulations, Michael Hudec, on your 2016 Summer Internship! Michael Hudec, a junior in the AU Math and Computer Science department will complete an actuarial internship at Benchmark Insurance during the 2016 summer break. He will gain experience with employee benefits. Again, congratulations, Michael Hudec.

2015 Putnam Mathematical Competition

The results of the 2015 Putnam Mathematical Competition are in. Ashland University had one student receive a non-zero score. Congratulations to Michael Woode for his score of 10.

A total of 4275 students from 554 colleges and universities in Canada and the United states participated in the 2015 Competition. Of the 4275 participants, 2367 received scores of 0, 343 received scores of 1, 761 received scores between 1 and 9, and 405 received scores of 10. Thus, Michael Woode did better than 73.2% of students taking the exam and at least as well as 82.6% of students taking the exam.

Paul Pernici, 2015 graduate, holds the highest score and an AU student. Pernici's score was an 18. Andrew Rowe, 2006 graduate, still  holds the record for highest percentile rank, doing better than 76.2% of students taking the exam and at least as well as 82.7% of students taking the exam.

This year's top 5 teams were: 1. MIT, 2. Carnegie Mellon, 3. Princeton, 4. Stanford and 5. Harvard. Thank you again to all of the AU students who participated in the 2015 exam.

Congratulations, Michael Woode, for receiving a nonzero score!

Spring Study Break Friday, May 6

Math and Computer Science Students you are invited!

Congratulations Charlie Michel

Have you seen the newest Math Horizon? The February 2016 issue of the Math Horizon gave credit to Charlie Michel for submitting a correct solution to Problem 329. He worked on Problem 329 in his Math Seminar class.

Congratulations, Charlie Michel.

Congratulations Joel Moseman

Joel Moseman '15 passed the MFE Exam. Congratulations!

Congratulations to the Problem Solving Group

Congratulations to the Ashland University PSG (Problem Solving Group). Their solution to Problem 5362 from the School of Science and Mathematics website (January 2016) was selected to be published! Grace McCourt was the primary author of this solution. Way to go, Grace and the other members of the Problem Solving Group!

Drop-In Tutoring Spring 2016

Drop-In tutoring is available for Math 208, Math 217, and Math 218 for the Spring 2016 semester.

Ashland University's Center for Academic Support provides tutors and other tools to help students succeed. Drop-In sessions are available for several Math classes in Kettering 219. If you need a tutor for a course that does not have drop-in tutoring an individual tutor may be available. If you need any help in a course, please see your professor first. The drop-in tutor schedule is below. Notice all drop in tutoring is in Kettering 219 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Elementary Statistics - Math 208
Monday thru Thursday 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Theory of Arithmetic and Geometry - Math 217
Mondays 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Geometry for Middle Grades - Math 218
Mondays 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

 Please see your professor, first, for help!