Study Break - Monday, April 29, 2019

All Math and Computer Science Department Students and Faculty, you are INVITED!

Come join US!

The Math and Computer Science Department is hosing a Study Break on 

Monday, April 29, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Stop in or stay the whole time for food, drink and fellowship in Patterson 204/211.

We hope to see you there!

 

 

Dr. Gordon Swain Distinguished University Teacher of Mathematics

Dr. Gordon Swain, Professor of Mathematics

Dr. Gordon Swain was honored with the 2019 MAA Ohio Section Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics at the MAA Ohio Section Spring Meeting, held April 4-5, at the University of Akron.

Dr. Gordon Swain on Study Leave Spring 2019

Dr. Gordon Swain was on study leave during the spring 2019 semester. During that time, he has been working on answering the following problem, ““Suppose the equation f 1 (x)yg 1 (z)+ f 1 (x)zg 2 (y)+ f 2 (y)xg 1 (z)+ f 2 (y)zg 3 (x)+ f 3 (z)xg 2 (y)+ f 3 (z)yg 3 (x)=0 for all elements x,y,z in a given prime ring. What does this imply about the functions f i and g j and about the prime ring itself?” The aim is to show that if the functions are non-trivial, then they have a ‘linear’ form, and the ring is very similar to a matrix ring.

While researching, he stayed in Ashland. He did come to his office from time to time and still completed duties within the department.

2019 PME New Inductees

The Pi Mu Epsilon honorary society inducted new members on Sunday, April 14, 2019. The new 2019 inductees are: Kyle Ackert, Brittany Close, Kelly Fullin, Janeen Grese, Julia Hines, Nicholas Hurst, Cassidy Johannsen, Daria Kochis, Cameron Middis, Logan Pottorf, Emily Schordock, Clay Shreve, Dalton Skerlec, Tyler Tokos.

The picture to the left: The PME members that attended the induction on Sunday, April 14, 2019.


The below picture is: The career panel made up of graduates from the Math/CS department. The panel gave advice as to how they prepared and got into the work force upon graduation.

2019 UPE New Inductees

UPE recognized new inductees on Tuesday, April 19, 2019.  The new inductees are: Branden Barber, Renee Lucas, Jonathan Meredith, Josiah Moore, Brennen Nalley and Cody Williams.

The 2019 UPE graduates are: Nathan Ahrens, Michael cowan, Nocholas Hurst and Cody Williams.

Kelly Fullin Accepted a Summer Research Position

Congratulations to Kelly Fullin! She has accepted a 2019 summer research position at University of Central Florida. She will be working on a project in Internet of Things!

2018 Putnam Mathematical Competition Results

The 79th annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition was held on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Alec Baldosser, Kyle Puhl and Aaron Arnold participated. They worked on six problems from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and then six more problems from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Typically, approximately 50 % of the people who enter this competition nationwide and in Canada receive zero points on the exam.

There were 4623 participants from 568 institutions in the 2018 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition this year, with 1599 (34.6%) receiving scores of 0.  Unfortunately, all 3 of Ashland University's participants received scores of 0 this year as well.  The results from the competition are online. You can also download this PDF see a detailed list of the winning teams, Putnam Fellows, participants earning honorable mentions, teams earning honorable mentions, and the Elizabeth Lowell Putnam Prize winner.

Thanks again to all of you who participated in this year's exam. We hope those of you who will not be declared ineligible upon graduation in May will consider participating again next year.