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Welcome to the Department of Mathematics
With over twenty-five continuing faculty members, the Department of Mathematics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale maintains a vigorous teaching and research program, offers a full range of undergraduate and graduate degrees, and provides mathematics courses for students in other disciplines for which mathematics is important.
The 2012 Math Placement test is now available on Salukinet. More information about the Math Placement process at SIU-Carbondale can be found here. If you are having issues with your placement test email Dan Mussa (dmussa@ math.siu.edu).
Attention all students needing to take College Algebra (Math 108)
This summer the SIUC Math Department is offering (for the first time) College Algebra online. The course contains all of the content of our regular on-campus course but without having to come to campus every day. You will be required to come to campus three days during the semester to take exams. For information on how the course will be run, go to http://www.math.siu.edu/onlinecollegealgebra.htmlor contact Thara Lowndes at tlowndes@siu.edu
Department of Mathematics News
Retirement party May 10, 2012. Congratulations to Becky Mandrell, Edward Neuman, Bob Fitzgerald, Marvin Zeman, Scott Spector, Joe Yucas, and S. Jeyaratnam. To see photos of the event check out the album of the Mathematics Department Facebook page.
Colloquium with Dr. Hongjun Cao, Beijing Jiaotong University.
Math Department Colloquium this Thursday, April 26, at 3:00pm in Neckers 156. For more information, click here.
Region 8 Science Fair | March 27, 2012
The annual IJAS Region 8 Science Fair at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will be held on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the SIUC Student Center Ballrooms. This year, approximately 400 students from the southern tip of Illinois will compete.
Little Egypt Math Week | March 5-9, 2012
Langenhop Lecture | Peter Sarnak
7:30PM, Monday, March 5, 2012 | Morris Library Auditorium | Video of Lecture
Part of the Little Egypt Math Week | Organized by Department of Mathematics at SIUC
WSIU Radio's Jennifer Fuller talks with SIUC Interim Mathematics Chair Greg Budzban about the upcoming Little Egypt Math Week in southern Illinois. Click here to hear the interview!
Math Challenge Announcement is on Facebook! Congratulations to Collinsville High School Math Team! Collinsville High School Math Team presents Chris He solving the Carbondale Math Field Day Challenge Problem. Watch their solution on the SIUC Mathematics Department Facebook!
Many Thanks to Professor Don Redmond for contributing this years Little Egypt Math Week Challenge Problem.
Congratulations to Professor Scott Spector!!
Professor Spector has been awarded a three year NSF grant for his proposal "Analysis of Stability and Instability for Elastic Materials"
Congratulations to Wesley Calvert who has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for the Fall of 2011. More information can be found here.
Great news. We have 3 of the top 25 seniors at SIUC! Please join us in congratulating our students who won Most Distinguished Seniors awards for 2011: Jordan Kabat, Jamie Pfister, and Lucas Pulley.
Congratulations to Kathleen Pericak-Spector who is 2011 Outstanding Teacher in the College of Science.
Catalyst Summer Institute
Algebra Project/Young People's Project SIUC Summer Institute program provided a new math experience for some Illinois and Ohio high school students. This is the first interaction of the long term NSF funded grant program run by Gregory Budzban and Lee McEwan to develop an innovative way to learn mathematics.
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