Study of the mathematical sciences develops logical thinking and quantitative ability. Mathematical skills in rigorous deductive analysis and in the use of data are germane to many disciplines. Depending on their background, students may enter the study of mathematics at different points, and majors pursue many different interests.
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The Grinnell College Putnam team placed 46th out of 546 teams from across the U.S. and Canada. The annual exam took place in December with 16 Grinnell students among the 4296 students who took the exam. Grinnell College had four students score at least a 20:
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Marc Chamberland and Patrick Lopatto (a Grinnell High School student) published the paper "Formulas for Odd Zeta Values and Powers of Pi" which appeared in the electronic Journal of Integer Sequences (Vol. 14, Issue 2, article 11.2.5). Values for the Riemann zeta function at odd values greater than one do not seem to have a closed form. A decade ago, the Canadian mathematician...
February 19, 2011, Grinnell will send a team of competitors to Iowa State University (Ames) for the Iowa Collegiate Mathematics Competition. Do you enjoy working on math problems with other people? There are no specific math prerequisites. Our team will be organized by David Romano; contact him by February 8 to participate. Contact him for more information about the contest or visit...
The Mathematical Contest in Modeling, Feb 10-14, 2011, is a contest that occurs over a long weekend, and contestants team up in groups of three. Teams use their mathematical skills to tackle a given real-life problem and then communicate their model in a written report. Grinnell teams will be organized by Royce Wolf; sign up by February 5 at Noon. Contact him for more information, or see...
