Michigan Epsilon Chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon
Calendar of Events for Spring 2003
All are welcome!

1. Friday, January 17, 2003, 4 p.m. in the Alavi Commons Room, sixth floor of Everett Tower: Pi Mu Epsilon Pizza Party, jointly sponsored by ScMaTA. All are invited.

2. Tuesday, January 21, 2003 through Friday, January 24, 2003, in the Mathematics Education Center, Rood 3375: Pi Mu Epsilon Used Book Sale.

3. Friday, January 31, 2003, 4 p.m. in the Alavi Commons Room, sixth floor of Everett Tower: Dr. Jay Wood, chair of the Mathematics Department, Western Michigan University, will discuss "What Do Our Faculty Do?"

4. Friday, February 7, 2003, 4 p.m. in the Alavi Commons Room, sixth floor of Everett Tower: Dr. Tabitha Mingus, Western Michigan University, will present a talk entitled "Cyclotomic-like Polynomial Factors".

5. Friday, February 14, 2003, 4 p.m. in the Alavi Commons Room, sixth floor of Everett Tower: Kirsty Eisenhart, Western Michigan University, will present a talk entitled TBA.

6. Friday, February 21, 2003, 4 p.m. in the Alavi Commons Room, sixth floor of Everett Tower: TBA.

7. Friday, March 14, 2003, 1:59 p.m. in the Mathematics Department office, third floor of Everett Tower: Pi Day celebration will commence with the consumption of pie! Then at 4 p.m. in the Alavi Commons Room, sixth floor of Everett Tower: Dr. Dennis Pence, Western Michigan University, will present a talk entitled "The Story of Pi".

8. Friday, March 21, 2003, 4 p.m. in the Alavi Commons Room, sixth floor of Everett Tower: Dr. Timothy McGrew, Philosophy Department, Western Michigan University, will present a talk entitled "The Logic of Sherlock Holmes".

9. Friday, March 28, 2003, 4 p.m. in the Alavi Commons Room, sixth floor of Everett Tower: a special presentation by Dr. Charlie Smith, Park University, will give a multimedia presentation entitled "Cinemath: Mathematics on the Silver Screen". The Spring 2002 PME Initiation Banquet will follow at (figure out where) at 6:00 p.m. Dr. Smith will also give an after dinner talk title TBA.

10. Friday, April 4, 2003, 4 p.m. in the Alavi Commons Room, sixth floor of Everett Tower: Dr. Jeff Strom, Western Michigan University, will present a talk title TBA.

11. Friday, April 11, 2003, 4 p.m. in the Alavi Commons Room, sixth floor of Everett Tower: Dr. Daniel Mihalko, chair of the Statistics Department, Western Michigan University, will present a talk title TBA.

12. Friday, April 18, 2003, 4 p.m. in the Alavi Commons Room, sixth floor of Everett Tower: Feedback Forum with Dr. Jay Wood, Mathematics Department Chair. Please note: This event is open only to undergraduate and graduate students.

13. Monday, April 21, 2003, 12 p.m. in the Mathematics Education Center, Rood 3375: Final Pizza Monday, jointly sponsored with ScMaTA. Open to all students.

14. Friday, April 25, 2003, 4 p.m. in the Alavi Commons Room, sixth floor of Everett Tower: PME Movie Night! Come see a movie and eat free popcorn. Discussion of mathematics to follow viewing. Title TBA.