Fall 1999 Events

The activites below took place during the Fall 1999 semester as part of a joint program between the Math Club @ WMU and the mathematics honors society Pi Mu Epsilon. Unless otherwise stated, events were held in the Alavi Commons Room on the 6th floor of Everett Tower.


Friday, September 17, 4pm
Pi Mu Epsilon Pizza Party

Friday, October 8, 4pm
"Mathematical Mindsets and Toolsets"
Ed Moylan, Ford Motor Company

Friday, October 15, 4pm
in 1104 Rood Hall
"Cannonballs and Honneycombs"
Thomas Hales, University of Michigan

Tuesday, October 19 - Thursday, October 21
in 3368 Rood Hall
Annual Pi Mu Epsilon Book Sale
from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Friday, November 5, 4pm
in 1104 Rood Hall
"The Soap Bubble Geometry Contest:
Questions, Answers, Demonstrations, and Prizes"
Frank Morgan, Williams College

Friday, November 5
in the Presidents' Dining Room
Pi Mu Epsilon Initiation Banquet
After-dinner talk by Frank Morgan, Williams College:
"Students and Mathematics in the News and on TV"

Friday, November 19, 4pm
in 1104 Rood Hall
"Using the Right Directions to Find Trees,
Stars, and Other Interesting Objects"
Mark Crawford and Oscar Neal, WMU

Thursday, December 2, 7pm
in 1104 Rood Hall
Movie and Popcorn
with the Physics Club.

To download a copy of the Fall 1999 schedule, click here.


Fall 1999 Officers

 

 

Raluca Muntean

Sarah Laarman

President

Vice President

 

 

Jennifer Sikorski

Daniele Bortolotti

Treasurer

Secretary

 

Vince Castellana

Graduate Representative


Faculty Advisor

Niloufer Mackey

Niloufer Mackey

 


Chapter History

Our chapter was established in 1988. Before a chapter can be established at an institution, the PME National Council requires clear evidence of an ongoing history of student mathematical activity outside the classroom, and adequate support for these activities.

We were the fifth chapter to be established in Michigan, and hence were assigned the fifth letter of Greek alphabet: epsilon. Thus, our official name is:

The Michigan Epsilon Chapter
of Pi Mu Epsilon


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Some information about previous semesters is incomplete. We ask anyone with photos, documents, or details about missing events to inform us using our Contact Information.