Fall 2003 Math Club Activities

September

• Sept. 1:
• Sept. 8: The Traveling Salesman Problem
  Jenny McNulty, The University of Montana
• Sept. 15: STEM
  Rick Billstein, The University of Montana
• Sept. 22: Symmetric Polynomials
  Greg St. George, The University of Montana
• Sept. 22: Math Problems and Contests
  Dick Lane, The University of Montana



October

What is *****? Month
• Oct. 7: What is Topology?
  George McRae, The University of Montana
• Oct. 14: What is a finite state automaton?
  Bill Derrick, The University of Montana
• Oct. 20: What is Applied Statistics?
  Brian Stelle, The University of Montana
• Oct. 27: What is Combinatorics?
  Mark Kayll, The University of Montana



November

• Nov. 4: An Afternoon of Gambling!
  The math club sponsored a Gambling Day this fall. We had tables with Black Jack (with a professional dealer), Keno, Texas Hold Em, Jackpot and Craps. In addition, we had 2 lectures by statistics professors on the mathematics of gambling and various betting schemes in Black Jack. Players received $100 in math club money at the start. Prizes were awarded based on the most dollars accumulated at the end of play.
• Nov. 11: No meeting - Veteran's Day
• Nov. 18: Discussion: Popular Math Books
• Nov. 25: Film Screening: Mathematical Mystery Tour
The math club sponsored a Gambling Day this fall. We had tables with Black Jack (with a professional dealer), Keno, Texas Hold Em, Jackpot and Craps. In addition, we had 2 lectures by statistics professors on the mathematics of gambling and various betting schemes in Black Jack. Players received $100 in math club money at the start. Prizes were awarded based on the most dollars accumulated at the end of play.


December

• Dec. 2:
• Dec. 9: Title: TBA
  Patricia Andrews, USFS