Sonia Kovalevsky Day
Each Spring, the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of
St. John's Univ. provides an emphasis day of mathematics and
computer science events to young women from New York City, Long
Island and nearby communities. Invited speakers and members of the
St. John's Faculty inspire participants to enter careers in
Theoretical and Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science
and Computer Science.
Putnam
If you are a Math major, or just mathematically inclined, you may
want to have a look at the
William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition Directory.
It will give you a pretty good idea of what this competition is
about.
If you are interested in the competition, or if you are just
curious of what we do at St. John’s about this, sign up on St. John’s Central at:
Groups-> Groups Index-> Student Study Groups-> Putnam Math
Competition.
Even simpler, come and Dr. Florin Catrina in the Math Dept, SJH
334L, or e-mail catrinaf@stjohns.edu.
Informal Tea
An informal TEA is being organized to meet hebdomadally
on Friday afternoons.
There are no specific agenda – merely friendly gatherings for
chats. The TEA is open to all students, professors and guests.
Besides hot tea, there will be a free buffet of coffee, iced
tea, crumpets, cookies and other assorted small refreshments. Also,
small intellectual games … Chess, Go, Checkers, Hex, etc., will
become available. Plus, demonstrations of expertise in such
games may be occasioned.
Our first interdisciplinary confluence is scheduled for
September 3 at 3:30 p.m. in SJH 337 (rear of Mathematics
Department).