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Fifth
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Fifth
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This year's conference The conference will kick off Friday evening with a reception, registration, and a digital scavenger hunt. Schools are invited to submit teams of four students to compete in the digital scavenger hunt. Teams must provide their own digital camera, with video capabilities. Submit proposed teams to Jackie Jensen at tumc@shsu.edu. This year's conference will feature invited talks by: Dr. Tim Chartier of
Davidson College - Putting
a Spring in Yoda's Step
Dr. Jennifer Quinn of University of Washington, Tacoma - Mathematics to DIE For: The Battle Between Counting and Matching This year's conference will also feature two panels: "Life in Graduate School" and "Careers in Mathematics." Information on additional conferences for undergraduate students is available through the MAA at http://www.maa.org/students/undergrad/meetings.html. The MAA also provides information on how to give a good talk from Joe Gallian's article How to Give a Good Talk. Now you can also see Advice on Giving a Good Powerpoint Presentation, also by Joe Gallian. Dr. Robert W. Vallin (Associate Director for Student Activities) has written A Guide to Writing Abstracts, available from the MAA. For more information, contact Jacqueline Jensen and Jennifer McLoud-Mann. Funding information Funding provided by the National Science Foundation grant DMS-0536991 through the Mathematical Association of America Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conferences program and SHSU. Previous Conferences Information on the Fourth Annual TUMC available here. Information on the Third Annual TUMC available here. Information on the Second Annual TUMC available here. Information on the First Annual TUMC available here. |
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