Ryan Hansen, an instructor in the Department of Mathematics, is combining 3D printed manipulatives with custom crafted active learning activities to excite, explain and interest students in the mathematics that they are learning (and also in 3D printing).
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Actuarial Science Club holds kickoff meeting
There was a great turnout at the Actuarial Club semester kickoff meeting on Sept. 20! Students from different majors (engineering, computer science, physics, finance, marketing, math) got together and shared their interest in actuarial science. Club officers who passed one or two actuarial exams shared their exam preparation tips with newcomers.
MAA/AMS publishes a book in time for Hispanic Heritage Month
Testimonios is a new publication by MAA/AMS edited by Pamela E. Harris, Alicia Prieto-Langarica, Vanessa Rivera Quiñones, Luis Sordo Vieira, Rosaura Uscanga, and Andrés R. Vindas Meléndez and illustrated by Ana Valle. It brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the stories of people like them, holding a mirror up to our own community. The entire collection of 27 testimonios is available for purchase at the AMS Bookstore. MAA and AMS members can access this e-book for free through their respective member libraries (MAA | AMS).
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