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Tutorial Lecture Series on Tropical Algebra, Feb. 2, 4, 9

Louis Rowen

The Center of Ring Theory presents the Tutorial Lecture Series on Tropical Algebra with Dr. Louis Rowen of Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel. The Tutorial Lecture Series on Tropical Algebra is Tuesday, Feb. 2; Thursday, Feb. 4; and Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Morton 122. This series […]

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February 1, 2016 at 10:00 pmEvents

Actuarial Science Program Named a ‘Best Value’

Actuarial Science Program Named a ‘Best Value’

Ohio University’s actuarial science program was named among the “30 Best Value Actuarial Science Programs in 2016” by College Values Online. OHIO’s Mathematics Department offers a B.S. in Actuarial Science, and the College Values Online website calculates an average 20-year-return on investment of $350,500. The program prepares students for entering the actuarial […]

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January 29, 2016 at 11:49 amNews

Navajo Math Circles Film—Showing Klein’s Work—Debuts in January

Dr. Bob Klein was one of the Math Camp leaders in July 2014.

Navajo Math Circles, a film by George Csicsery, makes its world debut at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Seattle on Jan. 6. Navajo Math Circles opens a window on the lives of several Navajo students who have participated in a lively collaboration with mathematicians and math educators since 2012. The […]

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December 7, 2015 at 9:06 amNews

Gulisashvili Edits ‘Large Deviations and Asymptotic Methods in Finance ’

Dr. Archil Gulisashvili, Professor of Mathematics, is a co-editor of the book  “Large Deviations and Asymptotic Methods in Finance,” published in 2015 by Springer. Topics covered in this volume (large deviations, differential geometry, asymptotic expansions, central limit theorems) give a full picture of the current advances in the application of asymptotic methods in mathematical finance, […]

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September 3, 2015 at 6:50 pmResearch

Junior Loves Math, Theater and the Environment

Sarah Pinter loves math, theater and the environment.

  By Cecilia Ellis ’17 Junior Sarah Pinter is a Math Statistics major, with a minor in Plant Biology, and a certificate in Environmental Studies. A demanding workload has never slowed Pinter down, however. With dreams of graduate school in biometrics and working for the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, […]

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August 22, 2015 at 3:37 pmIn Class

Klein Makes Math Fun, Named Presidential Teacher

Clockwise, from left: Ohio University students Chloe Farmer, Michele Post, Brittany Centorbi, and Josh Davis, as well as Associate Professor Bob Klein, center, examine an ancient math text during a special presentation at Alden Library on April 18, 2014. During the presentation, students enrolled in Professor Klein's History of Mathematics course viewed some of the centuries-old math manuscripts that are stored in the library's Special Collections section. Photo by Lauren Pond

Math. Math. Math. The Vinton County Middle School students who attended the mathematics session on campus on May 18 just couldn’t stop talking about it. For one thing, they knew the international math salute. But they also knew the secret to a math “magic trick” that they immediately played on […]

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May 18, 2015 at 4:32 pmNews

Sharqaua Smith Gets First Najee E. Muhammad Memorial Award

Sharqaua Smith

The first-ever Najee E. Muhammad Memorial Award is being awarded to Sharqaua Smith, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Specialized Studies with a major in Mathematics Pre-Professional Sciences through University College. The award is for an outstanding student who is part of the Diversity Studies Certificate program and who excels […]

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April 13, 2015 at 11:55 amNews