On Friday, April 29, students Emily Anderson, Ethan Gasbarro, and Annalee Knapp will deliver their Math 266 presentations. Join us at 3:30pm in GEM 120. […]
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Prof. Daniel Maxin publishes paper in Journal of Applied Ecology
Daniel Maxin, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics, published the paper “Male-killing bacteria as agents of insect pest control” in the Journal of Applied Ecology. The article is co-authored with Dr. Ludek Berec of the Institute of Entomology, Czech Republic and Dr. Veronika Bernhauerova of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. This […]
Math Colloquium: Ransher Singh, Zach Krampien, and Jonny Heagy
On Friday, April 22, students Ransher Singh, Zach Krampien, and Jonny Heagy will deliver their Math 266 presentations. Join us at 3:30pm in GEM 120. […]
VU MST active at Joint Mathematics Meetings
Faculty from the department of Mathematics and Statistics were active at the Joint Mathematics Meetings January 6-9 in Seattle, Washington. Assistant Professor Alex Capaldi attended the Mathematical Association of America’s section officers meeting. Assistant Professor Mindy Capaldi gave a talk titled “Assessing Pre-Class Assignments in a Flipped Class” and attended her first meeting as a […]
Math Colloquium: Lauren Patzer, Sam Iselin, and Danielle Franklin
On Friday, April 15, students Lauren Patzer, Sam Iselin, and Danielle Franklin will deliver their Math 266 presentations. Join us at 3:30pm in GEM 120. […]
Math Colloquium: Stephen Place and Brian Thompson
On Friday, March 18, students Stephen Place and Brian Thompson will deliver their capstone Math 499 presentations. Join us at 3:30pm in GEM 120. […]
Math Colloquium: Brooke LeFevre, Ben Levandowski, and Sarah Lavelle
On Friday, April 1, students Brooke LeFevre, Ben Levandowski, and Sarah Lavelle will deliver their Math 266 presentations. Join us at 3:30pm in GEM 120. […]
Math Colloquium: Charles Morris and Shannon Segin
On Friday, February 12, students Charles Morris and Shannon Segin will deliver their capstone Math 499 presentations. Join us at 3:30pm in GEM 120. Shannon Segin, Yahtzee as a Discrete Time Markov Chain Markov Chains are a brilliant use of mathematics when looking to model stochastic processes, and they have numerous applications and uses that span […]
Math Colloquium: Peter Jones and Matthew Eifert
On Friday, February 5, students Peter Jones and Matthew Eifert will deliver their capstone Math 499 presentations. Join us at 3:30pm in GEM 120. Matthew Eifert, The Use of the Weibull Distribution in Baseball Forecasting Bill James revolutionized the game of baseball and the way that statisticians look at it. By creating the Pythagorean Won-Loss Formula, James […]
Valpo Math Professor Lara Pudwell Wins MAA’s Alder Award
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Lara Pudwell, is one of just two people nationwide to win the Mathematical Association of America’s 2014 Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning College or University Mathematics Faculty Member. The award was presented at Mathfest 2014 in August, in Portland, Ore. The Alder Award honors a beginning […]