COMAP Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) is a contest that attracts contestants from colleges and universities around the world. The College of Charleston team consisting of math majors Tyler Perini, Clay Gardner and Mike Lis earned a meritorious rating in the 2014 MCM contest, placing them in the top 9% of the 6755 teams that competed. […]
In commemoration of Mathematics Awareness Month, everyone is invited to Professor Alex Kasman’s talk “Mathematics, Magic & Mystery” on Thursday, April 10th at 5:30pm in Room 235 of Robert Scott Small. Undergraduate students who are interested in learning more about mathematics are encouraged to attend, and pizza will be served after the talk!
The number Π is pretty amazing! Of course, it what you get when you divide the circumference of any circle by its diameter. Moreover, it useful for measuring angles in such a way that the derivative of the sine function is the cosine function. And, yes, it is an irrational number, so that its decimal […]
The Department of Mathematics wishes everyone a Happy New Year and all the best for 2014! To get things started off right, you can print this 2014 Dodecahedron Calendar and cut it out and fold it into a regular dodecahedron! Cut it out on the dark lines, fold on the light lines, and tape together! This calendar […]