Nov 30, 2010
Students Win LVAIC Mathematics Competition
Two teams of Lafayette students took the top two places at the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges Mathematics Competition held at Moravian…
Mathematics
Oct 15, 2010
Student-Faculty Team Explores Why Vertebrates Developed Backbones
Forget Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. When Rob Root and his research assistants watch videos of sharks swimming, they are looking for clues to help…
Oct 6, 2010
Nobel Laureate John Nash Jr., Subject of Film A Beautiful Mind, Will Give Talk Oct. 18
John Forbes Nash Jr., a Nobel Prize-winning mathematician and the subject of the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind, will deliver a lecture 5 p.m. Monday, Oct…
Aug 19, 2010
Professor Chawne Kimber Removes the Intimidation from Math
Chawne Kimber has always liked math, but she hasn’t always admitted it. “I was one of the girls who had to hide it because it wasn’t cool at the…
May 12, 2010
The Effects of Obesity on the Economy
Teevrat Garg ’10 writes about his research with Susan Averett, professor of economics Teevrat Garg ’10 (Haryana, India), who is pursuing a B.S. in mathematics…
May 10, 2010
Professor John Meier Receives Teaching Honor from Mathematical Association of America
James P. Crawford Award recognizes extraordinary success in teaching John Meier, professor of mathematics, has been recognized for excellence in teaching…
Mar 22, 2010
Lafayette Places in Top 10 Percent in National Putnam Math Competition
Team competed against more than 400 colleges and universities Lafayette’s three-student team finished in the top 10 percent of schools participating…
Feb 23, 2010
Four Students Present Research at National Mathematics Conference
They worked under the guidance of Professors Gary Gordon, John Meier, and Clifford Reiter Chencong Bao ’11 (Shanghai, China), Kate Finlay ’11 (Merrimack…
Jan 13, 2010
Students Win LVAIC Mathematics Competition
Lafayette teams took the top three places Three teams of Lafayette students took the top three places at the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges…
Jan 4, 2010
Students Learn the Philosophy Behind Mathematics
Interdisciplinary course was taught by Joe Shieber, assistant professor of philosophy, and Lorenzo Traldi, Metzgar Professor of Mathematics A new team-taught…