Page 3 • (558 results in 0.026 seconds)

  • Lindsey Clark ’24 came to PLU knowing it was where she wanted to be. But Clark—a double major in  mathematics  and  gender, sexuality, and race studies  (GSRS)—says PLU challenged and changed her and expanded her worldview in ways she never before considered on her way…

    Mathematics major Lindsey Clark ’24 is a Noyce scholar and future teacher Posted by: nicolacs / April 2, 2024 April 2, 2024 By Mark StorerPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Lindsey Clark ’24 came to PLU knowing it was where she wanted to be. But Clark—a double major in mathematics and gender, sexuality, and race studies (GSRS)—says PLU challenged and changed her and expanded her worldview in ways she never before considered on her way to becoming a math teacher. “Math is kind of what I

  • Lindsey Clark ’24 came to PLU knowing it was where she wanted to be. But Clark—a double major in mathematics and gender, sexuality, and race studies (GSRS)—says PLU challenged and changed her and expanded her worldview in ways she never before considered on her way…

    Mathematics major Lindsey Clark ’24 is a Noyce scholar and future teacher Posted by: Zach Powers / April 2, 2024 Image: Lindsey Clark ’24 will return to PLU in the fall to earn a Masters of Arts in Education and her teaching credential. (photos by Sy Bean/PLU) April 2, 2024 By Mark StorerPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Lindsey Clark ’24 came to PLU knowing it was where she wanted to be. But Clark—a double major in mathematics and gender, sexuality, and race studies (GSRS)—says PLU

  • Elijah Paez ’24 is a double major in  environmental studies  and  mathematics . While at PLU, he founded  Birders of PLU , served as a  Peace Scholar , and  studied abroad in Oxford, England, and Oslo, Norway. We recently met with Paez to learn more…

    Elijah Paez ’24 developed passions for environmental justice, mathematics and bird watching during his PLU years Posted by: nicolacs / March 27, 2024 Image: Inspired by his study away experience in Oxford, England, Elijah Paez ’24 founded the Birders of PLU club. March 27, 2024 By Fulton Bryant-Anderson ’23PLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Elijah Paez ’24 is a double major in environmental studies and mathematics. While at PLU, he founded Birders of PLU, served as a Peace Scholar, and

  • Elijah Paez ’24 is a double major in environmental studies and mathematics . While at PLU, he founded Birders of PLU , served as a Peace Scholar , and studied abroad in Oxford, England, and Oslo, Norway. We recently met with Paez to learn more…

    Elijah Paez ’24 developed passions for environmental justice, mathematics and bird watching during his PLU years Posted by: mhines / March 27, 2024 Image: Inspired by his study away experience in Oxford, England, Elijah Paez ’24 founded the Birders of PLU club. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) March 27, 2024 By Fulton Bryant-Anderson ’23PLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Elijah Paez ’24 is a double major in environmental studies and mathematics. While at PLU, he founded Birders of PLU, served as

  • Friday, May 3rd Join the Mathematics Department in Morken 214 and Morken 216 to hear the senior capstone presentations. If you're unable to join us in-person, we welcome you to attend via Zoom.

    2024 Mathematics Capstone SymposiumFriday, May 3rd Join the Mathematics Department in Morken 214 and Morken 216 to hear the senior capstone presentations. If you’re unable to join us in-person, we welcome you to attend via Zoom.  You can join the Morken 214 capstone session here. You can join the Morken 216 capstone session here. Morken 2161:00pm – The Dynamic Trio Kirill Perfiliev In the event of a catastrophe, where help can only be delivered using a helicopter, it is essential to have a

  • May 3rd Join the Mathematics Department to hear the senior capstone presentations. Student presentations will take place Friday. Talks are scheduled in Morken 214 and 216.

    2019 Mathematics Capstone SymposiumMay 3rd Join the Mathematics Department to hear the senior capstone presentations. Student presentations will take place Friday. Talks are scheduled in Morken 214 and 216. Room 2142:00pm – Incan Strip Patterns: An Ethnomathematical Exploration Eunissa Satterwhite We explore the ethnomathematics of strip patterns found in Incan cultures. We look at and analyze the strip pattern to see if we can expand what see into the mathematical language of symmetry and

  • May 1st Join the Mathematics Department to hear the senior capstone presentations.

    2020 Mathematics Capstone SymposiumMay 1st Join the Mathematics Department to hear the senior capstone presentations. Session 11:00-1:25pm – Gödel’s First Incompleteness Theorem Clara Elizabeth Gödel’s First Incompleteness Theorem is a result from logic that stunned the mathematical world. Gödel challenged the concept that the right givens (axioms) and the right reasoning could allow a mathematician to obtain all mathematical truths. Specifically, Gödel showed that any system capable of

  • Friday, May 7th Join the Mathematics Department on Zoom to hear the senior capstone presentations. If you’d like to join the online capstone session, please email Professor Jessica Sklar at

    2021 Mathematics Capstone SymposiumFriday, May 7th Join the Mathematics Department on Zoom to hear the senior capstone presentations. If you’d like to join the online capstone session, please email Professor Jessica Sklar at sklarjk@plu.edu. Session 112:30pm – The Gaussian Blur: The Math Behind Image Processing Vicky Krastev Much of our world today involves technological advancements that involve complex mathematical concepts. Many of these advancements contain the ability to alter images and

  • Friday, May 6th Join the Mathematics Department in Morken 216 to hear the senior capstone presentations. If you'd like to watch the presentations virtually, please email Dr. Daniel Heath

    2022 Mathematics Capstone SymposiumFriday, May 6th Join the Mathematics Department in Morken 216 to hear the senior capstone presentations. If you’d like to watch the presentations virtually, please email Dr. Daniel Heath (heathdj@plu.edu) for the Zoom link. 12:30pm Hannah Tate An introduction to climate science, emphasizing the significance of mathematical modeling in communicating climate data and engaging a wide audience in the fight against the climate crisis.  1:00pm Drake Nguyen We will

  • Friday, May 5th Join the Mathematics Department in Morken 214 and Morken 216 to hear the senior capstone presentations. You can view the capstone abstracts here.

    2023 Mathematics Capstone SymposiumFriday, May 5th Join the Mathematics Department in Morken 214 and Morken 216 to hear the senior capstone presentations. You can view the capstone abstracts here. Morken 2142:30pm Holden C. Smith Constrained optimization: The Lagrange Multiplier Method and the Envelope Theorem 3:00pm Michael Wilcken Solving n x n x n Rubik’s Cubes with Only Approximately One Algorithm 3:30pm Ryan Stracke Blackjack Outcomes and Maximizing Profit 4:00 – 4:30pm Break 4:30pm