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    wanted to pursue a career in medicine. Banken, with a B.S. in biology and a minor in mathematics from PLU, explored various medical opportunities near his hometown of Wenatchee, WA, including working at a ski resort, serving in hospice care,… continue reading Lifelong Parkland/Spanaway resident Kirsten Kreis leads Pierce County Navigator Program at PLU December 6, 2023 PLU and the Parkland community are familiar to Kirsten Kreis . Her roots run deep in Parkland, from learning to swim in the PLU pool

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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • the best means going through the hardest things and coming out the other side having learned something.” Matthew Salzano Matthew Salzano '18 is a Communication major with a Journalism emphasis from Spokane, Wash. He is the Arts and Entertainment Editor of The Mooring Mast and enjoys playing racquetball in his free time. Previous Post Joint Mathematics Meetings Next Post Special Edition: "... and justice for all?" More Story Joint Mathematics Meetings PLU Seniors Present Research at World’s Largest

  • 2017. He holds a Master of Public Administration from The Evergreen State College and previously served as the director of marketing and communications for The Grand Cinema and Tacoma Film Festival, as a political campaign manager and consultant, as an aide in the Washington State Senate and as a freelance writer. Previous Post Acclaimed Novelist Next Post Joint Mathematics Meetings More Story Acclaimed Novelist Novelist Leslye Walton ’04 Nominated for Prestigious Morris Award TACOMA, WA (Jan. 5