Author Archives: Chris Hoogeboom

Last Meeting of the Semester

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Chris Hoogeboom

Hi all, The last meeting of the semester will take place Tuesday night at 5pm in the undergraduate lounge (room 1521? I forget the number) . We will be hanging out, playing games, etc. Come join us for pizza, and … Continue reading →

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The Many Faces of Discreteness: From Granular Crystals and Layered Optical Media to Bose-Einstein Condensates and Beyond

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Chris Hoogeboom

Hey all, The last talk of the semester will be given this Wednesday from 6-7 in LGRT 1634 by Panos Kevrekidis. Come join us for pizza, soda, and math! Abstract: We’ll touch on different aspects of discrete systems, as they … Continue reading →

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No Math Club Tonight

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Chris Hoogeboom

Hi all, Sorry for the late notice. Math Club is cancelled tonight. (4/20)

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Linking of Knots

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Chris Hoogeboom

Hi All, You’re probably familiar with those oh so frustrating linking puzzles where you have to decouple some twisted up pieces of metal. Jason McGibbon will be talking to us about these puzzles and how they relate to the linking … Continue reading →

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Games Night!

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Chris Hoogeboom

Hi all, This weeks meeting will be a games night! We have Set and Go, but if you have any good games to play, please bring them along. We will be meeting at our usual time and place (LGRT 1634 … Continue reading →

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Jupiter Follow-up

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Chris Hoogeboom

Thanks again to Professor Turkington for an excellent discussion about modeling Jupiter’s atmosphere. I hope that many of you took away some insight into what is involved in solving a problem of this magnitude! He wanted to make his slides … Continue reading →

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Modeling the Atmosphere of Jupiter

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Chris Hoogeboom

UPDATE: Due to a scheduling conflict, this first meeting will start at 5:30 instead of 6! UPDATE: Due to the snow, this meeting has been pushed back until the 9th. See you then! This coming Wednesday (the 2nd 9th) we will … Continue reading →

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What do you want to hear about??

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Chris Hoogeboom

Holley and I have started to get the schedule together for math club meetings, and although we have some really great talks lined up so far, we want to hear some of your input!!! What are your interests in math? … Continue reading →

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First Meeting 2/2

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Chris Hoogeboom

Hi all, I hope you all had a restful and relaxing break! I just wanted to let you know that the first math club meeting will take place on Wednesday, 2/2 from 6-7. Stay tuned for more details!

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Next Meeting In Two Weeks

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Chris Hoogeboom

The Math Club will not meet this week (11/3) or next week (11/10). The next meeting will take place on 11/17. Stay tuned for more details. Here’s the e-mail that Holley sent out to everyone: “This week Math Club will not officially meet. … Continue reading →

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