Math Symposium at Simpson College

Midwest Undergraduate Mathematics Symposium

Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12, 2014

Simpson College - Carver Science Center - Indianola, Iowa

You, your students, and your colleagues are invited to attend the 11th annual Midwest Undergraduate Mathematics Symposium (MUMS).  The purpose of MUMS is to promote, share, and celebrate student engagement in the mathematical sciences.  In addition to the contributed presentations, there will be two plenary talks and two panel discussions.  This year the plenary talks will be given by Dr. Jitka Stehnova from Mount Mercy University and Dr. Kathryn Leonard from California State University Channel Islands.

Undergraduate students and faculty are invited to present 10-15 minute talks or posters from any area of mathematics.  Possible topics for presentations include, but are not limited to:

·         results of class projects;
·         solutions to contest problems (Putnam Exam, modeling competitions, etc.);
·         results from undergraduate research projects (summer programs, capstone courses, etc.);
·         expository talks on interesting topics in mathematics;
·         papers on the history of mathematics;
·         mathematics education projects; and
·         independent work in mathematics, statistics, computer science, or related disciplines.

Abstracts are due by Friday, March 28.  Student travel stipends are available; they will be awarded in order received and as funding allows.

More detailed information can be found on the MUMS 2014 website (simpson.edu/math/mathematics-events/midwest-undergraduate-mathematics-symposium/) and in the attached call for presentations.  Have questions?  Contact the symposium directors, Dr. Heidi Berger (515-961-1837) and Dr. Bill Schellhorn (515-961-1321) at MUMS@simpson.edu.

Funding for MUMS 2014 is provided by NSF grant DMS-0846477 through the MAA Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conferences program (maa.org/RUMC).  Additional funding is provided by the Simpson College Mathematics Department (simpson.edu/math).

We hope that you are able to attend!