CSU, Chico Mathematics & Statistics Department

03/14/2022

Happy Pi Day!!!

Yes, Pi Day is again upon us. Why do mathematicians care so much about this irrational number?

03/12/2022

https://www.facebook.com/10643211755/posts/10161331355546756/?d=n

Heading into national swimming championships, the University of Virginia relies on a mathematician, cameras and sensors to help each swimmer perform their best.

02/09/2022

APPLY NOW!

Our Wildcat Scholarship Application will be closing in eleven days and we have over 250 scholarships with less than five applicant matches. All details and links are in the flyer.

Wildcat Scholarship Appl. Deadline: Feb. 15, 2022
Letters of recommendation due: Feb. 20, 2022

02/09/2022

https://www.csuchico.edu/calendar/detail/2022-02/22-02-01-scholarships-for-future-math-and-science-teachers.shtml

The Math & Science Teacher Initiative (MSTI) Scholarships and the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program applications for the 2022-2023 academic year are now available! Apply by March 11, 2022. Find out more about these scholarships and how to apply at https://www.csuchico.edu/cmse/

01/31/2022

The Math Learning Lab opened today! Stop by to get help solving your math problems or just to study. Bring a friend! Here's a link to the schedule so you can find out when there's a subject tutor available for your class.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11RMk8hKxfXZRcD83BL2uodsAclF8oCa7ujYTR_H2FIE/edit =2061792590

11/30/2021

We would like to invite you all to join us this Friday in HOLT 171 for the Mathematics and Statistics Department’s colloquium talk. Our department’s own Dr. Jane Guo will be speaking this week. Details on this week’s presentation are below:

Name: Dr. Jane Guo, California State University Chico
Title: Cluster Analysis of US States Based on COVID-19 Incidence, Fatality, and Vaccination
When: Friday, December 3rd, 4 PM (PST)
Where: Holt Hall 171 and Zoom
Zoom Link: https://csuchico.zoom.us/j/5308985800?pwd=Tk9kQ3RGV0E5RWV6bmljajRMc2I5QT09
Meeting ID: 530 898 5800; Passcode: SRSTRAND

Both the room and the Zoom link will open at 3:45 PM for a 15 min pre-talk period for you to interact with the speaker and others in the department. Those in-person will be able to enjoy refreshments as well. Please see the attached flyer for the abstract with more details. We hope to see you all there!

-Department of Math & Stats Colloquium Committee

Nicholas Lytal, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Mathematics and Statistics Department,
California State University, Chico, CA

11/16/2021

The third week of the CSU Math Colloquium Series is underway, and we will be opening our reserved room this Friday, November 19 at 4 PM to host an in-person broadcast of the series with refreshments and a chance to speak with fellow colleagues.

Details on this week’s two speakers are below, and flyers for each have been attached:

Zoom Meeting
https://csuchico.zoom.us/j/87468072900?pwd=bG56Z2RyTE1zMUNkTFpzOUN5WXhQQT09
Meeting ID: 874 6807 2900
Passcode: 077818

First Speaker
Name: Dr. Mark Ellis, California State University Fullerton
Title: What is Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching and Why Does it Matter?
When: Friday, November 19th, 4 PM (PST)

Second Speaker
Name: Dr. Emily Bonner, University of Texas at San Antonio
Title: Practicing Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching
When: Friday, November 19th, 4:45 PM (PST)

More information about this separate colloquium series, as well as recordings for past talks, can be found at the CSU Math Council Colloquium Series website: https://mc2seminar.netlify.app

Our usual room (HOLT 171) will open at 3:45 PM for those in person to meet and enjoy refreshments. Please see the attached flyers for the abstracts with more details. We hope to see you there!

11/10/2021

We have two speakers this week!

Week 2 of the CSU Math Colloquium Series is underway, and as with last week, we will be using our reserved room this Friday, November 12 at 4 PM to host an in-person broadcast of the series with refreshments and a chance to meet with fellow colleagues.

Details on this week’s two speakers are below, and flyers for each have been attached:

Zoom Meeting
https://csuchico.zoom.us/j/87468072900?pwd=bG56Z2RyTE1zMUNkTFpzOUN5WXhQQT09
Meeting ID: 874 6807 2900
Passcode: 077818

First Speaker
Name: Dr. Judit Moschkovich, University of California Santa Cruz
Title: LANGUAGE AND LEARNING MATHEMATICS: A FRAMEWORK FOR ACADEMIC LITERACY IN MATHEMATICS
When: Friday, November 12th, 4:00 PM (PST)

Second Speaker
Name: Dr. William (Bill) Zahner, San Diego State University
Title: APPLYING THE ACADEMIC LITERACY IN MATHEMATICS FRAMEWORK TO DESIGN LANGUAGE-RESPONSIVE MATHEMATICS LESSONS
When: Friday, November 12th, 4:45 PM (PST)

More information about this separate colloquium series, as well as recordings for past talks, can be found at the CSU Colloquium Series website: https://mc2seminar.netlify.app

Our usual room (HOLT 171) will open at 3:45 PM for those in person to meet and enjoy refreshments. Please see the attached flyers for the abstracts with more details. We hope to see you all there!