Texas Eta
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Chapter: Texas Eta | |
Institution:Texas A&M University | |
Report Year: 2012-2013 Chapter Report | |
Advisor:Dr. Philip Yasskin | |
Advisor's email address:yasskin@math.tamu.edu | |
PFC: | |
PFC's email address: | |
Officers: President - Brent Tucker; Vice President - Todd Schrader; Treasurer - Sarah Breidenich; AWM Chair - Kristi Board | |
Chapter URL: mathclub.tamu.edu | |
Number of New Members: 41 | |
Number of Continuing Members: 95 | |
Describe the two most interesting or unusual chapter mathematical activities this year: | |
One thing we did this year was use our equipment for the Science Bowl we host each year to have a Math Bowl at one of our meetings. It turned out to be a great success, and all of the students really enjoyed it. Everyone enjoyed doing these fast-paced problems while learning new methods to solve them. Another fun activity we did was led by our adviser, Dr. Philip Yasskin. At one of meetings, he led a fun and interactive lesson about knot theory. He would have several students use ropes to create a knot, then he would have all of the other students figure out how to unravel the knot. It was a very interesting and fun activity. | |
Do any of your chapter members plan to attend or present a paper at the 2013 PME national meeting at MathFest in Hartford, Connecticut? | |
No. | |
Do you have any news about current students or recent graduates? For example, scholarships or other awards, acceptances to graduate school, paper presentations at conferences. | |
Awards: May 2012 grads: Tanner Wilson - Brown-Rudder Award in May 2012 (university award) May 2013 grads: Jennifer Bryson - Beckham Award in October 2012 (college award), admitted to PhD program in math at TAMU Justin Cantu, admitted to MS program in Math at TAMU Waylon Hastings - Masters in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education at Texas A&M University Laura Caflisch - PhD in Medicine at UT Health Science Center, San Antonio Jason Coffman - Medical School at Texas A&M HSC | |
If you were awarded a PME Lectureship, Conference, or Prize Grant within the past year, please briefly describe the results. |