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Zip Code Search for AMC Sites

The American Mathematics Competitions has a new online feature, a zip code search.  The zip code search shows schools participating in the AMC contests in a specific area. This is especially useful for students whose own school does not participate in the competitions, home-schooled students looking for testing locations, and institutions of higher learning that are interested in hosting the contests. Encourage schools and teachers in your area to participate in the AMC contests if they are not already.  Encourage your department, college, or university to participate and offer the contests to interested andhigh-achieving students. Visit AMC online to discover participating schools in your area!   "Easy to State but Hard to Solve: Favorite Open Problems in Polyhedral Geometry"

There are still a few spots open to attend Jesus De Loera's MAA Distinguished Lecture on September 20. Register. 

Upcoming Events in the MAA Carriage House 

Distinguished Lectures and Carriage House lectures through the fall of 2012 and early 2013 now available. Full List. 

Featured Articles 

Card Colm

Check out Colm Mulcahy's September column Gilbreeath Shuuffling.Article.

 

"Measuring Women's Progress in Mathematics"

Linda Becerra and Ron Barnes (University of Houston-Downtown) wrote this opinion column for the September issue of Math Horizons.Article.

Launchings column  

David Bressoud talks about Teaching and Learning for Transference in his September column. Article.

Math in the News

Steven Strogatz, Cornell University, published the first of a new series of columns about mathematics for The New York Times.  Article.

U.S. Census Return Rate Challenge

The United States Census Bureau has opened a challenge to develop a statistical model to predict census mail return rates. The Bureau will use this model for planning purposes for the decennial census and for demographic sample surveys. Article.

The Apples in Stereo Frontman Goes Back to School

Robert Schneider, The Apples in Stereo bandleader and influential record producer/engineer, enters the PhD program in Mathematics at Emory University, to study under number theorist Ken Ono. Article.

Obama and Romney Tackle 14 Top Science Questions

Scientific American, in partnership with ScienceDebate.org, presented presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney with 14 questions on some of the biggest scientific and technological challenges facing the nation. Article.

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