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Teaching Time Savers

Teaching Time Savers: Style Points

By Michael E. Orrison

When I began as an assistant professor, I had a pretty good sense of how much time it would take for me to prepare for each class. After a few conversations with my new colleagues, I even had a good sense of how much time I should devote to tasks like office hours and committee work. Somewhere in the middle of grading my first exam, though, it became painfully clear that I had underestimated the amount of time I would need to grade exams!

Deadlines for FOCUS are Changing

Deadlines for FOCUS are Changing

Shenandoah Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics (SUMS) Conference

Shenandoah Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics (SUMS) Conference

The second annual SUMS Conference will be held on Saturday, October 28, 2006 at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

The SUMS Conference is a one-day undergraduate research conference that will feature undergraduate speakers, a poster session, two invited speakers, and panel sessions. Registration and lunch are free. Limited

USAMO Winners Fêted in Washington, D.C.

USAMO Winners Fêted in Washington, D.C.

By Harry Waldman

The 35th U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad Awards Ceremonies took place in Washington, DC on Sunday and Monday, May 21 and 22. This event honored the twelve top winners of the annual USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO), the premier high-school level mathematical problem solving competition in the United States.

 

U.S. Team Comes in 5th at 2006 IMO

U.S. Team Comes in 5th at 2006 IMO

By Harry Waldman and Fernando Q. Gouvêa

At the 2006 International Mathematical Olympiad, held Ljubljana, Slovenia, nearly 500 young mathematicians competed in solving problems posed in a test administered on July 12 and July 13. The USA team came in 5th among the 90 participating countries. Top honors went to the People's Republic of China (214 points), followed by Russia (174), Korea (170), and Germany (157). Iran and Moldova placed among the top ten teams.

Slocum Puzzle Collection at the Lilly Library

Slocum Puzzle Collection at the Lilly Library

Jerry Slocum, who has been collecting and studying puzzles for over fifty years, has announced that he will donate his collection of 30,000 puzzles and 4,000 books about puzzles to the Lilly Library at Indiana University. The library will open the Slocum Puzzle Room on August 3. About 400 puzzles will be on display, most of them mechanical puzzles such as Chinese Rings and Rubik's

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