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A Simple Generalization of the Arithmetic Mean – Geometric Mean Inequality
MCS Seminar by Prof. Ron Rietz Wed., Dec. 9, 2009, 11:30 AM, Olin 321 The AM – GM inequality states that for positive numbers ak, (1/n)(a1…
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MCS Alum to Preach in Christ Chapel
On Sunday, December 6, MCS alumnus Javen Swanson will be preaching at the 10:30 worship service in Christ Chapel.
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Mandelbrot sets. Up close and 3D
Recursive algorithms are pretty to look at alone based on their simplicity and power. Fractals drive this home on a visual level, though historically they’ve…
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Dobler Receives Faculty Service Award
Gustavus President Jack Ohle presented Professor Carolyn Dobler, Chair of the Mathematics and Computer Science Department, with the Faculty Service Award at today’s Founders Day…
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A Survey of Discrete Calculus Plus Gronwall’s Lemma
MCS Seminar by Prof. John Holte Wednesday, 21 October 2009 11:30AM Olin 321 I have long been interested in the parallels between “continuous” calculus and…
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MCS Almuna To Receive First Decade Award
The Gustavus Alumni Association Board of Directors has named Tammy (Williams) VanDeGrift to be the 2009 female recipient of the First Decade Award for early…
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Dahlkes’ “Hands for Harvest” Makes News
The Mishnah tells us that “These are the things that have no measure: The portion of the field allocated to the poor, … acts of kindness,…
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Erik Tou (2002) Publishes on Arithmetic Lattices
Erik Tou, an honors math major from the class of 2002, recently published an article on “Explicit constructions of arithmetic lattices in SL(n,R)” in the…
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British PM’s Apology Regarding Alan Turing
The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has released a statement apologizing for the “appalling” treatment of Alan Turing. Turing made many important contributions as a…
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Three-Dimensional Surface Reconstruction and Measurement of Placentas
MCS Seminar presented by ChenYu Yang, Gustavus mathematics major Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 3:30PM Olin 321 Cookies will be served. The goal of the project…
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