Department of Mathematics     Indiana University     Rawles Hall     831 East 3rd St     Bloomington, IN 47405     Phone: (812) 855-3171     FAX: (812) 855-0046

About Math Club

Math Club meets on Wednesdays at 6:30pm in Rawles Hall 107 (Cora Hennel Lounge). Interdisciplinary membership is welcome and encouraged. Faculty, students, and outside guest speakers present varied topics requested by students while everyone munches down on dinner. Our dinners range from pizza to Chinese - sometimes even cookie contests. In addition to presentations, Math Club holds social activities like billiards, intramural bowling, and movie night. Academic competitions like the annual Indiana Collegiate Math Competition are also sponsored by Math Club.

News

March 24, 2009 - The Math Club sent two teams to the ICMC competition this year, and both teams did very well. The A-Team, made up of Yun William Yu, Peter Lunts, and Carlo Angiuli placed 2nd out of 40 teams. The other team, made up of Nick Krabbenhoeft and Sarah Loos, overcame their shortage of members and placed 7th. Not in recent memory has IU sent a team that has placed among the top three. Congratulations to all team members! March 31, 2008 - The results are back from last weekends ICMC competition. Composed of freshman Andy Pai and juniors Sarah Loos and Nick Krabbenhoeft, the team did well placing 10th in a field of 30. Our traditional rivals Purdue and Rose-Hulman scored first and second, giving the IU team motivation to regain its glory next year. March 18, 2008 - Congratulations to all the participants in the 2007 Putnam exam. The results came in during Spring Break. Several takers scored in the teens, a great accomplishment considering the annual median score is either 1 or 2. Even better news is that the IU team scored 26th in the nation out of hundreds.