UMO has its first MoMath Museum trip in New York City set for April 6th leaving at 8:00 AM. The seats have been filling up quickly, so a bigger bus was in order. There are now extra seats opened and are opened to all Saint Rose students and faculty. The cost to go is $18 for Saint Rose. MoMath Museum is an interactive mathematics museum. It brings mathematics to life. It is a great way for students to bring mathematics to life in their own world and see how it applies to them. It is also great for any education students to see how to incorporate mathematics into lessons in a fun, exciting, and new way for their future students. If you are going we suggest either packing a lunch or bringing your own money for lunch, and bring extra money for dinner because we are planning on stopping to get food along the way home. We expect to arrive back in Albany around 7:30 or 8:00 PM. This will be a long day in New York City, so please dress accordingly. Please contact Chris Lovell at lovellc083@strose.edu or Danielle Heidcamp at heidcampd075@strose.edu, if you have any questions or an interest in attending. This is trip will not only be a great learning experience, but also a fun day spending time with fellow classmates who have a similar interest in the field of mathematics.
As some of you may know, this month is Mathematics Awareness Month. What some of you may
not know is that “the theme for Mathematics Awareness Month, April 2013, is the Mathematics of Sustainability”, according to www.mathaware.org. Go to their interactive site to see just how mathematics and mathematical model serve as a purpose for understanding the world around us. It gives mathematical interpretations for sustainability from a business aspect, population growth in the world, agricultural, climate, and alternative energy sources. In order to grow towards the future and development of new ideas, we need to look into the past and see the impact it has had on us today. This site show mathematical computations that helps us predict what will happen in the future, then gives ideas on what we need to do to change for the future.
As the semester slowly approaches its end, Unified Mathematics Organization is still planning on holding a few more meetings. The meetings will be held on Friday, April 5th. The location will be the normal meeting spot, in Albertus 101 at the usual time of 2:30 PM. We are starting to plan for next semester as well. We are coming up with ideas to promote our club more next semester and times we will be meeting. Although nothing official has been set, we would like your suggestions on times to meet. Please feel free to contact heidcampd075@strose.edu with any suggestions, questions, or comments. We look forward to seeing you!
