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Crowdfunding for Research Symposium

October 13, 2020 by Jorge Rebaza-Vasquez

The 2020 CNAS Undergraduate Research Symposium will be virtual on November 12-16, 2020, and the 2021 CNAS Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held in the spring of 2021. Please consider donating to provide awards for participating students to support their research and passion! For more information and to donate, please click on the link … [Read more...] about Crowdfunding for Research Symposium

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Taking on the roles of professor and published author

January 31, 2020 by Ashley Lenahan

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Dr. Rebaza-Vasquez is expanding his role in students’ education process. In addition to teaching, he has authored a second volume textbook, “Numerical Methods and Applications,” which was recently published by the American Institute of Mathematical Sciences. About the textbook The textbook will serve as an educational resource for undergraduate students with an interest in … [Read more...] about Taking on the roles of professor and published author

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Minding the gap to take the frustration out of fractions

January 30, 2020 by Ashley Lenahan

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Fractions can quite literally serve as a puzzling component of mathematics. One of the reasons fractions are perceived to be difficult is what members of the math community call gap reasoning. Gap reasoning can limit students’ understanding of the problem. The method leads students to assess distances as equal by appearance over measurements. In their paper “Escaping … [Read more...] about Minding the gap to take the frustration out of fractions

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Kick off the spring semester at the CNAS Social

January 24, 2020 by Ashley Lenahan

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All CNAS students are welcome to attend the CNAS Spring 2020 Kickoff. The event will take place from 3-4:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Level 1 Game Center inside of Plaster Student Union. Pizza, bowling and other games will be included. … [Read more...] about Kick off the spring semester at the CNAS Social

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A scholarly year for our math department head

November 17, 2019 by Tori York

Dr. William Bray, department head of mathematics, had a couple of productive years. In addition to his department duties, teaching classes and advising students, Bray has also published three papers. Old friends, new papers Bray collaborated with Dr. Boris Rubin, from Louisiana State University, for two of the papers. Bray has known Rubin for more than 20 years, having … [Read more...] about A scholarly year for our math department head

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