Mathematical Moments(*)

The fifth annual Math Day at Florida Atlantic University was held on Saturday, February 21, 2009, and it was the biggest ever with almost 200 high school students exhibiting their mathematical talents. We thank our sponsors (listed below) and all the many people who participated in making this event a success. Congratulations to all of the winners! A ranked list of the top 100 participants in the individual contest, and a ranked list of the teams, can be accessed from the navigation bar of this page. Copies of the individual and team competitions, and solutions to all of the problems are posted as well and can also be accessed from the navigation bar on the left. A pdf version of the "trivia" competition is also accessible and a photo gallery will be posted within the next few days. Information about future Math Days will appear at this URL once the information is known.

For questions or suggestions, send your e-mails to faumathday@fau.edu or call Ms. Karen Katonah at (561) 297-1324.

About FAU. Florida Atlantic University serves over 19,600 undergraduates, and 3,300 graduate and professional students in a rapidly expanding urban environment with a main campus located three miles from the Atlantic Ocean, on an 850-acre site in Boca Raton. The department of mathematical sciences offers the degrees BA, BS, MS, MS in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, MS in Teaching, and PhD in Mathematics. There are 35 faculty members in the department, most of them actively engaged in research in areas that range from the purely classical to cutting edge applications in biomathematics and communications security. Students graduating from the department have the option of pursuing careers in teaching, in industry, or continue their mathematical education by enrolling in a graduate program, either at FAU or elsewhere. For qualified students, the department offers a combined BS-MS program.

Acknowledgments

Mathday is sponsored by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, the Center for Cryptology and Information Security, and the Department of Mathematical Sciences. In addition, we thank the following corporations and individuals for their generous support.
(*) ``Mathematical Moments is a series of posters published by the American Mathematical Society (AMS) promoting "appreciation and understanding of the role mathematics plays in science, nature, technology, and human culture.'' Clicking on the image opens the pdf version on another page. The full series of over 70 moments can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.ams.org/mathmoments/. One of the images is just a poster from the AMS. Other AMS posters can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.ams.org/ams/ams-printable-posters.html.