Department News

The USF Mathematics Department has an annual newsletter, The Quaternion, in which we report news of the department (as a whole, and of individual members). Each issue also has a feature on a topic in mathematics, mathematics education, or something else of interest to the mathematics community. Each issue is distributed in late August or early September.

If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please contact Greg McColm.

The current issue of The Quaternion can be found here.

Here are some past issues, and features, in .pdf format:

• Fall 1998. Chairman Marcus McWaters on the classification of USF as a Research I university.
• Fall 1999. Vilmos Totik on approximation theory.
• Fall 2000. Boris Shektman on the Joys of Mathematics.
• Fall 2001. Natasha Jonoska on Computing with Biomolecules. Greg McColm and Ken Pothoven on What Happened to Calculus Reform?
• Fall 2002. Richard Stark on Leopard Spots, Emergent Properties, and Ghostly Mathematics.
• Fall 2003. Fred Zerla on why he uses the graphic calculator in teaching.
• Fall 2004. Richard Stark and Greg McColm on The Ultimate Machinery of Life.

Please direct questions to mthmaster@nosferatu.cas.usf.edu.
Last updated: 25-Oct-2006.
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