Roanoke College recently concluded its celebration of its 175th year in existence. Another 175th milestone has just been reached in the MCSP Department: 175 student research displays on the second floor of Trexler! To be clear, the gallery on the second floor does not currently display all 175 frames, just the 100 or so most…
We are always delighted when we hear from alumni. A recent visit from Sarah Witt ’12 … excuse me, that would be Dr. Sarah Janse as Sarah just earned her Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Kentucky! We had a great visit with Sarah, her husband Zaan, and her parents. Sarah has already landed…
How are Math and Baking related? Well, Tuesday, March 14, 2017 was Pi Day, a day entirely devoted to Pi = π ≈ 3.14. And, as mathematicians can also be quite “punny”, we relate “pi” to “pie”. I mean, typically they are both related to circles. Anyway, to celebrate Pi Day, the Roanoke College Math Club has…
Bowling…what a great way to start off the semester! The RC Math Club sponsored a bowling night tonight, and of course, it got a little crazy. It began normally – some students showed off their ability to bowl without getting the ball in the gutter, while others (myself included) just tried to alternate between the two…
The members of the Physics Group often advertise that “physics goes with anything.” More formally, we maintain that there is no academic endeavor where the creative problem-solving approaches introduced in physics are detrimental. In ten years of physics majors at Roanoke, we can list the following double majors: biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, math, music, philosophy, psychology,…
According to our students, a major (possibly, “the major”) goal of undergraduate studies is to discover one will be doing for ‘the rest of my life’. This especially true in the sciences, where a high value is placed on finding the right answer within a problem-solving context, and then it is assumed that this…
In the college football bowl season, Dr. Maggie Rahmoeller offers the following alternative bowling experience.. Math Club got a little crazy one Friday night in December. Oh, it started out normal enough- I mean, how crazy can bowling be? Well, when you get a seasoned Math faculty member to bowl like this, I’d say things…
The Palm Pipe Orchestra of Jan Minton’s Honors 301 class sends greetings from the class and the MCSP department for a wonderful holiday season. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9riI5tSpYPk&w=560&h=315]
The Roanoke Maroon Stat Crew introduced itself to the RC campus at an MCSP Conversation Series presentation on Tuesday, December 1. The Crew is a group of students, seven strong this fall, who work with the Roanoke College athletic teams to provide useful information to the coaches. The Crew worked with both the men’s and…
The Roanoke Maroon Stat is a group of students who work with the Roanoke College athletic teams to provide useful information to the coaches. The seven students in the Fall 2015 Crew represent five different majors and range from freshman to senior. An interest in the statistics of sports and a willingness to be part…
