The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is proud to announce its role in the inaugural Active Learning Day on October 25, 2016, as a part of a nationwide movement to elevate STEM education.
The U.S. team of six high school students wins the 57th International Mathematical Olympiad in Hong Kong for the second year in a row.
Six students have been selected to represent the United States at the 57th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), also known as the world championship mathematics competition for high school students.
The MAA’s American Mathematics Competition recognizes the nation’s top 12 minds
For the third year in a row the U.S. team wins second place at the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO), an international math competition of 147 contestants representing 38 countries that competed in Busteni, Romania.
For the third year in a row the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) team won first place in the 76th William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition. The Putnam Competition, administered by the Mathematical Association of America, includes a $25,000 prize and an added $1,000 for each team member: Mark Sellke, Bobby Shen, and David Yang.
Pi Day is celebrated around the world, and the White House is no different. This year Chief Data Scientist and resident mathematician DJ Patil is inviting the winning U.S. International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) team to the White House to honor their achievement.
A team of U.S. high school students won first place in the 2016 Romanian Master of Mathematics (RMM), one of the most challenging international high school mathematics competitions in the world. Sixteen countries were invited to compete in the RMM, held from February 24 to 29 in Bucharest, Romania. In addition to the team victory, U.S. student Eshaan Nichani achieved the highest individual score in the contest, winning a gold medal.
A team of six high school students will travel to compete against 17 teams in the Romanian Master of Mathematics, a challenging international math contest invitational.
The Mathematical Association of America (MAA), with support from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, presents an exclusive screening of A Brilliant Young Mind, to kick off the MAA’s campaign, “Wanted: Brilliant Young Minds,” to promote awareness of MAA-sponsored mathematical competitions for students nationwide. The screening event will take place at the AMC Pacific Place Cinema in Seattle, Washington on January 7, 2016.
Over 6,000 mathematicians will attend the annual meetings of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and Mathematical Association of America (MAA) at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, January 6-9. The annual Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) provide an opportunity for mathematicians in all fields of mathematics to present research, serve on panels, use the Employment Center, visit the exhibits, and attend social events.
Each year the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) honors outstanding individuals for their contributions to the community in research, writing, and teaching. The MAA will present awards to the following mathematicians for their professional accomplishments next month at the Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM).
This week U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) along with U.S. Representative Jim Himes (D-Conn) sent a request to President Obama asking him to invite the U.S. Mathematical Olympiad team to the White House to honor their success achievement.
Undergraduates may struggle with math, but great math professors do more than drill content: They spark interest in mathematics. Three associate professors who have shown leadership in improving the teaching and learning of mathematics will receive the Henry L. Alder Awards for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning College or University Mathematics Faculty Member from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) at the MAA MathFest conference next week in Washington, DC.
Special panel session on science policy at MAA MathFest featuring S. James Gates Jr., Rush Holt, and David Manderscheid.
This summer mathematicians from around the world will come to Washington, D.C., for a once-in-a-century event: the Mathematical Association of America’s (MAA) centennial celebration at MathFest. MAA MathFest 2015 will be the cumulative event honoring the MAA’s 100 years as a professional society, which promises a wide-ranging program for attendees.
56th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). The 2015 IMO was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from July 4 to 13.
An Argentine science journalist and former mathematics professor, Paenza is presenting his lecture about mathematics education called “The Wrong Door” on Tuesday, July 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Embassy of Argentina, 1600 New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, D.C. The lecture is hosted by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and Embassy of Argentina.
The 12 winners have been announced for this year's United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO), the pinnacle of high school mathematic contests administered by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). From the 12 highest scorers, six will be selected to represent the United States in the 56th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), the world championship of mathematics competition for high school students.
Founded in 1915, the Mathematical Association of America will celebrate its 100th birthday with activities throughout the coming year. The association is now the largest professional society that focuses on mathematics accessible at the undergraduate level.
The November 2014 American Mathematical Monthly collects seven articles on topics at the intersection of mathematics and biology.
The September 2014 College Mathematics Journal serves up a selection of papers on the Rubik’s cube.
Mathematics popularizer Martin Gardner would have turned 100 this month, and video footage newly released by the MAA affords fans the rare opportunity to see the man in action.
At MAA MathFest in Portland, Oregon, on August 7, the Mathematical Association of America awarded the 2014 Mary P. Dolciani Award to Alan H. Schoenfeld of the University of California at Berkeley.
At MAA MathFest in Portland, Oregon, on August 7, the Mathematical Association of America recognized three early-career mathematicians for their contributions to undergraduate mathematics education.
At MAA MathFest in Portland, Oregon, on August 7, the Mathematical Association of America recognized nine exemplary pieces of mathematical exposition.
The six high school students who represented the United States at the 55th International Mathematical Olympiad took second place overall and brought home five gold medals and one silver.
The Akamai Foundation will award three high school math students with scholarships for their placement in the recent U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad.
The results are in from the 2014 United States of America Mathematical Olympiad.
Fans of mathematics popularizer Martin Gardner are honoring him this spring with a cluster of bricks in the Mathematical Association of America’s Paul R. Halmos Commemorative Walk.
The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is pleased to announce the selection of Dave Kung, Alissa Crans, and Anthony Tongen as the new leaders of the MAA Project NExT program.
The March issue of The College Mathematics Journal includes the work of numerous student authors: three high schoolers, six undergraduates, and two graduate students.
Writing in the March issue of the American Mathematical Monthly, David H. Bailey and Jonathan Borwein recap the history of pi and describe recent research on whether the venerable constant is normal.
Two leading national organizations—the American Statistical Association (ASA) and the Mathematical Association of America (MAA)—have developed recommended qualifications for an instructor teaching a modern introductory statistics course.
Ithaca College mathematician Kelly Delp’s explication of the mathematical ideas behind the collaboration between topologist William Thurston and fashion designer Dai Fujiwara, first published in the Mathematical Association of America’s Math Horizons, is included in The Best Writing on Mathematics: 2013.
At the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 15-18, the Mathematical Association of America recognized three university professors whose effectiveness in teaching mathematics has had influence beyond their institutions.
The Mathematical Association of America awarded its most prestigious service award to Joan Leitzel for her work to lessen the need for mathematics remediation in colleges.
At the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 15-18, the Mathematical Association of America recognized three pieces of writing—two journal articles and one book—as stellar examples of mathematical exposition.
The Mathematical Association of America’s Euler Book Prize recognized Steven Strogatz’s The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math from One to Infinity for its positive impact on the public perception of mathematics.
The successful year-long "Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013" initiative will continue past 2013.
Administered at schools and colleges across the country and managed by the Mathematical Association of America, the American Mathematics Competition 8 gets students in grades 6, 7, and 8 excited about and engaged in mathematics.
The Mathematical Association of America offers the themed November issue of the College Mathematics Journal as one contribution to the international Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 initiative.
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