FSU Student Chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics
OFFICERS
President: Rebecca Smoak
Vice President: Charlese Gibbs
Secretary & Treasurer: Sarah Johnson
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nicoleta Bila
Other founding members: Kimberly J. Gilchrist & Xin Li
MEMBERSHIP
Interested in becoming a member? Send us an email at AWMSC@uncfsu.edu or fill in the application form
PURPOSE
To promote the interest in mathematics and a greater understanding of the contribution of women in mathematics; to mentor and to encourage women and girls as they prepare in their career in mathematics
ACTIVITIES
1. General Meetings
2. Seminar Lecture Series
Associate Professor of Psychology, Fayetteville State University
Self-Empowerment by Female Scientists
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, North Carolina State University
Symbolic vs. numeric solution of ill-conditioned polynomial
systems
3. Community Outreach
4. The Movie Series
"For over 350 years, some of the greatest minds of science struggled to prove what was known as Fermat's Last Theorem -- the idea that a certain simple equation had no solutions. Now hear from the man who spent seven years of his life cracking the problem, read the intriguing story of an 18th century woman mathematician who hid her identity in order to work on Fermat's Last Theorem, and demonstrate that a related equation, the Pythagorean Theorem, is true" (NOVA Online)
LINKS
Association for Women in Mathematics
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
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Last updated March 31st, 2008
