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Mathematics & Statistics Activities

Alabama Statewide Math Contest

ASMS and USA Math Festival

https://www.asms.net/outreach/math-festival

  • Who?
    • Students grade 5-8

Chris Nash Math Competition

https://arminstraub.com/math/nashcontest 

Girls in Math

https://sites.google.com/a/southalabama.edu/gim/ 

  • What?
    • A free half day of activities for girls grades 5th through 8th, on the South Alabama campus, including fun math workshops led by women mathematicians, snacks, lunch, a T-shirt and a goodie bag. 
  • Who?
    • 5th-8th grade girls
  • Contacts:

Math Meetups

Math Meetups Schedule

  • What?
    • A biweekly meetup organized by math faculty for students interested in recreational mathematics, exam prep (GRE subject exam), and career development.
  • When?
    • Alternating Tuesdays 3:30-4:30pm
  • Who?
    • South students
  • Contacts:

Mobile Puzzle Festival & Mathematical Puzzle Programs (MaPP) 

2023 event info: https://southserves.southalabama.edu/event/detail/?event_id=88853 

  • Who?
    • Advanced 7th-8th grade students
    • 9th-12th grade students
    • South students (playtesters, volunteers)
  • When?
    • TBA
  • Contacts:

Mobile Math Circle

https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/artsandsci/mathstat/mathcircle.html

  • What?
    • The Mobile Mathematics Circle is a weekly gathering of students of high school and middle school age guided by professional mathematicians. It is designed for students who enjoy math and want the challenge of exciting problems that are normally outside the school curriculum. 
  • Who?
    • 5th-12th grade students
  • When?
    • Mondays 7-8 pm in MPSB 140. 
  • Contact:

Mobile Math Olympiad

https://sites.google.com/southalabama.edu/mobilematholympiad/home 

Mobile Math Corps

National website: https://mathcorps.org/mobile 

  • What?
    • A summer mathematics enrichment and mentoring program for middle school students. 
  • Who?
    • Campers are rising 7th-9th grade students.
    • TAs are high school students.
    • College Assistants are South students.
  • When?
    • May/June 2024.
  • Contacts:

Pi Mu Epsilon Math Honor Society

https://sites.google.com/southalabama.edu/pme-south/home 

Putnam Exam

https://maa.org/math-competitions/william-lowell-putnam-mathematical-competition 

  • Who?
    • South students
  • What?
    • The preeminent mathematics competition for undergraduate college students in the United States and Canada. The competition consists of two 3-hour sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. During each session, participants work individually on six challenging mathematical problems.
  • When?
    • The Putnam Competition takes place annually on the first Saturday of December.
    • Practice sessions will be held either Mon/Wed/Fri (to be determined) 2:30-4:00pm during Fall 2023
  • Contact:

Undergraduate Colloquium Talks

https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/artsandsci/mathstat/talks/colloquia.html 

Contact

For general inquiries from the community, contact the Outreach committee chair Dr. Steven Clontz <sclontz@southalabama.edu>.

For general inquiries from South students, contact the Student Affairs committee chair Dr. Mark Colarusso <mcolarusso@southalabama.edu>.