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Jun 26, 2024

Section Policies and Procedures

In an effort to help all section leaders comply with the relevant laws and regulations, effectively manage section business, and efficiently communicate with their members, the MAA, and the larger mathematical community, the MAA established and created a number of policies, procedures, and forms. Please browse the links below for more details.

Jun 24, 2024

Section Policies and Procedures

In an effort to help all section leaders comply with the relevant laws and regulations, effectively manage section business, and efficiently communicate with their members, the MAA, and the larger mathematical community, the MAA established and created a number of policies, procedures, and forms. Please browse the links below for more details.

Jun 4, 2024

History of Math Horizons

Founded by Don Albers, in 1993, Math Horizons has gained much popularity as a vibrant publication of the MAA. Learn more about the founding of Math Horizons and its past editors. Past Editors of Math Horizons 2025-2030 2020-2024 2014- 2019 2009-2013 2004-2008 1999-2003 1994-1999 Stuart Boersma Tom Edgar David Richeson Steve Abbott and Bruce Torrence…

Apr 9, 2024

A Mathematician’s Quest to Shape AI into the Ideal Calculus Student

  By Lew Ludwig I am a B+ \LaTeX{} user. I use it to write all my weekly homeworks and tests. I know to use \displaystyle to make my limits look nice, and I can kludge an $\underline{\hspace{1.in}}$ to make a blank space for an answer on a test. But things like tables give me…

Feb 23, 2024

A Farewell to Living Proof

By Allison Henrich and Matthew Pons When we started the project Living Proof: Stories of Resilience Along the Mathematical Journey, the goal was to provide a resource for students who were struggling with belonging in the mathematical community. At the outset, we were focused on the sense of belonging that students feel (or don’t feel)…

Dec 31, 2023

In Memoriam: 2023

Ruth Favro passed away on December 8, 2023, at the age of 85. She was a professor emerita at Lawrence Technological University (MI) and a member of the MAA for 43 years. Favro was very active in the MAA, especially the Michigan section. She was chairperson of the section in 2001-02 and the representative to the…

Nov 15, 2023

Testimonios: Dr. María Cristina Villalobos

Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the…

Oct 27, 2023

More Games Involving Geometry: EvenQuads

By Gary Gordon and Liz McMahon In our last episode, we saw how the card game SET® is closely tied to affine geometry. [See this post for the details.] SET cards have four attributes – number, color, shading, and shape – and each of those attributes has three possibilities: the number is 1, 2, or…

Oct 15, 2023

Testimonios: Dr. William Yslas Vélez

Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the…

Sep 15, 2023

Testimonios: Dr. Mariel Vázquez Melken

Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the…