Bryan Smith
Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Puget Sound

Spring 2008

1. Class Related Links
   • Mathematics Tutorial Schedule (Thompson 390)
   • Computer Science Tutorial Schedule (Thompson 191)
2. This Semester's Courses

   10:00 AM: M,T,Th,F	Math 181D (Webpage)	Course Information Sheet: (HTML) or (PDF)	Schedule Turn In HW
   11:00 AM: M,T,Th,F 12:00 M,F & 12:30 T,Th	Math 280A & Math 280B (Webpage)	Course Information Sheet: (HTML) or (PDF)	Schedule Turn In HW
   3:30 PM: Wed	PE 147A (Webpage)	Course Information Sheet: (HTML) or (PDF)	Schedule
   2:15 PM Wed	Math 496		Problems

   1. Check your grades To use this option you must submit, by hand, a signed, dated sheet of paper designating your access code.
   2. Office Hours
   3. Final Exam Schedule and Office Hours
   4. Contact Information
3. Topics for Math/CS Majors
   1. The Contract Major in Mathematics or Computer Science
      1. Contract Descriptions and Requirements.
      2. Contract Forms for Mathematics (HTML ) or (WORD)
      3. Contract Forms for Computer Science (HTML) or (WORD)
      4. A few Sample Contracts
   2. If you want me to write a Letter of Recommendation ...
   3. Careers in Mathematics : a list of some pertinent sites.
   4. Summer Research Opportunities
      1. Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
      2. Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Research opportunities
      3. University of Puget Sound research opportunities
   5. UPS Fellowship Opportunities in Mathematics and Computer Science
   6. Considering Graduate School in Mathematics? from the American Mathematical Society (AMS),
   7. Study mathematics abroad
      1. The Budapest Semester in Mathematics
      2. University of Aberystwyth in Wales
4. Useful or Interesting Links
   1. A selection of Interesting Mathematical Links
   2. Mathematics Portal at UPS Library Start your web-based research here.
   3. Computer Science Portal at UPS Library
   4. The Journal of Undergraduate Mathematics at Puget Sound
5. Archives of Previous Web Pages (Links to external web pages are not maintained and might be broken.)
6. University Resources
   1. Calendars: Academic, Arts and Lectures, Events, and Alumni Events Calendars
   2. Thompson Hall Science-Math Seminars
   3. Faculty and Staff Code of Conduct
   4. Student Integrity Code
   5. "Academics" (For students. Start here for academic, as opposed to policy, questions.
   6. Academic Handbook (For students. Official University policies)
   7. Curriculum Guides and Checklists (Sample Four-Year Schedules for any Major)

Office Hours During the Semester

Office Hours for Final Exams

Interesting Links

• Math in Media (Books, Movies, etc.)
  • Math and Science in Books: "Recommended by Mr. Brandenburg" on the Math Forum @ Drexel website.
  • Mathematics in Fiction courtesy of Alex Kasman
  • Math in Movies a collection maintained by Arnold G. Reinhold
  • Math in Novels: courtesy of Paul Cox
  • The Glossary of Math Mistakes made by advertisers, media, ... . Also maintained by Paul Cox
  • Math in Literature: Can you name the author and title of the books with the mathematical excerpts?
  • Invalid Proof Techniques (Humor)
• Student Research: Math and Related
  • James's Undergraduate Math Corner by James Bernhard
  • History of Mathematics Archive
  • Internet Detective: Using the Web to do research? Use this to evaluate the quality of your information
  • Mathematical Atlas Created and maintained by Dave Rusin.
• Animated or Graphical Mathematics - Games
  • Animations (Calculus): Douglas N.Arnold's graphical demonstrations of a selection of basic concepts.
  • NonEuclid (Geometry/Topology): Joel Castellanos's JAVA program for non-Euclidean geometry allowing you to play with the Poincare Disk.
  • Torus and Klein bottle games. (Geometry/Topology) Courtesy of Jeff Weeks. Requires that JAVA be enabled on your browser.
  • Play Asteroids on a Projective Plane (Geometry/Topology) Written by Daniel J. Heath, Pacific Lutheran University
• Careers in Math/CS
  • The UPS Math/CS Alumni Page This list was frozen in 1999.
  • Careers in Mathematics : a list of some pertinent sites.
  • Beezer's Links of special interest to UPS students in mathematics or computer science.
  • The AMS-SIAM Mathematical Careers Bulletin Board
  • The Mathematical Association of America's Careers Page
• What is the shape (and geometry) of space?
  • February 2004: Maybe dark energy and matter don't make the Universe flat afterall.
  • Do Dark Matter and Dark Energy make the Universe infinite (and flat)?
  • October 2003: Is the Universe shaped like a soccer ball?
  • NASA link on Wilkenson Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) the primary source of data on the Shape of the Universe
  • NASA information about the first COBE (COsmic Background Explorer) mission.
  • 1999: Scientific American article "Is Space Finite" explaining how COBE measurements might determine the topology of the universe. Click the link and then run a search on ``Conventional wisdom says the universe is infinite'' (without the quotes).
• Interesting Articles
  • From Flatland to Hypergraphics: Interacting with Higher Dimensions. Thomas F. Banchoff, Brown University
  • Marie and Pierre Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium A lecture by Nanny Fröman at the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on February 28, 1996
  • A brief exposition on the Banach-Tarski Paradox.
  • Bertrand Russell's ``A Liberal Decalogue'' from The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, Vol. 3: 1944-1969, pp. 71-2.
• Images
  • Images from the Galileo spacecraft (The Jupiter Fly-By).
  • NASA's Astropix page. Daily astronomical photos
  • Can't get enough Astronomy? Here is a wonderful starting point.

Contact Information

Bryan Smith
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Puget Sound
1500 N. Warner
Tacoma, Washington 98416

Office: Thompson 390-D
Voice: (253) 879-3562
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