Sound Transit plan could shake—and break—UW research
List of Distinguished Staff nominees shows varied workforce
UIF-2 preproposals advance to final round
Faculty Senate seeks ‘rep’ nominations
USER and Human Resources join to improve recruiting, hiring
Center plans celebration of Sistahs!
Lectures look at Jewish life in West, Spain and Africa
Price Spratlen honored by national colleagues as Ombudsman of the Year
Shulman to speak at Quarterly Forum on Teaching and Learning
Wasp world: Males are king of the nest
New faculty appointed by Board of Regents
Englert holds the keys to just about everything
Climate cycle shift could mean more wet winters
100-year-old Mt. Rainier Park subject of meeting
UW scientists aim to improve skills in talking to public
U-PASS report shows significant drop in drivers to campus
UWRP cashout or rollover option now available
1,200 to visit on Math Day
More than 1,200 high school students and teachers from throughout the will gather on the UW Seattle campus March 22 for Math Day’99. Now in its ninth year, Math Day illustrations through hands-on activiites, on-campus field trips and presentations how math is used on a day-to-day basis.
UW faculty and experts from regional businesses will present 45-minute sessions on cutting-edge math topics. Sample sessions include a presentation by Boeing engineers titled “Mathematics on the Line,” which demonstrates the application of math to real-life design and manufacturing problems; “Why Dogs Have Wet Noses and Other Mathematical Insights;” and “Why is the Internet so Slow?”
Bill Broeker, math department chair at North Thurston High School in Lacey, has attended for years. “I’ve used information I’ve gotten from the sessions frequently in my classroom curriculum,” he said. ¶
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March, 11, 1999