Meet MSUM’s new instructor of mathematics, Megan Jensen. She is excited to work with the students! Start date: August 26, 2019 Q: What drew you to MSUM?A: I actually did my undergraduate degree here at MSUM in math education, so I was familiar with the department and everything and this was my dream job. Q: What energizes you at work?A: […]
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) hosted the 2019 Noyce Summit: The Role of Teacher Preparation Programs in STEM Teacher Retention in High-Need School Districts in Washington DC July 10-12. In attendance were Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, and Alison Wallace, Biosciences, co-principal investigators with Tim Harms, Mathematics, for MSUM’s Noyce […]
Tim Harms, Mathematics Department, attended the Cognitively Guided Instruction Research & Policy Forum June 24. This was held in Minneapolis, MN as part of the National CGI Conference.
Wednesday, May 1 | 4-5 p.m. | BR 264 Today Luke Sanderson will give a talk in the Math Seminar about neural networks. The seminar is in BR 264 at 4 p.m. See below title and abstract. Title: RNNs and Gradient Descent Abstract: Ever wondered how your phone can talk, recognizes songs, etc.? Surprisingly or unsurprisingly, it deals with math and coding. What your phone has […]
Professor Tim Harms, Mathematics, and Jena Backes, Mathematics and Mathematics Education major, presented at the MN Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference April 26 in Duluth. Their presentation was titled: Activities and Courses in Mathematical Studies with Programming.