by Lauren Ferraro | Oct 7, 2021 | Mu Sigma Events
Hello! Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to our meeting today! Below is report of the minutes and discussion highlights: October 7, 2021 from 11:32am – 11:53am Introductions Follow our Instagram: @mu_sigma_acu and join our GroupMe (We will send out a...
by Lauren Ferraro | Oct 6, 2021 | Mu Sigma Events
Hello everyone! Tomorrow we will have a meeting in OSC 235 from 11:30-11:50am. Here is a quick overview of what we will be discussing. Agenda: Meet the officers Problem of the Week Talk about semester plans/Make semester plans (Halloween, Game Night, Chapel/Department...
by John Ehrke | Oct 1, 2021 | Problem of the Week
Problem 3: A Three Digit Number I am thinking of a three digit number. If you subtract 7 from it, the result is divisible by 7; if 8, divisible by 8; and if 9, divisible by 9. What is the number? Explain how you arrived at your answer. Please submit all problem...
by John Ehrke | Sep 17, 2021 | Mu Sigma Events
Problem 2: Pass the Ammunition Three friends were hunting in the taiga. Two of them, while fording a small stream, got their cartridge cases wet. The three friends divided what good cartridges remained, equally. After each had fired 4 shots, the total cartridges...
by John Ehrke | Sep 11, 2021 | Mu Sigma Events
The Mu Sigma officers for 2021-2022 are Wyatt Witemeyer – President Raegan Palacio – Vice President Lauren Ferraro – Secretary / Treasurer Kya Zinnell – Chaplain Congratulations to the new officers. We will have a meeting soon to discuss plans...
by John Ehrke | Sep 3, 2021 | Problem of the Week
Leaving For London A version of this problem is attributed to Edouard Lucas, a French nineteenth-century mathematician. Every day at noon a ship leaves London for New York and another ship leaves New York for London. The trip lasts 7 days and 7 nights. How many New...
by John Ehrke | Aug 24, 2021 | Mu Sigma Meetings
It was good to see many of you this week as classes are underway. Mu Sigma, is the ACU mathematics club, committed to helping build a more tight knit mathematics community through a variety of social and academic experiences. If you would like to be a part of Mu...
by Myriam Gutierrez | Nov 19, 2020 | Mu Sigma Meetings
Hey all! Today we had our last Mu Sigma meeting of the semester! Thank you to those who showed up and shared their thoughts on the agenda items. If you missed the meeting today, below is a report of the minutes and some discussion highlights: November 19, 2020 11:23am...
by Myriam Gutierrez | Nov 17, 2020 | Mu Sigma Meetings
Hello everyone! We have another Mu Sigma meeting coming up this week! Here are some details for the upcoming event: Nov. 19, 2020, 11:20am – 11:50, OSC 365 Agenda: General introductions T-shirt designs Planning the next Game Night! Ideas for next semester Hope...
by John Ehrke | Nov 13, 2020 | Problem of the Week
A Fractional Sum Given a positive integer n, which integers can arise as the sum where xi is a strictly increasing sequence of positive integers? Please submit all solutions to mathpotw@acu.edu by 5:00 PM on Thursday, Dec 2nd. This will be our final problem of the...
