Xavier University
Math Club

MAA Student Chapter


Xavier's Math Club is a student organization whose primary goal is to promote the interest of mathematics at XU. Anyone can join the club, even if you are not a math major or minor. Our only requirement is that you are willing to have fun!

Our Current Plans:
  • Watch here for plans for our first event our annual Freshman Meet and Greet.
  • Sometime in September we will be going to see the theatrical release of Proof.

  • Follow up to LaTeX program during the mini-conference
    • Thesis Template
    Kevin McGrath's Instuction Page
    A recommended help page
    A .pdf help document
    LyX
  • Grad School Advice Follow up
    • Stephanie J. Mosier advice
    Some of Our Past Activities:
  • April 6th - April 8th: Math Awareness Week at Xavier(MAWX)
  • Pizza Lunches to get to know other club members and to relieve stress during finals week
  • Pi Day Festivities on March 14th, including Pi Day trivia, a digit memorization contest, and slices of pie
  • Game Nights, including the ever-popular game SET
  • Knot coloring with homemade pretzels
  • Proof: A Tony Award-Winning Play that was performed at Playhouse in the Park
  • Math Movie Nights, such as A Beautiful Mind
  • Building Polygonal Pencils Structures (To see what we built, click here )
  • Information Sessions on Summer Research Experiences


    3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209406286208998628034825342117067982148086513282...
    Pi Day Champions
    2005
    Michelle Lyman
    158 digits

    2004
    Doug Miller
    114 digits
    Michelle Lyman
    113 digits
    (You better watch out next year, Doug,
    because Michelle will never forget that the 114th digit is a 2!)

    2003
    Michelle Lyman
    100 digits
    Doug Miller
    80 digits






    Helpful Links
    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Homepage
    Summer Opportunities and Internships
    General Undergraduate Math Information from the AMS
    AMS List of Summer Research Experience Opportunities
    MathWorld: An Extensive Math Resource


    Fun Links
    Math "Your Mom" Jokes
    More Math Jokes
    All about Pi!
    Prime Number Trivia