Kent State University at Stark - MAA Student Chapter

Math Club

Kent State Stark students have an active Math Club. You do not have to be a math major to attend meetings or to join. The Club advisor is Dr. Bathi Kasturiarachi (personal webpage). The Club meets regularly each semester. The main activities organized by the Club are

• public Lectures on various interesting math topics 
• the annual math competition for students from local high schools, the Stark County High School Mathematics Challenge 

Recent Math Club Talks

• Saturday, April 16, 2011, 11:20-11:40am in Main Hall 301 of Kent State University at Stark
  Dr. Paul Andaloro, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Kent State University at Stark
  3k+1 Problem

• Saturday, April 16, 2011, 11:40-12:00pm in Main Hall 301 of Kent State University at Stark
  Dr. Bathi Kasturiarachi, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Kent State University at Stark
  Interesting Ideas in Probability

• Monday, November 09, 2009, from 6:30-7:45 pm in Main Hall Auditorium of Kent State University at Stark
  Dr. Thomas Wakefield, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Youngstown State University
  What is Actuarial Science? (abstract)

• Thursday, March 12, 2009, from 4.00-5.00 pm in Main Hall 203 of Kent State University Stark Campus
  Dr. S. I. Hariharan,Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Professor of Mathematics, University of Akron
  Electrospun Nanofibers and their Applications (abstract)
  

• February 27, 2008
  Dr. Tim Davis, Principal Engineer, Computational Mechanics Department, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
  An Applied Mathematician's Experience in Industry (abstract)

• November 14, 2007
  Dr. Relja Vulanovic, Professor of Mathematics, Kent State University Stark Campus
  Language and Combinatorics
  A Word document of the presentation is available for downloading.

Stark County High School Mathematics Challenge

6th Stark County High School Mathematics Challenge, April 16, 2011, 9:30-1:00pm at KSU at Stark

Problems and Solutions

WINNERS

(Individual total is out of 120 possible points)

Individual Awards:

                             2^nd Runner Up: Jonas Jin (79 points Jackson High School)

1^st Runner Up: Josh Peach (93 points Lake High School)

Individual Winner:  Kyle Griswold (100 points Hoover High School)

(The top 3 scores were considered for the team award)

Team Awards: 3^rd Place – Lake High School

(176 points - Josh Peach, Eric Soppi, Megan Troyer)

2^nd Place – Jackson High School

 (220 points - Jonas Jin, Sam Johnson, Matt Dunlap)

Team Winner 2011 – Hoover High School

(237 points – Kyle Griswold, Katie Hockman, Anthony Ganios)

5th Stark County High School Mathematics Challenge, May 01, 2010

Problems and Solutions

WINNERS

Individual Awards:

Individual Winner: Sam Johnson (Jackson High School)

1^st Runner Up: Julius Bier (Hoover High School)

2^nd Runner Up: Josh Peach (Lake High School)

Team Awards: Team Winner 2010 – Hoover High School

(Julius Bier, Melanie Sayre, Chrissee Curts)

2^nd Place – GlenOak High School

(Adam Lenemier, Turner Anderson, Eric Neff & Manuela Haiduc - tie)

3^rd Place – Jackson High School

(Sam Johnson, Derrick James, Mason Rauchenstein)

Pictures from 2010 competition

4th Stark County High School Mathematics Challenge, May 02, 2009

Problems and Solutions

WINNERS

(names are in the order they were given)

Individual Awards:

Individual Winner: Stephen Rakocy (Hoover High School)

1^st Runner Up: Simon Qin (Hoover High School)

2^nd Runner Up: Jacob Van de Weert (Lake High School)

Team Awards: Team Winner 2009 – Hoover High School

(Stephen Rakocy, Simon Qin, Nate Bodenschatz, Chrissee Curts)

2^nd Place – Lake High School

(Sarah Bullock, Jacob Van de Weert, Nick Harig, Brent Koch)

3^rd Place – GlenOak High School

(Manuela Haiduc, Matt Reaven, Nathaniel Cowling,

Chris Ippolito, Morgan Hallas)

3rd Stark County High School Mathematics Challenge, April 26, 2008

Problems and Solutions

Pictures fom the 2008 Competition

WINNERS

School Awards

1^st Place - Glen Oak High School
(Shravan Muralidharan, Stephen Halter, Lydia Ohlemacher & Michael Vignos (tie); Team Competition: Josh Bailey, Stephen Halter, Albert Xue)

2^nd Place – Lake High School

(Michael Betts, Kyle Pierson, Payton Cozart; Team Competition: Michael Betts, Ben Galada, Paul Klopfer)                                   

3^rd Place – Alliance High School 

(Bethany Baranyak, Danny Lin, Sarah Stevens)

Individual Awards

1^st Place – Michael Betts (Lake High School)

2^nd Place – Danny Lin (Alliance High School)

3^rd Place – Shravan Muralidharan (Glen Oak High School)

2nd Stark County High School Mathematics Challenge, April 28, 2007

Problems and Solutions

WINNERS

School Awards

1^st Place - Glen Oak High School

(Stephen Halter, Joshua Bailey, Andrew Hart)

2^nd Place – Jackson High School

(Sean Dunlap, Mike Adams, Rachel Rutledge)

3^rd Place – Hoover High School

(Stephen Rakocy, John Malloy, Bryan Herman)

Individual Awards

1^st Place – Robert D. Moser III (Louisville High School)

2^nd Place – Stephen Halter (Glen Oak High School)

3^rd Place – Sean Dunlap (Jackson High School)

1st Stark County High School Mathematics Challenge, April 22, 2006

Problems and Solutions

WINNERS

School Awards

1^st Place - Glen Oak High School

2^nd Place – Minerva High School

Individual Awards

1^st Place – Dan Kilgallin (St. Thomas Aquinas High School)

2^nd Place – Braveen Ragunanthan (Glen Oak High School)