Tag: Harvey Blau
Four students competing for the first time were the winners in the 2016 Northern Illinois University Mathematics Contest, held March 2. Rebecca Dziubla, a junior mathematical sciences major from Roselle, took the $100 first prize. Heidi Zipoy, a junior mathematical sciences major from Elgin, won the second-place $75 prize. Jordan Rucinski, a junior mathematical sciences...
Freshmen made a strong showing in the 2015 Northern Illinois University Mathematics Contest, held in late February. The $100 first prize was won by Tu Nguyen, a freshman biochemistry major from Aurora. Nguyen and other contest winners will be recognized Sunday, April 19, at the Department of Mathematical Sciences‘ Awards Ceremony and Reception. The math...
Experience seemed to be a strong factor in the recent 2014 Northern Illinois University Mathematics Contest, as the top two places went to returning participants who improved on their results from last year. The $100 first prize was won by Taylor Brysiewicz of Bartlett, while Robert Marks of Crystal Lake took home $75 for finishing...
She goes by only one name but can sure put two and two together. Huri, a freshman who uses only the single name and is native of China, took home first place in this year’s Northern Illinois University Mathematics Contest. The NIU computer science major, who is more immediately from Maple Grove, Minn., outscored a...
Three seniors were the prize winners at this year’s Northern Illinois University Mathematics Contest. Scott Rexford, a senior mathematical sciences major from DeKalb, won first place, and will be awarded the first prize of $100. Nathanael Kozinski from DeKalb and Doug Fry (actuarial science) from St. Charles finished in a tie for second. Each will...
Two seniors and a freshman took the honors at this year’s Northern Illinois University Mathematics Contest. The 26th running of the annual event was held March 23. The winners were recognized Sunday, April 17, at the Department of Mathematical Sciences’ Awards Ceremony and Reception. Chi Zhang, a senior computer science/mathematical sciences major from Qingdao, China, won first...
It’s ironic that a mathematician such as Harvey Blau often finds that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. But Blau’s educational philosophy, some of it formed on basketball courts and in musical rehearsal spaces, embraces just that. “I volunteered as a basketball coach for my wife’s teenaged special education students during...
“The art of teaching,” said the late Mark van Doren, a professor of English at Columbia University for more than 40 years, “is the art of assisting discovery.” Such is the mission of this year’s class of Presidential Teaching Professors, who share a deep commitment to creating and nurturing comprehension and knowledge despite their separate...
