The‐TimesUofIowaMathDepartmentNewsletter

December1,2009

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HaveWeMet?TheFirstYears!Haveyoumetthe Girstyearsyet? If not,shameonyou! Ifyouwerewaitingforaproperintroduction,shameonus. Onthe following page is a picture of them(with names). Belowwe have a bit ofinformation provided by some of (i.e.,“thecool”)Girstyears.Weaskedthemtoanswerthefollowing: 1.YourName? 2.Whereyoufrom? 3.Undergraduateschoolname? 4.Ahobby?Here’swhatwefoundout:

Stephanie Kernik; Minnesota;UniversityofMinnesota,Morris;Playingpiano pieces (especially Beethoven)while canoeing on lakes and rivers.That's the dream, anyway. Right nowtheyaredoneseparately.TianyiZhang fromChina.Mypreviousunivers i ty i s Shanghai J iaotongUniversity in China. I like board gamesandplaytabletennisinleisurehours.LukeWassink;IowaCity;UniversityofIowa;Painting

Ling Du; China; Zhejiang University,Hangzhou, China; A hobby: Ihavemorethanone :) Playbadminton, games(likeboardgames),tabletennis,etc. E r i c Burgess ; Comstock , TX ,population 200 (and a roughly equalnumberofgoats);UndergradatexoticU.ofIowa;Hobbies:Discgolf,eatingfoodMynameisXiayiWang,andyoucouldalso call me Sherry. I am fromChengdu,China. My undergraduateschoolisSichuanUniversity. Ihavea lotof hobbies, the most important one iseating and watching movies, what'smore,Icouldplayalittlebitviolin.Hi, IamChenhong Zhu.Iamsorrytoreply late. Maybe I need to change myschedule to checkmy email. I am fromChina and got my bachelor degree atXi'an Jiaotong UniversityinXi'an, China.Itis a greatplace. And abouthobbies, Il ike to watch movies and p laybadminton.Ok!Haveaniceholiday!

Paul Savala; Fresno, California; CalStateFresno;Ilikerockclimbing,playingra cque tba l l , b rew ing , a nd anycompetitivesportorgame.ColinSwaney;IowaCity;KansasStateUniversity;Running,Guitar

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2tablespoonsugar1cupmilkorhalf&half1/2teaspoonvanilla6tablespoonsrocksalt1quart‐sizeplasticbag1gallon‐sizeplasticbagIcecubesPut milk, vanilla, andsugar into the small bag,and seal it. Fill the largebaghalffullofice,andaddtherocksaltandplacethesmall bag inside the largeone, sealing carefully.Shakeuntil themixture isice cream, which takesabout5minutes.Rinseoffthe small bag, especiallythe top, then open it andenjoy!

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Jonathan Ho; Born in Panama, raised in sunny Puerto Rico;Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; I like shiny things, goldenretrievers,andhavingagoodol'fashionedpillowGight(thepillowshaveto be Gilled with $100 bills though, otherwise I'm not participating...)everynowandthen. A recenthobbyofmineisgoingtoIowa's fabulousbeaches (they're as nice as the ones back home) to relax; There's noquestion#5,butIhateAnalysis.(Yeah,yocanprintthat!);‐) Tracie Michlin; San Jose, CA; Here; Hockey (playing andwatching)ScienceFiction/Fantasy(especiallyepicfantasybooks).MynameisSadia.IamfromSouthernCalifornia,wenttoCSUChannelIslands.Andmyfavoritehobby is eating yummyfood(byfoodImostlymeandesserts)! Jenni Good (JenniferRoseGood); from: CedarFalls, IA;Undergrad:WheatonCollege(Illinois);Hobby:makingpapersnowGlakesEric Embree; SouthernCalifornia;CaliforniaStateUniversity ChannelIslands(CSUCI);Boardgames&VideogamesDaveGaebler;CedarRapids;HarveyMuddCollege(alsogotaMaster'sfromUCLA);Boardgames, classicalmusic, theology. (Favorites ineachcategory:Axis&Allies,piano,andReformed,respectively.)

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December11‐CloseofFallSemesterClasses December14‐BeginningofExaminationWeek

December18‐CloseofExaminationWeek December23,5:00p.m.‐Instructormustsubmit

FallSemestergradestotheRegistrar January19‐OpeningofSpringSemesterClasses

January15,2010,1:30p.m.‐AllTAsarerequiredtoattendtheSpringTAMeeting

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Life is Gine. My math proofs are slick andsuccinct.Lifeain’tperfectthough.Maybeyoucan help. I’ve heard the last few peoplewritingquestionswerenotgenuine.Thatsuxdude –youhave righteousadvice. Sohere’smyquestion. I’m inamathclasshere attheUIowaandmyT.A.isGine–Imeanshe’sreallyhot,dude.WhatshouldIdo?Signed,InLoveandConfusedDearIL&C,I don’t know what class you are in.Otherwise, I could put the goodword in foryou. But since I don’t know, here’s someadvice.Ifyou’reinCalcI,thenuseintegrationbyparts to gether attention. If you’re in aCalc iclass for i>2, then maybe throw someStoke’sTheoremherway. Ifyou’rein agradclass, then perhaps prove the twin primeconjecture. Handle love inductively. If youevergotto1stbase, thenthat’sthebasecase.Assumeyoucangettothekthbase. Thenjustprove you can get to one more base dude.ThenyoucangoALLTHEWAYhomey.Yeah!Sincerely,aBa

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TheWeather:it’sgettingcold!

MGBElectionsTomorrow!(Wednesday,December2)BesuretojoinustomorrowfortheMGBelections.Hereareyournominees:

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YoushoulddeGinitelyshowuptovote! Imean,youwouldn’t want to let these vitally importantpositions fall into the handsof slackers! What if,say, a couple of people were elected to write thenewsletterandtheydidn’t comeoutwithoneuntilthelastmonthofthesemester‐ imagine! Wecan’thave that. So vote! You can either come to themeeting inMuhlyLounge at 4:30,or emailSamatswschmid@divms.uiowa.edu.

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Games!‐Shikaku You can Gind this gameatpuzzle‐shikaku.com.Theobjectiveisto partition the grid into rectangles.Each rectangle should contain exactlyoneofthenumbersinthegrid,andtherectangleshouldhavethesameareaasthe number it contains. See theexample:

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Wehopeyouenjoyedthe newsletter. Ifthere’sanythingyou would like tosee infuturenewsletters,maybe aneventyou’d like to promote, oranycommentsyouhave forus, sendusanemailatmgbnewsletter@gmail.com.Yourhumbleservants,aBaandAmanda.

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