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Burch awarded Odyssey grant for summer program
Hendrix's Odyssey program awarded Dr. Burch a grant to
offer a three-week session this summer in which eight students
will design and develop a complete open-source software project.
Their goal will be a JavaScript-enabled Web page that features an
educational game for teaching children (grades 4–8) about
designing the circuits that form the foundation of computers.
The primary goal is for participants to get a hands-on
experience with professional software development.
Details about the program, including applications,
will be announced in late February.
15 Nov 2011
Programming team places fourth at ACM contest
Two Hendrix teams traveled across town to UCA
for the Mid-Central USA Regional ACM Programming Contest on
November 5, a five-state contest involving over 140 teams.
The team of Alex Koeppel, Benjamin Smith, and Jack Sudyka
earned fourth place in Arkansas and 17th in the overall region;
they solved five of the eight problems.
Another team of Riley Capshaw, Kaleigh Clary, and Grace Dubiskas
solved three problems, earning them 10th in Arkansas and 72nd overall.
This performance continues Hendrix's consistently strong
performance: We rank seventh in average ranking over the previous
five years, outflanked only by five large universities -
University of Illinois (in Urbana-Champaign),
University of Chicago,
Washington University,
Illinois State University,
Illinois Institute of Technology,
and the University of Kentucky.
More information.
5 Nov 2011
Mathematics alum presents
Carol Schumacher, an alum of Hendrix's mathematics program
and a mathematics professor at Kenyon College in Ohio,
will present a talk entitled Books of Sand
in MCRey 315
at 3:10pm on Friday, October 28. Her abstract: 'The book of
Sand' in Argentinian writer Jorge Lui Borges' wonderful short
story is an infinite book. The story gives us some clues as to
the nature of the book but also leaves many questions for us to
ponder. In this talk, Carol Schumacher will discuss several
possible interpretations and use mathematics to help us learn
more about those fantastical 'books of sand.'
19 Oct 2011