Upcoming Events
Department of Mathematics Convocation Ceremony, May 12, 2013
The 2013 Convocation Ceremony for the Departments of Mathematics and Statistics (including Mathematics/Computer Science and Statistics/Computer Science) will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, 2013, at the Tryon Festival Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana. Students graduating with degrees in Mathematics are invited to participate. Click here for information about how to register to attend.
XIV Graduate Student Conference in Logic,
April 20-21, 2013
The Graduate Student Conference in Logic (GSCL) is an annual conference that allows graduate students from all parts of the United States to meet, collaborate, and to learn about each other's current research interests. The two-day conference allows any graduate student from around the United States to give a talk on a topic in mathematical or philosophical logic to a large audience of blossoming, young logicians. This year's conference is to take place at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the weekend of April 20-21, 2013.
ICTM State Math Finals, May 4, 2013
The 2013 Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) State Math Contest Finals will be held May 4, 2013, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Visit the ICTM State Math Finals website for more information.
In the News
Rosen to Play in the Final Four of Chess
Mathematics and Computer Science freshman Eric Rosen will compete in what's known as the Final Four for intercollegiate chess. Click to read more about Eric's chess competition.
Nineteen UI mathematicians named AMS Fellows
The new American Mathematical Society (AMS) Fellows program recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics. The inaugural class of Fellows of the AMS includes nineteen mathematicians from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Read more about AMS Fellows.
Math Times
Read more news about the Department of Mathematics in the Math Times.
Math Placement at Illinois
All new freshmen coming to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are required to take the ALEKS Math Placement Exam. All new transfer students who do not already have credit for Calculus I (or a higher level math course) are required to take the ALEKS Math Placement Exam. Information about the ALEKS Math Placement Exam is available on the Department of Mathematics website.