Welcome to UI Math Club

About

Are you a math major? Simply interested in mathematics? The goal of the Undergraduate Math Club is to promote the appreciation and enjoyment of math in a casual atmosphere. We meet every Wednesday evening at 6:00 PM to eat pizza, discuss math, do puzzles, and socialize with like-minded people. We participate in mathematics competitions, both regional and international, attend conferences, and hold social events for undergraduate math enthusiasts.

The Math Club will meet on Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Muhly Lounge (3 MLH) during the Spring 2023 semester. Any exceptions will be noted below.

 The Iowa Collegiate Math Competition is April 1 at the University of Iowa from 10:30 to 3:30.

Officers for 2022-23

• Nicholas Morrow, President

• Cindy Farthing, Faculty Advisor

Math is Power

• "If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is." - John Louis von Neumann
• "There are two ways to do great mathematics. The first is to be smarter than everybody else. The second way is to be stupider than everybody else---but persistent." - Raoul Bott
• In 1931 Albert Einstein and his wife, Elsa, were touring the Mt. Wilson Observatory, at that time the observatory was the home of the world's largest telescope. Someone in the entourage told Elsa the 100-inch Hooker reflecting telescope was used to determine the shape of the universe.  "Well, Elsa said, "my husband does that on the back of an old envelope."