The
Student Mathematical Communicator was created
in 2000 and is published by the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS)
Student Committee in order
to serve the community of Canadian mathematics students.
This includes
assisting the current president of the Canadian Undergraduate Mathematics
Conference (CUMC) and fostering a community of mathematics students
through other events, a website, and
this newsletter. Detailed information about the Committee (including it's
terms of reference, duties, responsibilities, and guidelines for
membership) can be found on the Committee's website
http://www.cms.math.ca/Students.
The current members of the Committee are:
Daniel Piché (Waterloo) | 9/99 - 8/01 | Chair, Board
member |
Benoit Charbonneau (MIT) | 9/99 - 8/01 | Board
Alternate |
Susan Cooper (Queen's) | 9/99 - 8/01 | Board member |
Tullia Dymarz (Alberta) | 9/99 - 8/01 | |
Dave Morgan (Memorial) | 9/99 - 8/01 | |
Lindsey Shorser (Toronto) | 9/00 - 8/02 | |
Robert Woodrow (Calgary) | 9/99 - 8/02 | Faculty
Advisor |
Jean-Philippe Boulet (Laval) | 9/00 - 8/01 | Ex-officio
(CUMC President) |
Andrew Irwin (Rutgers) | 9/99 - 8/01 | Ex-officio
(Student Webmaster) |
Robert Juricevic | 9/99 - 8/01 | Ex-officio
(Editor-Student Newsletter) |
Graham P. Wright (Ottawa) | 9/99 - 6/02 | Ex-officio
(Executive Director) |
http://www.cms.math.ca
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Contact address:
student-editor@cms.math.ca (English),
redacteur-etudiant@smc.math.ca (French).
Contributors:
Dan Wolczuk (University of Northern British Columbia),
Raymond Cheng (University of Calgary), Andy Culham (University of
Calgary), David Isaac Morgan (Memorial University),
Ken Davidson (Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo).
The opinions expressed in the
Student Mathematical Communicator are
not
necessarily those of the CMS Student Committee and its members, or of the
Canadian Mathematical Society. Unless otherwise stated, all submitted
material is the property of the
Student Mathematical Communicator
and is reviewed by
the editors in accordance with existing policy, which is available upon
request. The editors reserve the right to make final editing decisions.
Comments should be sent to the contact address given above.
Acknowledgements:
- le Centre interuniversitaire en calcul mathématique algébrique
(http://www-cicma) and Concordia University (http://www.concordia.ca)
for the use of
their computer lab and for providing a congenial atmosphere for the
completion of this project.
- Centennial Secondary School
(http://www.hpedsb.on.ca/css),
Belleville, Ontario for the use of their computer lab.
- The CMS.
- The CMS Student Committee.
- The Queen's Mathematical Communicator for inspiration.
- Ram Murty at Queen's University for inspiration.
- Daniel Piché, Ken Davidson, Bob Quackenbush, Jamie Mingo, Robert
Woodrow and Graham Wright for editorial feedback.
Andrew J. Irwin
2001-03-19