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Held on February 7, 2024, 9:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., at Lovett Auditorium and Faculty Hall (3rd floor).

Math Day 2024 included a math competition intended for students at any level of high school math knowledge and various math-related activities. More than a dozen high schools from the West Kentucky area brought students to participate in the event.

The math-related activities included:

• The 6th annual event for the Jesse D. Jones Lecture Series: an alumnus talk by Demi St. John. After the talk, high school students will be able to ask questions about pursuing a career in mathematics.
• Team competition, where students in teams of 3 鈥� 4 try to work through as many hands-on activities as possible in the time allotted.

Registration, schedule and other information

PDFs: Rules and Information, Tentative Schedule

Schedule in brief:
Wednesday, February 7, 2024

• 8:15 - 9:15 a.m.: Registration; Interactive student-led activities 鈥� Lovett Auditorium
• 9:15 - 9:25 a.m.: Welcome 鈥� Lovett Auditorium
• 9:35 - 10:35 a.m.: Individual Math Competition 鈥� Faculty Hall, 3rd floor
• 10:45 - 11:15 a.m.: Alumnus Talk by Demi St. John鈥� Lovett Auditorium
• 11:25 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.: Lunch 鈥� Faculty Hall, 3rd floor
• 12:10 - 12:55 p.m.: Team Math Competition 鈥� Faculty Hall, 3rd floor
• 1:05 - 1:30 p.m.: Awards and Closing Remarks - Lovett Auditorium
• 1:30 - 1:50 p.m.: Departure of buses

Held on February 9, 2023, 9:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., at Lovett Auditorium and Faculty Hall (3rd floor).

Math Day 2023 included a math competition intended for students at any level of high school math knowledge and various math-related activities. More than a dozen high schools from the West Kentucky area participated in the event.

The math-related activities included:

• The 5th annual event for the Jesse D. Jones Lecture Series: an alumnus talk by Howl Bean II. After the talk, high school students will be able to ask questions about pursuing a career in mathematics.
• Team competition, where students in teams of 3 鈥� 4 try to work through as many hands-on activities as possible in the time allotted.

Registration, schedule and other information

PDFs: Rules and Information, Tentative Schedule

Schedule in brief:
Thursday, February 9, 2023

• 8:15 - 9:15 a.m.: Registration; Interactive student-led activities 鈥� Lovett Auditorium
• 9:15 - 9:25 a.m.: Welcome 鈥� Lovett Auditorium
• 9:35 - 10:35 a.m.: Individual Math Competition 鈥� Faculty Hall, 3rd floor
• 10:45 - 11:15 a.m.: Alumnus Talk by Howl Bean II 鈥� Lovett Auditorium
• 11:25 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.: Lunch 鈥� Faculty Hall, 3rd floor
• 12:10 - 12:55 p.m.: Team Math Competition 鈥� Faculty Hall, 3rd floor
• 1:05 - 1:30 p.m.: Awards and Closing Remarks - Lovett Auditorium
• 1:30 - 1:50 p.m.: Departure of buses

Held on February 6, 2020, 9:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., at the Curris Center.

Math Day 2020 included a math competition intended for students at any level of high school math knowledge and various math related activities. Two different exams were given, broken down by current class year. More than a dozen high schools from West Kentucky participated in the event.

The math-related activities included:

• The 4th annual event for the Jesse D. Jones Lecture Series: an alumnus talk by Evan Trevathan. After the talk, high school students were able to ask questions about pursuing a career in mathematics.
• A group competition where students in groups of 3 鈥� 4 tried to work through as many hands-on activities as possible in the time allotted.

Schedule and other information

PDFs:

• Rules and Information
• Tentative Schedule

Schedule in brief:

Thursday, February 6, 2020

8:15 - 9:15 a.m.: Registration 鈥� 3rd Floor Concourse
9:15 - 9:25 a.m.: Welcome 鈥� Theater
9:30 - 10:40 a.m.: Math Competition 鈥� Ballroom
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.: Alumnus Talk by Evan Trevathan 鈥� Theater
11:20 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.: Lunch 鈥� Ballroom
12:10 - 12:55 p.m.: Group Math Competition 鈥� Ballroom
1 - 1:30 p.m.: Awards and Closing Remarks - Theater

Held on February 7, 2019, 9:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., at the Curris Center

Math Day 2019 included a math competition intended for students at any level of high school math knowledge and various math related activities. Two different exams were given, broken down by current class year. More than a dozen high schools from West Kentucky participated in the event.

The math-related activities included:

• The 3rd annual event for the Jesse D. Jones Lecture Series: an alumna talk from Meredith Duncan on 鈥淢aking a Difference with Math.鈥� After the talk, high school students were able to ask questions about pursuing a career in mathematics.
• A group competition where students in groups of 3 鈥� 4 tried to work through as many hands-on activities as possible in the time allotted.

Schedule and other information

PDFs:

• Rules and Information
• Tentative Schedule

Schedule in brief:

Thursday, February 7, 2019

8:15 - 9:15 a.m.: Registration 鈥� 3rd Floor Concourse
9:15 - 9:25 a.m.: Welcome 鈥� Theater
9:30 - 10:40 a.m.: Math Competition 鈥� Ballroom
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.: Alumna Talk: 鈥淢aking a Difference with Math鈥� 鈥� Theater
11:20 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.: Lunch 鈥� Ballroom
12:10 - 12:55 p.m.: Group Math Competition 鈥� Ballroom
1 - 1:3 p.m.: Awards and Closing Remarks - Theater

Held on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, 9:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., at the Curris Center

Math Day 2018 included a math competition intended for students at any level of high school math knowledge and various math-related activities. Two different exams were given, broken down by current class year. More than a dozen high schools from West Kentucky participated in the event.

The math-related activities included:

• The 2nd annual event for the Jesse D. Jones Lecture Series: a panel entitled "What Can I Actually Do with a Math Degree?". During the panel high schools students asked a current 糖心logo入口 State undergraduate, a faculty member, and alumni questions about pursuing a career in mathematics.
• A group competition where students in groups of 4 鈥� 5 worked through as many hands-on activities as possible in the time allotted.

Schedule and other information

PDFs:

• Rules and Information
• Tentative Schedule

Schedule in brief:

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

8:15 - 9:15 a.m.: Registration 鈥� 3rd Floor Concourse
9:15 - 9:30 a.m.: Welcome 鈥� Theater
9:35 - 10:45 a.m.: Math Competition 鈥� Ballroom
10:50 - 11:35 a.m.: Panel Discussion: 鈥淲hat Can I Actually Do with a Math Degree?鈥� 鈥� Theater
11:40 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.: Lunch 鈥� Ballroom
12:15 - 1 p.m.: Group Math Competition 鈥� Ballroom
1:05 - 1:30 p.m.: Awards and Closing Remarks - Theater

Held on Tuesday, March 28, 2017,  9 a.m. - 2 p.m., at the Curris Center

Math Day 2017 included a math competition intended for students at any level of high school math knowledge and various math related activities. Two different exams were given, broken down by current class year. More than a dozen high schools from West Kentucky brought students to participate in the event.

The math-related activities included:

• The inaugural event for the Jesse D. Jones Lecture Series: a student/alumni panel entitled "Got Problems? Mathematicians Can Solve Them!". During the panel high schools students were able to ask current 糖心logo入口 State undergraduates, graduate students and alumni questions about pursuing a career in mathematics.
• Screening of the Oscar-nominated movie Hidden Figures.

Schedule in brief

8:15 - 9 a.m.: Registration 鈥� 3rd Floor Concourse
9 - 9:15 a.m.: Welcome 鈥� Theater
9:15 - 10:20 a.m.: Math Competition 鈥� Ballroom
10:25 - 10:55 a.m.: Panel Discussion: 鈥淕ot Problems? Mathematicians Can Solve Them!鈥� 鈥� Theater
11 - 11:35 a.m.: Lunch and Awards 鈥� Ballroom
11:40 a.m. - 1:50 p.m.: The movie 鈥淗idden Figures鈥� 鈥� Theater
1:50 - 2 p.m.: Closing Remarks - Theater