Mathematics
Dr. John Harris, Department Chair
121 Sullivan
814-471-1143
Fax: 814-472-3028
E-mail
Mailing Address
Saint Francis University
P.O. Box 600
Loretto, PA
15940-0600
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Math Department Activities
| Math Competition 2011
Mathematics majors Quy Cao, Michael DeLyser, Teddy Jagielski, Laura Stibich, and Colleen Stock along with Dr. Brendon LaBuz, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, attended the Allegheny Mountain Section of the Mathematical Association of America Conference at Clarion University on April 8-9, 2011. The students participated in problem - solving competitions and attended student and faculty talk sessions. | 
Dr. Brendon Labuz, Michael DeLyser (in back), Quy Cao, Teddy Jagielski, Laura Stibich, and Colleen Stock
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SFU students preparing for the mathematics problem- solving competition.
|  | Pi Day 2011
Pi Day (March 14 as the popular and irrational mathematical constant 3.14) gave the mathematics department an opportunity to share sweet treats, socialize, and mathematics education with the campus community. A large number of round pies were consumed by the many who visited during the day at this annual event. Students from Dr. Katherine Remillard’s MATH 106 Elementary Mathematics course demonstrated various ways to estimate pi. Topics covered were Pi Line, Archimedes’ Recipe for Pi, the AquaDom, and the Circle of Pi. The math students also collected donations for the Japan earthquake disaster relief fund.
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Pi Day 2010
Saint Francis Mathematics majors celebrating Pi Day. The celebration included eating pie, demonstrations, and discussing the relevance of Pi. Interesting fact about Pi Day: On March 12, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HRES 224 recognizing March 14, 2009, as National Pi Day.
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