Polytechnic Institute of NYU Department of Mathematics

New and Noteworthy

PhD Qualifying Exams Sign -up
In the Summer Session 2012, May 17 - August 24, the Department of Mathematics offers classes for first year students. Selected sophomore classes are also offered, subject to sufficient registration.
(New) Article in The Polytechnic Reporter about the Math Workshop
Exhibition: The Culture of Old Babylonian Mathematics
This exhibition at NYUs Institute for the Study of the Ancient World shows the most celebrated original Babylonian clay tablets until December 17, 2010. See also: New York Times article
Eminent Scholar Lecture by Shing-Tung Yau: (rescheduled)
From Riemannian Geometry to Modern Computer Graphics
Friday, April 30, 2010, 4:00-5:00pm in JAB 474
Great Success at Putnam Competition!
The Department of Mathematics is proud to congratulate Kostyantyn Mazur and Valentin Zakharevich for their successful participation in the Putnam Competition 2009.
The Putnam Competition is the most difficult Undergraduate Mathematics Competition in the US. Over 4,000 participants compete each year. With rank 102 and 208, respectively, Kostyantyn and Valentin belong to the top 5% of Mathematics students nationwide.
Latest news about the department
Manifold Destiny (Fascinating article on the Poincaré conjecture from the 8/28/2006 issue of the New Yorker)
Letters responding to article (including one from a Polytechnic professor)
Elusive Proof, Elusive Prover: A New Mathematical Mystery (New York Times story about Grisha Perelman and his proof of the Poincare conjecture)
Emperor of Math (Profile of S. T. Yau from the New York Times)
Stephen Colbert on the Poincaré conjecture
Stephen Colbert on the Poincaré conjecture, part 2
zefrank on the Poincaré conjecture
Why Math Will Rock Your World (Business Week, January 23, 2006)
Capturing the Unicorn: How two mathematicians came to the aid of the Met
(Article on the Chudnovskys from the 4/11/2005 issue of the New Yorker)
Nova segment on the Chudnovskys
Photos of banquet in honor of Professor S. T. Yau

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