The integer a ends in a string of n zeros. If
what is n?
Solution:
so a = 100!. The number of zeros at the end of 100! is the same as the number of 5s in its prime factorization. There are 20 factors of 5 in the first 100 integers, but 4 of them are also factors of 25, yielding 24 factors of 5 in all.
Shortly before the start of autumn classes, eighteen faculty and staff from Mathematical Sciences joined together and spent the day volunteering with Nourishing Hope, one of the largest and longest-operating hunger relief organizations in Chicago. Volunteers spent the day packing groceries, sorting food, and assisting in other important tasks.
Photos from the warehouse!
Several students from the DePaul mathematics community spent their summers engaging in full-time mathematical research. Some students conducted research with DePaul faculty as part of the Undergraduate Summer Research Program, while others conducted research at external institutions. Regardless of location, students learned to ask and answer their own questions, and even proved things that had never been proven before! So cool!
At the end of the summer, the following students came together and presented their work at the 2024 Mathematical Sciences Summer Research Showcase:
Abstracts for the student talks can be found here: 2024 Summer Research Showcase Abstracts
Interested in learning more about these students’ experiences? Keep an eye out for upcoming DePaul Math Club talks!
Are you interested in conducting mathematical research? (Great!) You can start by talking to the faculty members you know or by reaching out to the MAT department’s undergraduate research coordinator, Dr. Emily Barnard (e.barnard@depaul.edu).
The Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics (NCUWM) will be accepting applications for participants between October 1 and October 18. This conference is open to all undergraduates and provides most of the local funding as well as some travel support. Students may present research talks or posters, or they can attend without presenting. The conference is helpful for all students, whether they know they want to go to graduate school in math or whether they like math and are unsure what to do with it. Please consider applying!
The conference will take place January 31 – February 2, 2025. More information can be found here: NCUWM
The College of Science and Health’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, with support from the Dean’s Office, invites you to our 2nd annual CSH FEST to be held on Thursday, September 26, 2024, from 2:30-6:00 pm on the Lincoln Park Campus Quad.We are pleased to bring this event to our college and the DePaul community after such an incredible inaugural CSH Fest last year. This event is an opportunity to kick off the academic year and to meet, greet, and engage with our new and returning CSH graduate and undergraduate students.
In keeping with the strategic goals for the College, the purpose of CSH Fest is to create a sense of community and belonging while celebrating the richness and diversity of our students, faculty, and staff in science and health fields. CSH Fest is free, and there will be snacks, games, prizes, cotton candy, snow cones, and an informational fair with CSH units and student organizations as well as other partners within and outside of DePaul. DIBS will also be making an appearance!
Throughout the year, the MAT Department hosts a number of informal events meant to help build and sustain our mathematical sciences community here at DePaul. These events provide an opportunity to meet with fellow MAT students, at both undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as MAT faculty members in a relaxed setting.
We will have four teas during the autumn quarter:
These community hours will take place in the MAT Department office suite (on the 5th floor of SAC). Light refreshments, such as coffee, tea, and cookies, will be served. We hope that you can join us.
The DePaul Math Club meets Fridays at 12:00 in Arts and Letters 408. It’s a great time filled with pizza, beverages, great people, a relaxed environment, and some fascinating mathematics—math that’s both niche and underdiscussed and the hottest topics leading the math world today. We are usually joined by student researchers, graduate students, or professors—some from DePaul and some from other institutions—to share the math they work with. No math background required. We hope that you will join us for one of our upcoming meetings.
If you are interested in getting more involved with this exciting and vibrant group this year, please complete this short form to join the mailing list:
You can also reach out to the DMC leadership team directly by emailing dpumathclub@gmail.com.