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Russell Merris, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics &
Computer Science, California State
University East Bay, Hayward, CA 94542
The paramount obligation of a college is
to develop in its students the ability to think clearly and
independently and the ability to live confidently, courageously and
hopefully. -- Ellen Browning Scripps
Announcement(s):
Last updated before my retirement on June 21, 2005.
About Russ Merris --
Vita
Articles
Books
Links to
the Math/CS
Department
the University
Intercollegiate Athletics
Music Performances
Theatre and Dance Performances
Careers in Math.
Recent articles of interest to mathematicians:
Carolyn Gordon and Barbara Lee Keyfitz,
Women in Academia: Are We Asking the Right Questions?
Allyn Jackson,
Has the Women-in-Mathematics Problem Been Solved?
Herbert A. Medina,
Doctorate Degrees in Mathematics Earned by Blacks,
Hispanics/Latinos, and Native Americans: A Look at the Numbers
Random
quotes and
court cases.
Discover the flavor of mathematics from a variety of perspectives, e.g.,
Neil Sloane's
On-Line Encyclopedia
of Integer Sequences
the web pages of CSU Hayward alumni Arlo
Caine, Chris
Caldwell, and Bruce
Sagan.
the joy of pi, and/or other
fun facts.
the art of
Escher
or the sculpture of
Hart.
Kevin Brown's
MathPages,
Eric Weisstein's World of Math,
Daniel Sanders's Graph Theory
Resources,
or David Parker's
DPGraph 2000.
the AMS,
the MAA,
SIAM,
or the NCTM.
its female practitioners,
past
and present;
its African American practitioners, via
MAD or
CAARMS; or
SACNAS, the Society for
Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
its
history.
photos arranged by
Nick Gilbert or
Brendan McKay.
the
biographies of some of its legends, e.g.,
Archimedes,
Hypatia,
and
Erdos.
the news
media.
the geometry
junkyard.
in its association with
science.
recreation, e.g., by checking out
GIMPS.
the National
Curve Bank,
or via the Mathematical Sciences
Digital Library.
Russ.Merris@csueastbay.edu