EMU math department blog

CS 101/102 “Introduction to Computers” is offered every semester as an introductory course to non-majors. The title of the course is kind of misleading. We will probably have the name changed to “Introduction to Computer Science” instead.

Many people have flawed images for CS in their minds. In fact CS is much more exciting and fun than what most people think. In this course we intend to introduce to students various areas of computer science, such as artificial intelligence, computer graphics, databases, computer network, and more. These are areas which have great influences on every aspect of our daily lives. If you want to know how people make 3-D animation movies, or how an iRobot vacuum does its job, or how your financial information is stored and processed, take this course in the future.

Congratulations to Dustin Good, who has been awarded the Brenneman-Longacher Endowed Mathematics Scholarship.  Dustin is a first-year student from
Harrisonburg, Virginia, who is double majoring in mathematics and computer science.  As the recipient of this scholarship, Dustin will receive $1250 per year for four years (starting with the 2007-08 year). 

The first two students chosen to receive the Brenneman-Longacher math scholarship have graduated by now.  Trevor Bare, who was the scholarship recipient in the fall of 2003, graduated in December of 2006.  After graduating, Trevor got married and moved back to Pennsylvania, where he is working as an actuary.  Tyler Yoder, the second recipient of the scholarship, completed his degree in mathematics last month.  Tyler has also moved back to his home area in Pennsylvania.

If you are planning to attend EMU and are interested in majoring in math, you should apply for the scholarship!  Send an e-mail message to smeltzed@emu.edu for more information.