{"id":540,"date":"2023-10-27T11:07:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T16:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/?p=540"},"modified":"2023-10-27T11:08:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T16:08:55","slug":"sonya-kovalevsky-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/news\/sonya-kovalevsky-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonya Kovalevsky Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Mathematics faculty hosted our annual Sonya Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day on the MUW campus on October 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/SonyaKovalevsky_talk_2-1024x328.png\" alt=\"High school students attend Sonya Kovalevsky Day talk.\" class=\"wp-image-542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/SonyaKovalevsky_talk_2-1024x328.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/SonyaKovalevsky_talk_2-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/SonyaKovalevsky_talk_2-768x246.png 768w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/SonyaKovalevsky_talk_2-1536x492.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/SonyaKovalevsky_talk_2-2048x656.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sonya Kovalevsky was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics. We celebrate and honor her academic achievements and contributions to the field by encouraging young women to follow their own interests in mathematics. The event is meant to encourage young women to continue their studies of mathematics and to prepare for possible careers in mathematics-related fields. Students took a competition exam with prizes including MUW scholarships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/SonyaKovalevsky_Winner-821x1024.png\" alt=\"A female high school math student winner a prize during Sonya Kovalevsky Day.\" class=\"wp-image-544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/SonyaKovalevsky_Winner-821x1024.png 821w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/SonyaKovalevsky_Winner-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/SonyaKovalevsky_Winner-768x958.png 768w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/SonyaKovalevsky_Winner-1231x1536.png 1231w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/SonyaKovalevsky_Winner-1641x2048.png 1641w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/SonyaKovalevsky_Winner.png 1960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The event opened with a keynote speaker, Dr. Clifton Wingard, who helped spark student interest in mathematics with his talk \u201cThe Importance of Zero.\u201d MUW math faculty then hosted small group break-out sessions for students to explore mathematical concepts that don\u2019t always come up in the classroom, involving games, puzzles, and hands-on activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Josh Hanes, Associate Professor of Mathematics in the MUW Department of Sciences and Mathematics has found over the years that the amount of mathematics that high school students encounter before coming to college is such a small portion of what they will need in their pursuit of a career in the field. \u201cIt\u2019s less about awareness of opportunities,\u201d he says, \u201cand more about understanding that mathematics isn\u2019t just about \u2018doing math.\u2019 It\u2019s about making the world around you easier to understand.\u201d By studying mathematics, students develop the mental discipline to focus on abstract concepts, manipulate them in their heads, and use these skills to solve problems quickly and efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to hosting this event again next fall!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-department-of-sciences-amp-mathematics wp-block-embed-department-of-sciences-amp-mathematics\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"djmpzoYXWA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/activities\/kovalevsky\/\">Sonia Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Sonia Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day&#8221; &#8212; Department of Sciences &amp; Mathematics\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/activities\/kovalevsky\/embed\/#?secret=kSR2r1hHgl#?secret=djmpzoYXWA\" data-secret=\"djmpzoYXWA\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mathematics faculty hosted our annual Sonya Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day on the MUW campus on October 3rd, 2023. 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