Sonia Kovalevsky Mathematics Day 2008

Workshop for High School-Age Women

February 23, 2008

Sponsored by the Association for Women in Mathematics and Auburn Montgomery.

"Say what you know, do what you must, come what may" - Sonya Kovalevsky

SK Day 2008 marked the Auburn Montgomery Mathematics Department's fifth year to honor the noted female mathematician with events designed to encourage high school-age women to consider careers in mathematics and the sciences.

Sonia Kovalevsky Days have been organized by the Association for Women In Mathematics (AWM) and institutions around the country since 1985. The event is named in honor of Sonia Kovalevsky, who was the first woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics.

2008 SK Day Brochure         Program
 

Learn more about Sonia Kovalevsky

The Cauchy-Kovalevskaya Theorem

Biographies of Women Mathematicians

Women in Math

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Connie M. Campbell
Department of Mathematics
Millsaps College

More about the event
High school teachers from throughout Alabama bring their female students to Montgomery to meet the AUM mathematics faculty, professional women who use math in their careers, and other high school students who are interested in math. The day includes workshops through which the leaders hope to inspire the participants to continue their study of mathematics.

All participants in 2008 received books and prizes.