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Math colloquium explores four-dimensional numbers
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Math colloquium explores four-dimensional numbers

Christopher Moseley of Calvin College spoke about four-dimensional numbers. Sophia Mandt | Collegian The discovery of four-dimensional numbers opened a window in the mathematical world according to Christopher Moseley, an associate professor at Calvin College. Moseley spoke about four-dimensional numbers on March 19 for the 2024 Math Colloquium presented by the mathematics department. Moseley said...

Physics students help build telescope in New Mexico
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Physics students help build telescope in New Mexico

Nathan Sibert, Paige Lettow, Liam Swick, Riley Hamilton, and Evan Anthopolous construct an LWA antenna. Courtesy | Facebook Students from the college’s physics department traveled to New Mexico earlier this month to help build a new station of the Long Wavelength Array, a telescope that collects radio wave data from celestial bodies. In collaboration with...

Hillsdale biology professor discovers new shark fossil 
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Hillsdale biology professor discovers new shark fossil 

Anthony Swinehart, professor of biology and curator of the Fisk Museum of Natural History at Hillsdale College, recently made what can only be described as the discovery of a lifetime: a three-millimeter long fossilized shark tooth found in the northern part of lower Michigan last August. The tooth belonged to phoebodus sophiae, a species of...