Stan Wagon, Prof. of Mathematics and Computer Science, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota
E-mail: LAST@macalester.edu where LAST is my last name.
My square-wheel bike, on permanent display at Macalester College. This construction, believe it or not, earned me an entry in "Ripley's Believe It or Not"; beats standing in a block of ice for three days or growing three-foot long fingernails. This version is our second such vehicle, built in 2004. The first, from 1995, was a little less refined and the ride on the catenary road less smooth. The new version rides very very smoothly.
Our Work at the International Snow Sculpture Championships in Breckenridge, Colorado
Climbing and Ski Trips and Expeditions
Colorado Skiing Spring skiing in the steep couloirs of Colorado's high peaks.
Utah Canyon Country Trips to the unique canyons of the Escalante area.
Canada Skiing Skiing on the glaciers, and at the huts and lodges of the B.C. and Alberta mountains.
Selkirk Lodge Featuring a beautiful lodge and a fast ascent of Virtue Mountain.
Icefall Lodge Flowers, birds, and a 10000-foot glaciated summit.
Skiing in the LaSal Range, Moab Three nights camping featuring a steep descent of the north face of Mt. Mellenthin.
Tomasaki Hut Skiing, Moab A fine three days of skiing above the slickrock country.
International Basin Climbing A climb of several peaks in a remote area of the Purcell Range of B.C.
Mt. Logan A 17-day, 4-person expedition to the largest mountain in the world. Also: Icefield Discovery camp.
Mt. Forbes Featuring a frigid stream crossing.
Eagle Peak Featuring an unplanned bivouac.
Snowpatch Spire A climb of a difficult Bugaboo, with a near-serious accident.
Peak T, Gore Range An ascent of one of the most unusual features in the Gore Range.
Rock Climbing Mostly Yosemite and Tuolomne climbs (Half Dome, El Cap, Royal Arches, Fairview Dome, etc.).
Wildlife Photos My best images of birds and animals (goats, marmots, ptarmigan, elk, kea, rattlesnake).
Wildflower Photos My best images of flowers from the mountains of Colorado.
Selkirk Mountains From Space, a poster-sized lithograph of the highest quality that shows the Selkirks of British Columbia and much of the Rockies, designed by me, is now available for viewing and purchase.
TelemarkTips.com Feature article on ski traverses in British Columbia
Prize-winning essay about Katie Larson for Couloir magazine.
A list of peaks I have climbed I am happy to share info on request.
Mathematics
Rocky Mountain Mathematica Annual July courses taught by Ed Packel and Stan Wagon in the mountains of Colorado.
The SIAM 100-Digit Challenge Ten challenge problems by N. Trefethen with solutions by our prize-winning team.
The VisualDSolve project An e-book by Antonin Slavik, Dan Schwalbe, and Stan Wagon with a comprehensive Mathematica package for visualizing solutions to differential equations.
Miscellaneous mathematical images Surfaces drawn using a special contour-and-flow method.
A list of my mathematical papers
Books written by Stan Wagon (all available at amazon.com)
INVISIBLE HANDSHAKE sculpture at Macalester College
Problem of the Week The Macalester Problem of the Week program sends out a weekly math puzzle during the academic year. This project has run continuously since 1968, when it was started by the late J. D. E. Konhauser. The list server is maintained by the Math Forum @ Drexel and you can subscribe by sending a message to majordomo@mathforum.org. The body of the message should say only: SUBSCRIBE MACPOW. Past problems may be viewed at the Problem of the Week Archive.
My favorite math problems and puzzles
Miscellaneous
Favorite Contemporary Novels and Nonfiction
Athletic Achievements
