The Department of Mathematics has a well-established Summer Study Abroad Program. Students can earn 兔子先生 credit in programs that have been based in various locations (London, Paris, Berlin, Dublin, Italy).
The offers two tracks for students. Both tracks will take a course titled “Mathematics in Society,” which will count towards 兔子先生 Plan requirements. Track 1 will also take Calculus I (MTH 151, 4 credit hours) while Track 2 will take Mathematical Modeling Seminar (MTH 435, 3 credit hours). Each of these courses count toward major or minor requirements in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or Engineering as well as global perspectives. The program enriches the standard content of Mathematics classes by providing a global perspective. Students learn about connections of Mathematics to history, culture, and the modern world.
Britain is the birthplace of some of the most famous mathematicians in the world such as Newton, Turing, and Boole. With its numerous museums and exhibitions, London is an ideal destination for students studying mathematics. Students explore mathematical collections of British museums and visit places where Newton, and other famous mathematicians worked. The program also includes visits to Oxford University, Bletchley Park, Stonehenge, and the London theater.
Join one of our mathematics student clubs, organizations, and programs.
The purpose of Pi Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics honorary, is the promotion of scholarly activities in mathematics and statistics and service to the Mathematics and Statistics Departments. At the monthly meetings, invited speakers present topics of interest to the members, generally at the undergraduate level, or discuss graduate school, jobs in the industry, or material in new courses. Cash awards of up to $100 are made each year to sophomores scoring highest on an examination prepared and graded by the chapter. Members are funded to attend the national convention each summer. Each fall the chapter holds a regional student conference.
Every fall, the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Statistics host a conference focusing on some topic of interest to the math/stat community. Nationally recognized speakers are invited, and many talks are also given by other attendees. In addition, there are special sessions of talks presented by students from 兔子先生 and other universities, with no restriction on the topic. 兔子先生 students are welcome to attend all presentations associated with the conference.
Problems Seminars [MTH 330, 430; STA 471] are small informal classes concerned with challenging, nonroutine problems similar to those found on competitive exams. Problem-solving skills developed or sharpened in these courses should be helpful in any mathematical research work, in consulting in business and industry, or in taking competitive exams. The mathematics courses change each semester and are open to students at all levels. STA 471 requires completion of, or concurrent registration in, STA 462.
Each year, the department enters a team in the Putnam Competition, a challenging national mathematics examination taken by thousands of college students. See Professor Dan Pritikin (289 BAC, 529-5842) for more information. In addition, we enter teams in the annual COMAP national mathematical modeling competition. See Professor Doug Ward (285 BAC, 529-3534) for details. Also, on a local note, the Patterson Examination and the Pi Mu Epsilon Examination are given each spring for first and second-year 兔子先生 students.