The Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science is brimming with activity in three vital disciplines: Mathematics; Statistics; and Computer Science. These fields can team up with almost any other discipline or interest---and also align well with many careers. Check us out!
Upcoming Colloquium
Frank Farris, Tuesday, December 6, 1:30 in RNS 310
Note the special date and time!!
Undercover Symmetry
Spend some time with the images shown, which, according to the usual classification, have exactly the same symmetry type. Something seems different about the right-hand image: Why do the yellow/pink bowties seem to have mirror symmetry, which are not symmetries of the pattern as a whole? Why are they set at such strange angles relative to the orientation of the grid of red dots? These strange features led me to discover new types of symmetry in wallpaper patterns, with unexpected connections to such things as eigenvalues of a Laplacian and the length spectra of orbifolds.
See Colloquium Series for info on other upcoming colloquia.
MSCS NEWS
- Textbook Info: All sections of Calculus I (MATH 120) will use "Modeling the Dynamics of Life" by Adler. All sections of Calculus II and Honors Calculus II (Math 126 and 128) will use Stewart's Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 7th ed. All sections of Linear Algebra (Math 220) will use a textbook TBA.
- AQR, Mathematics, and Statistics Placement Information: Please see the information to the left.
- Class of 2013: Among the 2013 graduates were 65 mathematics majors, 25 statistics concentrators, and 13 computer science majors. Congratulations to the students, parents, and faculty who helped this happen!
- Alumni: View profiles of recent alumni/ae.