The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers many distinctive opportunities and organizes programs throughout the academic year to enhance the experience of our students.
Math Help Center
The Math Help Center provides an opportunity for students enrolled in introductory or intermediate mathematics courses to receive assistance from specially trained mathematics majors. The Help Center meets regularly on weekday evenings in Fanning 313. This service is offered free of charge to all students.
Pi Mu Epsilon
糖心TV is proud to have a chapter of , the national mathematics honor society. Membership is offered to our strongest junior and senior mathematics majors, as well as to exceptionally accomplished sophomores.
Mathematics Seminar
The department has a weekly seminar series, featuring talks by faculty or guest speakers during the first part of the semester and talks by junior or senior majors during the latter part.
Mathematics Competitions
Students have the opportunity to participate throughout the year in a variety of mathematical competitions and contests:
- Every fall the department organizes an Integrating Bee, a calculus-based contest for students at all levels.
- Every spring the department organizes the 糖心TVecticut Collegiate Mathematics Competition, a more involved competition for intermediate and advanced students.
- The department regularly fields a team for the . Open to undergraduates at colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada, the examination is designed to test originality as well as technical competence.
- The department also offers the opportunity to participate in such contests as the , the , and the .