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The Problem of the Week tradition was started in 1968 by the late Professor Joe Konhauser and continued by Professor Stan Wagon since 1993. The PoW is available each week in an envelope outside the department office, OLRI 222. Pick one up!
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Statistics position information (AY 2012-13)
Why Mac for math, statistics, and computer science?
The largest department at Macalester, we graduate a diverse group of 30–40 majors each year, over 50% from outside of the US. Many Mac students enter with substantial previous work in mathematics or experience with computers; others start with little background. We tailor our program to both kinds of students—there is a place here for you.
Our curriculum is broad and innovative, and students can focus in any one of four areas:
- theoretical math
- applied math
- statistics
- computer science
Faculty members are recognized as outstanding and dedicated teachers, with active professional lives on campus, regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Academic activities outside of class include internships, competitions, weekly seminars and the Tuesday departmental tea in the MSCS Reading Room.
News
Elise Delmas' experience at JMM
MSCS faculty and students volunteered at the first annual STEM night
Check out photos from this year's annual scavenger hunt
Colin Jarvis ('13) cuts his bagel in to two linked Mobius strips. You too can try it, following steps at: http://www.georgehart.com/bagel/bagel.html
- Math major Rayanatou Laouali ’12 receives grant under the Davis Projects for Peace initiative. Read the article.
- David Lopez '10 writes about historical details of events leading up to the founding of the Federal Reserve. Read the article.
- Professor Addresses Congressional Committee
- New website designed by U of M student with oversight by Professor Shilad Sen helps users find movies. Read the article.
- Professor Shilad Sen examines WikiLeaks in this class. Read about it in the Chronicle.
- Professor Chad Topaz Awarded $250K NSF Grant to Study Biological Swarming
- Professor Shilad Sen Awarded $1.2m NSF Grant to Study Tags
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First seminar of spring semester
Feb 14, 3:30, OLRI 250
Prof Yu Zhang & her students
Prof Andrew Beveridge received an NSF for a 3-year REU!
MAXIMA Summer REU in Interdisciplinary Mathematics
Students, faculty & alumni at Joint Mathematical Meeting







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