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In the News (Wed 22 May 13)

  
  UTS: Science - Department of Mathematical Sciences
The Department of Mathematical Sciences is one of six Departments in the Faculty of Science.
Mathematical, statistical and modelling skills are of increasing importance in finance, and the degree provides high level training in all of these areas.
The Bachelor of Science in Mathematics is an applied degree with an emphasis on statistics and operations research.
www.science.uts.edu.au /maths   (358 words)

  
 Welcome to the Department of Mathematical Sciences
Our goal is to open students' minds to the power, beauty, and utility of the mathematical sciences and to develop their conceptual understanding, problem solving ability, and analytical thinking skills.
The department's faculty is strongly committed to undergraduate teaching and to giving Mathematical Sciences majors a solid and broad-based foundation for a variety of careers as well as for graduate study.
Mathematical Sciences majors (and members of Loyola College's women's soccer team) Ashley Kramer, Leigh Ann Mastrini, and Ellen Sroka, were named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's All-Academic team (11/4 2004).
www.loyola.edu /mathsci   (328 words)

  
 Mathematical Sciences at Harvard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Mathematics 19 is a differential equations and mathematical modeling course with emphasis on the environmental and life sciences.
Mathematics 25 is a rigorous course in and beyond calculus; it introduces students to the techniques of abstraction and proof on which pure mathematics builds.
Mathematics 101 (F) is designed to introduce students who have little prior experience with careful mathematical proofs to the three main branches of abstract mathematics (geometry, analysis, and algebra) and to teach them to read and write proofs.
www.fas.harvard.edu /~mathsci   (7822 words)

  
 Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics and computation, because they attempt to describe the world we live in and our relationship to it, have always been critical to the evolution of civilization.
Exploring the relationship of the mathematical sciences to other areas of inquiry, new technologies, and the basic issues raised by them gives credibility to the fact that the mathematical sciences are a lively, growing, vital force in our lives.
Typically, students with a strong interest and a good background in mathematics begin their mathematics curriculum with Calculus and their computer science curriculum with Computer Science I. However, it is not uncommon for students with very strong high school backgrounds to begin in sophomore-level courses.
www.lclark.edu /COLLEGE/DEPAR/MATH   (838 words)

  
 WPI Department of Mathematical Sciences - Welcome
Mathematics and statistics are present in all the aspects of our modern society.
Mathematics instruction has been at the core of the education at WPI ever since its beginnings in 1868.
Currently the Department of Mathematical Sciences is home to about 120 undergraduate students and about 65 graduate students.
www.wpi.edu /Academics/Depts/Math   (247 words)

  
 Mathematics, Department of; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The mission of the Department of Mathematics is to pursue outstanding research and to provide high quality instruction in pure and applied mathematics.
The Department has one of the largest and most comprehensive mathematics graduate programs in the world and supports a large number of postdoctoral positions, offering training for careers in the mathematical sciences.
The Department's faculty conduct research that supports the on-going theoretical development of the mathematical sciences, and that simultaneously promotes the interdisciplinary use of mathematics in science, engineering and other fields.
www.math.uiuc.edu   (148 words)

  
 Employment Opportunities in the Mathematical Sciences
Candidates should have broad mathematical interests and be able to successfully teach general education courses as well as major courses: more specifically, candidates should be interested in teaching geometry, logic, algebra or statistics and in conveying the history and significance of mathematics.
Ph.D. in mathematics or mathematical statistics a time of appointment; demonstrated commitment to academic excellence; evidence of effective oral and written communication skills, and strong potential for establishing a solid record of research and publications.
Mathematics: Hartwick College, a private liberal arts and sciences college of 1480 students, located in Oneonta, NY in the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains invites candidates for a full-time tenure-track teaching position for the 2006-07 academic year at the rank of Assistant Professor (pending final administrative approval).
www.maa.org /pubs/employ.html   (9648 words)

  
 Mathematical Sciences - Cameron University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
We offer you an education in the fields of mathematics, computer science and statistics that will open doors to opportunities which will provide you an exciting and profitable future.
We offer majors in both computer science and mathematics, as well as minors in computer science, mathematics and statistics.
For those whose interest lies in the field of computer science, we offer a program that is under constant review to insure that a state-of-the-art quality is maintainend.
www.cameron.edu /math   (291 words)

  
 Mathematical Sciences (MA SC)
Students will be helped to develop: a solid foundation in mathematical studies; an awareness of the utility of mathematics, statistics, and computers; skills in translating practical problems into mathematical terms; a competency in the use of modern mathematical tools; problem-solving skills; and an awareness of the importance of mathematics in society.
Mathematical modeling is emphasized, and all students are required to take courses in statistics and computer science.
For a B. degree in Mathematical Sciences with the Secondary Education option, a minimum of 123 credits is required.
www.psu.edu /bulletins/bluebook/major/masc.htm   (791 words)

  
 Careers That Count : Table of Contents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Mathematics is a powerful tool for solving practical problems and a highly creative field of study, combining logic and precision with intuition and imagination.
Mathematics can seem to concern only numbers and rules for calculating with them, but in fact it is much more.
With today's powerful computers, mathematics is being used in science and engineering in unprecedented ways: to plan the path of a robot arm, to model oil reservoirs under the surface of the earth, to make and break secret codes.
www.awm-math.org /ctcbrochure/toc.html   (396 words)

  
 Department of Mathematical Sciences
The Department of Mathematical Sciences is a national center for teaching and research in the mathematical sciences.
We are, through the mandatory basic courses in mathematics and statistics, substantially responsible for the quality of the engineering education for all engineering students.
The teaching staff is enganged in research, covering a wide spectrum of subjects within mathematics, numerics and statistics, often with connections to the natural sciences and technological applications.
www.math.ntnu.no /index-e.html   (161 words)

  
 IBM Research | IBM Research | Mathematical Sciences
We are a center for basic and applied research in the mathematical sciences and related areas.
Mathematical Sciences affects all areas, ranging from more efficient arithmetic calculations on chips to the invention of the Trackpoint for the Thinkpad to the creation of sophisticated systems for the evaluation and management of risk.
The focus of this research is two-fold: (i) to provide a library of reusable kernel optimization functions that are customized for steel manufacturing, and (ii) generalize these to make them usable for a broader set of production processes in other industries.
domino.research.ibm.com /comm/research.nsf/pages/d.math.html   (272 words)

  
 School of Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics used together with ultra fast computers to solve the equations that rule the cosmos.
The science of weather forecasting and climate phenomena.
Applications are invited for a continuing full-time Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at Level B or C. The appointee will contribute to the school's undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs in mathematics, and will conduct research in the area of geometry and analysis.
www.maths.monash.edu.au   (138 words)

  
 Mathematical Sciences, UNCG
The Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conference brings together undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members who share a common interest in mathematics.
Jan Rychtar, Assistant Professor of Mathematics within the department, the conference took place on Saturday, October 15th, 2005 at UNCG.
Shan Suthaharan, who is director of computer science in the UNCG Department of Mathematical Sciences.
www.uncg.edu /mat   (192 words)

  
 Elsevier.com - Mathematical Social Sciences
The journal emphasizes the unity of mathematical modelling in economics, psychology, political sciences, sociology and other social sciences.
Papers published by the journal are mathematically rigorous but no bounds, from above or from below, limits their technical level.
Mathematical techniques include, but are not limited to: axiomatic methods, combinatorial methods, graph theory and ordered structures, lattices and Boolean algebra, probability and statistics, functional analysis and fixed points, differential equations, dynamical and/or stochastic systems, optimization, control theory.
www.elsevier.com /locate/issn/01654896   (183 words)

  
 Mathematical & Physical Sciences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A strong and prominent Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences is of fundamental importance to a strong and prominent campus.
And the division is working with the College of Engineering to develop a model program promoting the success of women undergraduates and graduate students in science, mathematics and engineering.
Therefore, it is not a coincidence that many students trained in Mathematical and Physical Sciences excel in a wide range of other fields.
www.ls.ucdavis.edu /Academic/MPS   (505 words)

  
 Mathematics Department
The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers college mathematics and computer science courses which provide all students with mathematical and computational skills.
In addition, advanced courses support students who want to work in one of the mathematical sciences, to enter graduate school, or to teach.
Mathematics is used in all areas of modern life and a major in mathematics prepares one for many different careers even those that do not yet exist.
www.alcorn.edu /academic/academ/math.htm   (100 words)

  
 Department of Mathematical Sciences
The Department of Mathematical Sciences is committed to excellence in both teaching and research.
We have a vibrant community of staff who are active in research across a broad spectrum of mathematics and its applications, and over 450 students studying for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
The Department works closely with the Mathematics Education Centre which is home to the Centre of Excellence in the Provision of University-Wide Mathematics and Statistics Support, the only such centre in the UK.
www.lboro.ac.uk /departments/ma   (87 words)

  
 Mathematical Sciences
We are part of the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University.
The Department of Mathematical Sciences houses the mathematics and statistics disciplines.
Mathematical Sciences offices and classrooms are in Walker Hall at the west end of campus.
www.mathsci.appstate.edu   (251 words)

  
 Mathematical Sciences - Welcome to the School of Mathematical Sciences
The School has built up a strong record in areas of differential equations, financial mathematics, mathematical physics and numerical analysis.
in Financial and Actuarial Mathematics and the B.Sc.in Mathematical Sciences; and two postgraduate taught programmes, the M.Sc.
There is an extensive mathematics teaching role to the students on other degrees throughout the university.
www.dcu.ie /maths/index.shtml   (158 words)

  
 MASS - MASS Program at Penn State
The Mathematics Advanced Study Semesters (MASS) program started in the fall of 1996 and is held during the fall semester of each year.
The program combines advanced learning with research initiation and provides a highly charged interactive environment among a "critical mass" of talented and motivated students and a committed group of strong research faculty and top graduate students.
All participants are expected to have demonstrated a sustained interest in mathematics and a high level of mathematical ability and to have mastered basic techniques of mathematical proof.
www.math.psu.edu /mass   (295 words)

  
 Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences is a national and international visitor research institute.
It runs research programmes on selected themes in mathematics and the mathematical sciences with applications in a very wide range of science and technology.
It attracts leading mathematical scientists from the UK and from overseas to interact in research over an extended period.
www.newton.cam.ac.uk   (81 words)

  
 School of Mathematical Sciences
In support of this mission, the School of Mathematical Sciences offers a variety of masters and doctoral degrees, and maintains a strong applied research component through its internationally recognized Engineering and Industrial Applied Mathematics Clinic, offering students first-hand experience in solving significant problems in applied mathematics for business and industry clients.
These partnerships include a joint Ph.D. in Engineering and Industrial Applied Mathematics with California State University at Long Beach, MS and Ph.D. degrees in Financial Engineering jointly with the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management, and a joint Ph.D. program with San Diego State University in Computational Science.
I invite you to further explore our many programs in mathematical sciences at CGU, and discover all the important reasons to choose the CGU School of Mathematical Sciences for your graduate education.
www.cgu.edu /pages/168.asp   (316 words)

  
 Mathematical Sciences
He is currently a member of The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and The Mathematical Association of America.
Some of her articles on use of graphing calculators in teaching have appeared in the proceedings of ICTCM (International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics) and a mathematics bulletin published in this department.
In addition to teaching and monitoring undergraduate students in computer science, she directs a project funded by the U. Dept. of Education to introduce Internet as a tool in class room instruction.
www.alcorn.edu /academic/academ/math/Mathfcuty.htm   (1300 words)

  
 Clay Mathematics Institute
Nigel Hitchin of Oxford, and Leo Kadanoff of the University of Chicago begin Senior Scholar appointments in September at the Kavli Institute and the Fields Institute Program on Renormalization and Universality in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics, respectively.
The Clay Mathematics Institute held its 7th Annual Meeting at the University of Oxford on October 11, 2005.
Sherry Gong, a 10th grade student at Phillips Exeter Academy, was named the 2005 Clay Olympiad Scholar at a ceremony in Washington DC on June 27, 2005.
www.claymath.org   (560 words)

  
 Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Among the University's divisions is the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, a center for research and advanced training in mathematics and computer science.
The Institute has long been a leader in mathematical analysis, applied mathematics, and scientific computation, with special emphasis on partial differential equations and their applications.
Mathematics and computer science are viewed as living parts of the stream of science, not as isolated specialties.
www.cims.nyu.edu   (152 words)

  
 School of Maths UON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The School of Mathematical Sciences is part of the University of Nottingham.
The School conducts research of international quality in diverse areas of the mathematical sciences, and places great emphasis on excellence in teaching and learning.
In the latest Research Assessment Exercise the three units of assessment - Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics and Statistics - were each awarded grade 5 research ratings.
www.maths.nott.ac.uk   (86 words)

  
 Mathematics Magazine: Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Mathematics Magazine: Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences
Grattan-Guinness, I. (ed.), Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences, 2 vols., Johns Hopkins Press, 2003; xiv + 1806 pp, $49.95 per volume (P).
This is the collection for those whose appetite for history of mathematics is far greater than can be satiated by Math through the Ages.
www.24hourscholar.com /p/articles/mi_qa3789/is_200404/ai_n9401276   (228 words)

  
 School of Mathematical Sciences
Professor Szekeres was born in Budapest in 1911 and joined the Mathematics Department at Adelaide in 1948.
He was active in the School of Mathematical Sciences up until his shortly before his death.
Ren was an undergraduate at the University of Adelaide in the 1940's and Professor of Applied Mathematics from the late 1950's until his retirement in 1991.
www.maths.adelaide.edu.au   (267 words)

  
 Mathematical Sciences
curriculum is designed to develop the analytic skills required for an understanding and efficient use of mathematics.
Students are prepared for graduate study in mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics, and operations research; for positions in business and industry; for an actuarial career; and for teaching of mathematics from early childhood through secondary school.
Both programs provide the students with a thorough grounding in mathematics, while providing enough flexibility for the student to decide on the amount of emphasis to be given to computer science.
www.chc.edu /undergrad/math_sci.html   (198 words)

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