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	Mathematics and Statistics
		Many people think that a degree in mathematics only prepares one for a career in teaching or in the actuarial field, and nothing else.
		A major in mathematics is excellent preparation for work in the world of finance, economics, or business.
		Statistics is essential for the proper running of government, central to decision making in industry, and a core component of modern educational curricula at all levels."
	math.hunter.cuny.edu (297 words)

	Department - UNL - Department of Mathematics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mathematics professor Glenn Ledder and Biology professor Svata Louda are the lead PIs on the grant.
		Mathematics professor Jim Lewis is the lead PI for M^2.
		The Department was selected in 2003 to be one of eight departments of mathematics to serve as a partner in The Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate (CID).
	www.math.unl.edu (364 words)

	UWinnipeg < Dept of Math/Stats > (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As a student of Statistics, one may take courses in the areas of theoretical statistics and probability theory, where stress is placed on the logical development of statistical methods.
		Students who are not Statistics Majors will find that a background in statistics is valuable in many areas, in which the use of statistical methods to test theories and develop models is increasing; for some programs, certain Statistics courses are required.
		Statistical techniques are in wide use in virtually every branch of the Physical, Social, Biological, and Human Sciences.
	io.uwinnipeg.ca /~mathstat (427 words)

	Career Opportunities - Mathematics and Statistics Department - University of Canterbury
		Some jobs require specific mathematical or statistical skills while others, although not directly involving these skills, require the ability to think precisely and reason logically; these are abilities gained from your mathematical studies.
		Statistics New Zealand employs many of our mathematics and statistics graduates.
		Postgraduate degree in economics with a strong background in at least one of the areas of econometrics, statistics and mathematics.
	www.math.canterbury.ac.nz /careers.shtml (737 words)

	Department of Mathematics and Statistics
		We encourage any students beginning their senior year as a Mathematics or Statistics major to consider participating in this program.
		Requirements for departmental honors in either Mathematics or Statistics are:
		3.5 GPA in Mathematics or Statistics major and a 3.2 overall GPA at UNM.Notification to department honors advisor no later than two full semesters before graduation.Completion of a project based on 6 credits of either Math 499 or Stat 495 (project outline to be presented to the Undergraduate Committee for approval).
	www.math.unm.edu (375 words)

	Vaasan yliopisto - Department of mathematics and statistics
		Research activity at the Department centres on the mathematical and statistical modelling of phenomena in economics.
		One especially strong area is the successful application of mathematical and statistical models to problem areas in financial markets and financial statement analysis.
		Mathematical research joint projects include the fields of IT and production economics, as exemplified in computer graphics, algorithms and the design of computer aided production models.
	www.uwasa.fi /~mathdept/ind_eng.html (207 words)

	Mathematics and Statistics
		The mathematics section may be browsed by the following subjects: general, algebra, analysis, applications to science and engineering, computer and information sciences, mathematics education, geometry and topology, history and foundations of mathematics, numerical analysis and optimization, and probability and statistics.
		Browse the extensive mathematics monograph collection from Göttingen State and University Library It may be browsed by author or title; searched using its own basic or advanced interface; or use the Distributed Digital Library of Mathematical Monographs Collection from the University of Michigan or Cornell's Multi-Repository Mathematics Collections and search all three collections.
		Contains a list of mathematics journals with articles on the Web and a list of Web sites for printed journals; there is also a listing of new mathematics journals.
	library.albany.edu /subject/math.htm (3978 words)

	Programs Mathematics & Statistics
		The undergraduate curriculum of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics prepares the student for graduate study; teaching; service in science, government and industry; and supporting roles in the social, biological, and physical sciences.
		An education in mathematics, together with appropriate course work in relevant interdisciplinary areas such as computer science, statistics, economics, or the natural sciences, leads to many career opportunities.
		Questions may be directed to the Mathematics and Statistics Department.
	uwf.edu /mathstat/programs (441 words)

	Why Study Mathematics and Statistics
		The mathematical sciences are developing rapidly, providing many career opportunities and challenges both in traditional fields and in new exciting areas where mathematics and statistics are essential tools.
		If you decide to pursue mathematical studies at university, you will be choosing not only a fascinating and prestigious subject, but also a program which will give you excellent prospects for a rewarding career.
		Mathematics is also an excellent preparation for further study in various fields.
	ace.acadiau.ca /math/whymath.htm (272 words)

	Mathematics & Statistics - ELi Research Guides - UWF Libraries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Books on mathematics and statistics may be identified in the Libraries' Online Catalog by using author, title, keyword, and subject searches.
		Online books on mathematics and statistics may be found by searching the NetLibrary database by author, title, and keyword.
		Statistical Universe provides access to statistics produced by the U.S. government, major international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities.
	www.lib.uwf.edu /eli/Science/mathematics.shtml (1174 words)

	University of Pittsburgh: Mathematics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Mathematics Department was featured in a recent article in Economist magazine.
		The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics has announced that University of Pittsburgh Mathematics PhD student Carolina Manica is a winner of the 2005 Student Paper Prize.
		Carolina's winning paper was "Convergence of Time Averaged Statistics of Finite Element Approximations of the Navier-Stokes Equations," (co-authored with V. John and W. Layton).
	www.math.pitt.edu (225 words)

	Alspach's Mathematics and Poker Page
		He is recently retired from the SFU Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and is now a Professor Emeritus.
		The mathematics of gambling, in particular poker, is one of his continuing interests.
		Brian Alspach, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Simon Fraser University.
	www.math.sfu.ca /~alspach (207 words)

	Department of Mathematics
		Mathematics is the language of modern science, technology, engineering and finance.
		We are a world-leading centre for the study of mathematics and its applications.
		Our students receive the highest quality of mathematical education and training for jobs in research, industry, commerce and education.
	www.stats.bris.ac.uk (149 words)

	Cornell Univeristy Mathematics Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		OUP publishes 12 mathematics and statistics journals including several titles published for the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA). Many titles are available back to 1998.
		Kluwer Online does not have a separate mathematics listing but includes approximately 50 journal titles in mathematics and statistics. Included are Kluwer, Plenum and Consulatants Bureau imprints. Many of the titles only have relatively recent issues on line but some title are available as far back as 1995.
		Blackwell has approximately 15 mathematics and statistics journal titles available. Generally online availability is limited to 2000 but some titles are available further back.
	www.library.cornell.edu /math/digitalization.php (865 words)

	School of Mathematical Sciences
		Mathematics used together with ultra fast computers to solve the equations that rule the cosmos.
		The heart and soul of mathematics, dealing first and foremost with the ideal, the beauty of perfection.
		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)

	Mathematics & Statistics Sources - UCSB Library
		This is the best database to start with for mathematics and statistics; has records from 1940 to present.
		The Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC) is used to categorize items covered by the two reviewing databases, Mathematical Reviews (MR) and Zentralblatt MATH (Zbl).
		The Los Alamos xxx Mathematics Archive is an (e)text archive of mathematical prints maintained by Los Alamos with a 'front end' at UC Davis.
	www.library.ucsb.edu /subjects/math/mathematics.html (747 words)

	Mathematics AP Statistics
		The vision is that students will be avid mathematical problem solvers, will communicate mathematically (listen, speak, read, write, and reflect), will reason mathematically using basic and higher-order thinking skills concurrently, and will make connections within mathematics as well as between mathematics and other disciplines.
		The Mathematics curriculum for Fayetteville Public Schools incorporates national and state standards as well as standards derived from the Mathematics section of the state benchmark -course exams, the Stanford Achievement Test, Version 9, the SAT and the ACT.
		The goal of each grade level or course curriculum is to narrow the focus of instruction and student learning in order to allow students' to engage in learning the competencies and objectives in depth through a variety of contexts.
	www.fayar.net /admin/edvision/math/CP15535.HTM (1186 words)

	NERC Research Funding - Environmental Mathematics and Statistics
		Following a community workshop, a proposal for a research programme was submitted to NERC and considered at the October 2000 meeting of the Science and Technology Board.
		NERC and EPSRC are now jointly funding a £3.5 million programme in Environmental Mathematics and Statistics.
		This capacity-building initiative addresses NERC's aim of attracting mathematicians and statisticians to environmental research, and EPSRC's identification of environmental mathematics and statistics as a strategic priority.
	www.nerc.ac.uk /funding/interdisciplinary (172 words)

	U.N.R. Mathematics Department
		Mathematics is a diverse subject, which has applications in many endeavors.
		A mathematics major provides a solid background for actuarial science, computer careers, professional schools, and graduate study as well as teaching.
		The Electronic Library of Mathematics Mathematical Journals (these are freely available).
	www.unr.edu /cos/math (332 words)

	School of Mathematics
		It is the national headquarters for the Maths, Stats and OR Network, a Subject Centre of the Higher Education Academy.
		The School is internationally renowned for research in many areas of mathematics, and received high ratings in the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise.
		This page is maintained by the School of Mathematics and we welcome your comments.
	www.mat.bham.ac.uk (99 words)

	APICS Mathematics and Statistics Committee
		We have published a variety of papers and reports, a booklet to help students prepare for university calculus and a book which is essentially the collected works (questions posed and solutions submitted) of Professor W. Blundon, for years the Head of Department at Mememorial University and a keen problem-solver throughout his life.
		In 2002, in response to a request from the Chair of APICS Council, the Committee prepared a report on a new mathematics curriculum which is being implemented in Atlantic Canada and worrying universities because of possible negative effects on the preparedness of students for university level calculus.
		The first sixteen Blundon lectures and first nineteen mathematics competitions were published in 1997 and copies are still available.
	www.math.mun.ca /%7Eapics (521 words)

	University of Limerick, College of Informatics & Electronics
		The Department of Mathematics and Statistics has a current establishment of 21 positions including three professors (Applied Mathematics, Statistics), 4 associate professors and 2 senior lecturers.
		The current expertise of the Department extends over statistics (see: Statistical Consulting Unit), operations research, control theory, numerical methods, mathematical methods in engineering and applied science, industrial mathematics and mathematical education.
		The department offers a full-time degree programme in Mathematical Sciences and Computing as well as servicing all the mathematical needs of other degree programmes in the Colleges of Science, Engineering, Business, Education and Humanities.
	www.ul.ie /~informat/maths.php (156 words)

	Mathematics and Statistics - "a lively and developing research group" - RAE feedback
		Mathematics and Statistics - "a lively and developing research group" - RAE feedback
		Statistics at Lancaster earned the top grade in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise and was recently upgraded to 6* status.
		Plone makes heavy use of CSS, which means it is accessible to any internet browser, but the design needs a standards-compliant browser to look like we intended it.
	www.maths.lancs.ac.uk (251 words)

	Math Major - Math & Statistics Internships - Hollins University
		The study of mathematics is motivated by its intrinsic beauty as well as its applicability to everyday life.
		A student graduating with a mathematics major from Hollins will be a logical thinker who is well educated in major areas of mathematics (calculus, linear algebra, statistics, algebra, and analysis), in the application of mathematical concepts to problem solving, and in the development and communication of applied and theoretical mathematics.
		A recent survey of Hollins mathematics graduates shows careers as bankers, teachers, defense analysts, actuaries, and programmers; and graduate school placements in mathematics, forensic science, medicine, and law.
	www.hollins.edu /undergrad/math/math.htm (514 words)

	Mathematics and Statistics - Interesting and Useful Links
		Students struggling with any aspect of their mathematics unit should visit the gallery of multimedia learning units or try the interactive tests.
		There is a comprehensive list of mathematical tools available on the web from differentiators to elementary statistics packages, plus links to many other Mathematics and Statistics sites of interest.
		Again, the questions are at a very fundamental level, for those students who find they have a gap in their mathematical skills.
	www.maths.murdoch.edu.au /links (906 words)

	UK Maths Departments
		The National Committee for Mathematics of the Royal Irish Academy maintains a list of Irish Maths Depts on the Web.
		A good source for many mathematical resources is the Platonic Realms Website run by Sidney Smith at Boulder.
		This page is among the 60 most linked pages in Mathematics on the Web.
	www.ma.hw.ac.uk /uk_maths.html (238 words)

	Department of Mathematics, University of Glasgow
		A Department of Mathematics has existed at the University of Glasgow since the seventeenth century.
		It is rated 5 for research in both Pure and Applied Mathematics.
		One of the Mathematics Masterclasses given in the department is on symmetry and we have developed a website to go with it.
	www.maths.gla.ac.uk (155 words)

	Department of Mathematics and Statistics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Tennessee at Martin is part of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences.
		The department provides degree programs for the mathematics major, and offers minors in both statistics and mathematics.
		Faculty are active in supporting a mathematics club, a mathematics colloquium, and a mathematics laboratory for students.
	www.utm.edu /departments/cens/math/index.php (147 words)

	SDSU Department of Mathematics and Statistics
		The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is divided into three subject areas, Mathematics and Applications, Mathematics Education, and Statistics.
		The Gene Lopez and Edgar Howard Memorial Fund was established to honor two esteemed members of the department who died in 2001.
		Donations will be used to enhance the educational and mathematical experience of undergraduates in the department.
	www.math.sdsu.edu (198 words)

	Mathematics & Statistics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		We offer a range of undergraduate BSc and MMath courses in Mathematics with an optional Professional Training year.
		We have two active research groups in Mathematics and Statistics and we run a lively programme for PhD and MPhil by research in an environment where teaching and research are well integrated.
		Both the Mathematics and Statistics research groups were rated 5A in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise.
	www.maths.surrey.ac.uk (146 words)

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