To all students interested in mathematics and statistics (majors and non-majors), the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) is holding an introductory meeting remotely on Tuesday, September 8, at 1:00 PM EDT. This is a time for us all to introduce ourselves and discuss the importance of a Williams student… Continue reading »
We are delighted to announce that Professor Pamela Harris has been selected as a recipient of the MAA Northeast Section Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching. Professor Eric Ruggieri, the Chair of the NES/MAA praised Professor Harris and commented that she “skillfully incorporates active learning and… Continue reading »
The first (and hopefully last!) virtual Joint Stats Meeting (JSM) was held this week online, originally scheduled to be in Philadelphia. Over 4,500 people registered for the event. Among the many presentations were two by Williams professors, Anna Plantinga and Xizhen Cai, who gave virtual talks on Wednesday. The… Continue reading »
Budapest Semesters in Mathematics is offering a no-tuition, no-credit remote program in the fall: Fall 2020 Online Learning Opportunity Students who are taking a gap semester or gap year during the Academic Year 2020-2021 are encouraged to learn more about this program. It could be a… Continue reading »
Please find below the Pass/Fail policies for the Academic Year 2020-2021: 1. Prior to the pandemic, a course taken pass-fail could only count towards any major only if it was the first course taken towards the major. 2. Any Mathematics and Statistics course taken at Williams in Spring 2020 (when all… Continue reading »
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is organizing several Math/Stat Virtual “Gelato Social” advising events. Students interested in taking courses in Mathematics and Statistics, as well as students interested in learning more about the Mathematics and Statistics Majors are invited to attend them. These events will take place on:… Continue reading »
The Math/Stat professors will be happy to meet with you and advise you on your major declaration form and on your progress through the major. Please feel free to reach out to any of the Math/Stat professors who are not on leave during the Academic Year 2020-2021 (please find their… Continue reading »
During my time at Williams, I was lucky to know from the beginning that I wanted to go to graduate school for something in the field of math. In high school, I had always done well in my math classes and found the content interesting, so I knew… Continue reading »
At the end of an Academic Year full of unprecedented challenges, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics was honored to celebrate the Math/Stat graduating Seniors and their families at the virtual graduation breakfast/brunch: Please see here a video recording with the remarks by Professor Richard De Veaux,… Continue reading »
Professor Colin Adams’ article “What is … a Hyperbolic 3-Manifold?“, which appeared in the Notices of the AMS, has been selected to appear in the Princeton University Press book “The Best Writing on Mathematics 2020”, edited by Mircea Pitici. Here is the website: https://press.princeton.edu/series/the-best-writing-on-mathematics… Continue reading »