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Spring 2024: Upper level MAT/STS offerings

Undergraduate MAT class descriptions Undergraduate STS class descriptions Graduate MAT/STS class descriptions Majors and minors in math and stats Links giving further information about each class will be added as they become available. Analysis and applied math: MAT 425 – Introduction to Real Analysis I, MWF 8:00 – 8:50 am, Rosbotham MAT 426 – Introduction […]

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2023 Maine/Québec Number Theory Conference

The Department of Mathematics & Statistics will host this year’s Maine/Québec Number Theory Conference on the weekend of Sept 30 – Oct 1.  Held on campus, the conference will feature 51 lectures by an international group of mathematiciants presenting their latest research in number theory.  More information can be found on the conference website.   […]

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Jen Tyne math scholarship fund

In memory of our colleague Jen Tyne who passed away in Fall 2022, her family has set up a scholarship fund which will provide financial assistance to UMaine undergraduate students who are majoring in Math, with a preference for students who are graduates of Orono High and have a track record of service to others. […]

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2023 Math/Stats Awards + Scholarships Ceremony

Please join us in celebration of a great year of accomplishment for mathematics students at UMaine! Wednesday, April 26, Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall, 3 – 4:30 pm. With awards presented, and a short mathematical talk by Prof. Brandon Hanson, entitled Oversight committees lead to overworked committee members (see abstract below). Refreshments will be served immediately […]

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Fall 2023: Upper level MAT/STS offerings

Undergraduate MAT class descriptions Undergraduate STS class descriptions (Please note: STS 434 is changing to Probability Theory.) Graduate MAT/STS class descriptions Majors and minors in math and stats Links giving further information about each class will be added as they become available Just for fun: MAT 329 – Problems Seminar (1 credit), Tue 9:30 – 10:20 […]

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Prof. Natasha Speer featured in Chronicle

Mathematics Education Professor Natasha Speer is featured in a headline article in the Chronicle of Higher Education.  The article highlights Prof. Speer’s work to address the fact that while faculty have deep knowledge in their subject, most have not been trained in the foundational knowledge required for effective teaching.  Her solution involves building this training […]

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Math major De Vries receives 2022 AMS Landau award

The American Mathematical Society has presented its 2022 Edmund Landau award to UMaine mathematics major Kaia De Vries.  Inaugurated in 2021, the annual award of $3000 is designed to help students pursue careers in mathematics.  More information can be found on the AMS press release.

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Spring 2023: Upper level MAT/STS offerings

Undergraduate MAT class descriptions Undergraduate STS class descriptions Graduate MAT/STS class descriptions Majors and minors in math and stats Links below give further information about each class MAT 401 – Capstone Seminar in Mathematics, MWF 11:00 – 11:50 am, Bradley Analysis and applied math: MAT 425 – Introduction to Real Analysis I, MWF 12:00 – […]

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In Memoriam: Jen Tyne, 1970-2022

Jennifer Tyne, Principal Lecturer of Mathematics at the University of Maine, passed away on September 18, 2022 at her home in Orono. Jen was a well-respected educator in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics, pairing an organized approach with great energy to implement numerous innovations in teaching. She was a supportive colleague and mentor to […]

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2021 Maine/Québec Number Theory Conference

The Department of Mathematics & Statistics will host this year’s Maine/Québec Number Theory Conference on the weekend of October 2-3.  Held remotely this year due to the pandemic, the conference will feature 52 speakers from across the globe presenting their latest research in number theory.  For more information, please consult the conference website.

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