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Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa 50112-1690

Study of the mathematical sciences develops logical thinking and quantitative ability. Mathematical skills in rigorous deductive analysis and in the use of data are germane to many disciplines. Depending on their background, students may enter the study of mathematics at different points, and majors pursue many different interests.

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Department News

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Tom Moore gave a contributed paper, "Keys to Success in a Run-and-Gun Basketball System", at the national meeting of the American Statistical Association, on August 4, 2011 in Miami Beach. This is joint work with former students Ben Johannsen ('06) and Eric Ohrn ('07). You can locate the paper at: Full Paper

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The Mathematics and Statistics Department had a very active summer research program under the College's Mentored Advanced Projects. Six faculty offered seven projects which involved fourteen students.

Professor Marc Chamberland worked with three MAP students during the summer of 2011: Colin Johnson ‘13, Alice Nadeau ‘13, and Bingxi Wu ‘13. Their project was to understand the...

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

This year, members of the Mathematics and Statistics department have received two National Science Foundation grants and two competitive leave awards from the college. Professor Kuiper received a second consecutive NSF grant for developing undergraduate statistics programs. Professor...

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The scholarly activity of the mathematics and statistics faculty was showcased at numerous conferences over the summer.

Kuiper Speaks on Teaching Undergraduate Statistics

May 2011: At the United States Conference on Teaching Statistics (USCOTS) in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Shonda Kuiper presented a poster with Dennis Pearl (Ohio State University) Robert Carver ‎(...

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The scientist who looked up at the Sun from atop the Sacramento Mountains hoped to get an even closer look, as a payload specialist, during the STS-51F Space Shuttle Challenger flight.

“Space Center Commissioner Dr. George Simon should be riding high … doing his scientific research in a locale that will be the envy of many of his colleagues,” the January 1985 Space Log reported. The International Space Hall of Fame (ISHF) in Alamogordo...