Full Range of Mathematics From their first courses, students begin to appreciate the full range of mathematics from the deepest foundational levels to exciting real-world applications such as medical imaging, cryptology, fluid flow, bar coding, crystallography, and planetary orbits. Computer Assisted Learning Students regularly use a sophisticated computer laboratory in which the most advanced software is used to clarify the principles studied in many of their classes, such as calculus, linear algebra, functions and graphs, geometry, and probability. Also students perform guided mathematical experiments to master concepts that are not normally found in an undergraduate curriculum. High Faculty to Student Ratio Students have daily contact with senior faculty in every course. The mathematics department offers a friendly and nurturing environment.
All faculty have doctorates and are outstanding teachers.
One of the faculty has attracted numerous National Science Foundation and other grants including one to help re-write the American high school mathematics curriculum. Other faculty experience includes senior positions in seven countries, consulting with major international banks and communications institutions, and the organization of annual mathematics festivals at M.U.M. that have attracted hundreds of high school students. Student Research Students regularly present their own research papers at the annual meeting of the Iowa Section of the Mathematics Association of America. Several students have received Outstanding Student Paper awards. Student Competitions Students often participate in national mathematics competitions.