But they soon discovered they had nothing to worry about. And there are quite a few women. So, I think Math is a lot different than people think. Students say that their classes aren't what you would expect either, or at least, they're not much like high school. In a lot of classes, students spend time solving a problem in groups.
Assignments require that groups write a paper about their solutions and present it to the class.
Another example is Multivariate Calculus, which is held in the computer lab. In that class, students spend the bulk of their time working on Mathematica, a program that allows students to make graphs with an x, y, and z axis in full color. The small department makes it easy for students to get to know each other. A lot of them socialize outside class. I knew no one when I came here, now I know everyone in the department.