Five other computer labs on campus use IBM PCs and Macintosh computers, all with mainframe access. The Faculty The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science includes 14 full-time men and women who have excellent credentials and are active in many areas of research. S.J. Ed.D., Columbia University Non-Euclidean Geometry and Ruled Surfaces Laura McSweeney Ph. As a senior mathematics major you may have an opportunity to serve an internship in a public or private agency where you will get career-related experience under supervision. You can earn credit in these experiences during the academic year or during the summer, provided that you complete an academic component specified by your academic advisor.
Insurance companies are particularly interested in summer interns.
Between the junior and senior year, some students obtain National Science Foundation support which places them in research institutions throughout the country. These research opportunities may be in software or hardware applications, numerical analysis, operations research, statistics, or other areas. Senior majors may undertake independent study projects under faculty direction and some majors are invited to participate in the Honors Seminar where special topics are studied and students present original work. The skills of mathematicians are crucial to many business, nonprofit, and government operations so that graduates who have majored in Mathematics are employed in a wide range of professional fields. Many have made their careers in the insurance industry, beginning as actuaries.