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Department
of Mathematics and Statistics
Departmental Honors Program
Qualified
students have the option of an accelerated BA/MA program, either
in pure mathematics or in statistics and applied mathematics.
In pure mathematics, students take a number of courses at the
Graduate Center.
The
Honors Seminar MATH 490 allows students a research experience
by working with a full-time faculty member, preparing a script,
and presenting a talk based on the script. Students in their third
year may be eligible for MATH 490 if they have the prerequisite
courses. Qualified students elected to Pi Mu Epsilon, the national
undergraduate mathematics honor society, may present a paper at
the annual summer meeting of the Mathematical Association of America.
Such a paper may result from MATH 490 or an Independent Study
course.
There
are 1-, 2-, 3-credit Independent Study courses that also make
possible a research experience. Students completing a project
have the opportunity of presenting a talk in the Department’s
Lecture Series. They also may be nominated for a research award
from Sigma Xi, the national scientific research society. Qualified
students may receive free membership in the national professional
organizations: American Mathematical Society (AMS), Mathematical
Association of America (MAA), and American Statistical Association
(ASA).
There is also the possibility of nomination to membership in Sigma
Xi.
The
national Problem Solving Competition conducted locally at Hunter
awards to the winner a chance to compete in the championship finals
held during the annual summer meeting of the MAA. In the past
the College has funded the students’ travel expenses in this
event.
The
Department expects to renew for another two years (through August
2005) the NSF Scholarships program in Computer Science and Mathematics.
Qualified students receive a scholarship that essentially covers
tuition. Recipients participate in a 1-credit independent study
project which introduces the students to the life of a research
mathematician. Monthly seminars are held in which students talk
about their research experiences.
The
Department hopes to initiate internships with various other departments
at Hunter so that majors in math/stat can contribute to an ongoing
project of a full-time faculty member. Interest in such internships
has been expressed by the Departments of Geography, Political
Science, and Psychology. The Hunter Poll might be another possible
source of internships. It is expected that students will receive
credit for an internship.
Contact:
Ada Peluso
(212) 772-5300 |
peluso@math.hunter.cuny.edu
Website:
http://math.hunter.cuny.edu/
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