Mathematics

Mathematics at Alma College


Math Colloquia Winter 2013

Apr. 2 SAC 109
Andrew Snoblen, “Senior Presentation”

Apr. 3 Dow L1
Dr. Ed Burger (Williams College), “The Texas Cake Cutting Massacre: Can Conflicts be Resolved by Making Piece?”

Colloquia begin at 4 p.m. with refreshments at 3:50

Working within a structured, quantitative framework and thinking abstractly are experiences encountered by all who study the mathematical sciences. Because mathematics is the study of pattern as well as content, its applications span diverse fields.

Career opportunities


Students trained in mathematics find employment in fields such as:

  • Actuarial science
  • Computer systems analysis and programming
  • Engineering
  • Industrial research and development
  • Statistical quality control
  • Teaching

Graduates of Alma’s mathematics program have entered graduate school in a variety of areas, including:

  • Actuarial science
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • Law
  • Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Management science
  • Medicine
  • Operations research
  • Statistics

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Since 2010, Alma College has added new majors in anthropology, new media studies, biotechnology, health care administration and environmental studies. The College also has completed several campus enhancements, including the Hogan Center, Art Smith Arena, Eddy Music Center and College Corner Coffee and Books.

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Faculty Profile

Dr. Zhewei Dai

Dr. Zhewei Dai
Departments: Mathematics and Computer Science

As an undergraduate student studying mathematics at Wuhan University in China, Zhewei Dai was so inspired by her own professors that she determined she would follow in their footsteps.

“I wanted a career in which I would have lifelong learning and an intellectual challenge,” she says. “I wasn’t interested in the 9-5, then repeat, same everyday lifestyle. I also had wonderful teachers who shaped me, and through them, I realized teaching was an important and honorable profession.”

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