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The Almagest, Volume 2 No. 3

Monday's Math Colloquium

The National Security Agency (NSA) makes and breaks codes in order to protect U.S. government information systems and produce foreign signals intelligence. Sandra Speiser, an NSA mathematician and Alma College alumna, will present an overview of the Agency and the work performed by NSA mathematicians. An example from public key cryptography will illustrate an application of math in securing communications.

Almagest Archive
Almagest Volume 2 No. 3 (Word)

 

Since 2003, twenty-seven Alma College students have won prestigious national fellowships, scholarships and awards, including 15 Fulbright fellowships and multiple Truman, Udall, and Gates-Cambridge scholarships.

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Melvin Nyman

Dr. Melvin Nyman
Departments: Mathematics

Melvin Nyman found his job at Alma simply by chance. A job posting led to a Good Friday interview in between family events.

Twenty-six years later, he is chair of the Math department and has been the mayor of the city of Alma since 2002.