Opportunities
Students studying mathematics at Carthage can take advantage of multiple academic programs.
Actuarial Science
Pre-Engineering Dual Degree Program
Undergraduate Research
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
Conferences & Papers
Math Club & Honorary Society
Actuarial Science
Carthage has an excellent Actuarial Science curriculum. Students can take courses tailored to their actuarial interests. One member of the Carthage mathematics faculty has written questions for the actuarial exams, so the department is always on top of changes in the exams.
Students interested in actuarial work can pass two or more exams by the time they graduate. Four Carthage courses are approved by the actuarial societies for Validation by Educational Experience (VEE) credit: MTH 3050 Theory of Statistics, MGMT 3210 Financial Management, ECN 1010 Principles of Microeconomics, and ECN 1020 Principles of Macroeconomics.
For more information, contact Prof. Mark Snavely, chair of the Mathematics Department. For more information on becoming an actuary, visit Be An Actuary, a website that has a wealth of information on the industry and the current exam requirements.
Pre-Engineering Dual-Degree Program
Recent mathematics majors from Carthage have finished engineering degrees at such schools as Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Purdue University. Mathematics majors who intend to earn an engineering degree should take MTH 2120 Multivariate Calculus, MTH 2470 Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers, and MTH 3220 Complex Variables. Students should also contact Prof. Mark Snavely after their arrival on campus.
Carthage offers a pre-engineering
3+2 dual-degree program. Students spend three years at Carthage and two
years at a partnering engineering school. Upon completion of the
program, students earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carthage and a
Bachelor of Science in engineering degree from the engineering school.
Partnering engineering schools are the University of Wisconsin-Madison: College of Engineering, and the University of Minnesota: College of Science and Engineering. Read more.
Undergraduate Research & SURE
The Mathematics Department has a vibrant undergraduate
research program. All students are required to write a senior thesis,
and most students do substantial research in one or more of their courses. Many students do additional research in independent study courses, or through the
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program (SURE). SURE, funded by a grant from the Kresge Foundation, gives natural science students at Carthage the opportunity to live on campus for the summer while doing significant research with a faculty member. Usually one
mathematics student per summer is invited to participate in the SURE
program.
Conferences & Papers
Carthage students speak at many undergraduate research conferences. In the past five years, approximately 30 students have given talks at regional, state and national meetings sponsored by the MAA or Pi Mu Epsilon. Carthage faculty members are also regular presenters at state and national MAA meetings. Recent undergraduate research papers by Carthage students have appeared in the Pi Mu Epsilon Journal and The Pentagon. Papers co-authored by faculty and students have appeared in Mathematics Magazine. The department has also published its own online journal, Sine On the Dotted Line.
Academics at Carthage
Prospective Students
Summer Research Project
Students in the Mathematics Department test the Road Coloring Theorem. Watch the video.
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