Mathematics

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Mathematics

As a mathematics major at Dickinson, you will join a vibrant and supportive community of learners, teachers and scholars. Our department offers pure and applied courses taught by dynamic and award-winning faculty who employ a variety of pedagogical techniques. In addition to being passionate teachers, the mathematics faculty at Dickinson are successful researchers with diverse scholarly interests, giving majors access to expertise relevant to their individual goals.

Among mathematics majors nationwide, Dickinson graduates rank #25 for starting salaries at U.S. bachelor-degree-granting institutions (Texas Public Policy Foundation, 2020)

Our majors are accepted into highly competitive REUs (research experiences for undergraduates) and internships, present at professional conferences and participate in research projects that lead to publications with faculty members. The department hosts biweekly colloquia (Math & CS Chats); regular social functions such as all-ages happy hours, the Welcome Back BBQ and the Tome Tumbler; and the annual Major’s Dinner, at which we present awards and perform honor society inductions.

With a Dickinson mathematics foundation, our graduates have found success in many different careers. Each year, several students pursue graduate studies in mathematics and related fields, while others build outstanding careers as actuaries, consultants, scientists and educators.

Students who wish to take their first mathematics class at Dickinson or wish to receive credit for a mathematics course taken elsewhere should visit the placement and transfer credits page or the advising guide.

Chair: John MacCormickAssociate Professor of Computer Science jmac@dickinson.edu
Department Coordinator: Tonya Millermillert@dickinson.edu

Phone: 717-245-1413
Fax: ---
Location: Tome Hall - Rector Science Complex Mailing Address

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Current Courses

Student-Faculty Research

Student Outcomes

Where Our Students Go From Here

Jobs:

BlackRock
Audible
General Dynamics
BNP Paribas
Strategic Research Insights
Ernst & Young
Enterprise Knowledge
Liberty Mutual

Graduate Schools:

Brown University
Columbia University
Dartmouth University
Georgetown University
Penn State University
University of Southern California
Michigan State University
Washington University in St. Louis

Where Our Students Have Interned

Audible
Blackrock
Carnegie Mellon University
Center for Advanced Electronics and Photovoltaic Engineering
Deutsche Bank
Dickinson College / Institutional Research
Eli Lilly Asia Inc. Shanghai
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Nationwide Insurance
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM) within Princeton University
REU in Educational Data Mining at George Mason University
Verisk Analytics

Student Perspective

“A liberal-arts education is more than just getting a degree in a particular major, as it helps you in overall development. I am a computer science and mathematics major, and I was able to use the knowledge I gained from the classes and projects during my internship. However, it was not limited to that as I had an opportunity to take different classes from different departments including businesses and participate in different programs like Innovation Competition. Having these opportunities really helped me to understand the dynamics of an organization properly.”

—Aditi Joshi ’19

Mathematics News

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Student Snapshot: Harry Huy Do ’24

Student Snapshot: Harry Huy Do ’24

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Student Snapshot: George Thorp

Student Snapshot: George Thorp '25

Meet George Thorp '25, a Red Devils football player who majors in computer science and data analytics and minors in math.

Graduate Story: Olivia Harper Wilkins

Graduate Story: Olivia Harper Wilkins '15, Astrochemist

From Dickinson to Caltech to NASA, the astrochemist (and artist) has always seen her future in the stars.

Student Snapshot: Elsa Hritz ’25

Student Snapshot: Elsa Hritz ’25

“I love the way Dickinson makes each student a priority,” says Elsa Hritz ’25, a scholarship awardee, math and data analytics double major, and a ballerina who’s learning to fly private planes.

Sharing Scientific Research—and Passion

Sharing Scientific Research—and Passion

Students present original scientific research on everything from the geoarchaeology of stone steps to the impact of climate change on snapping turtles.