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Mathematics

About
About
An overview and description of the Mathematics department at Denison University.
- Applied Mathematics
- Actuarial Science
Degree Requirements
Courses
Research
Honors & Awards
Honors & Awards
Scholarships and awards given to students each year in Mathematics at Denison University
- Pi Mu Epsilon
Alumni & Careers
Faculty & Staff

2025

Winners of student pumpkin carving concert

Students, Announcements & Updates, Awards & Honors

A beloved Denison tradition continued this fall as students and faculty came together for the annual Math and Computer Science Pumpkin Carving Contest.

Date: November 21, 2025

Students

Connecting applied mathematics to every discipline

Denison’s SIAM chapter welcomes students and faculty who want to use applied mathematics concepts in their field.

Date: June 27, 2025

Spotlights

Denison student develops a taste for data visualization

Internship with The Kroger Co. pays off with connections, career focus.

Photo of two Denison students Huy Phan and Linh Bui stand next to a dry-erase board filled with observations and notes.

Students embrace challenge of processing, analyzing election data

Summer research provides valuable insights into voters’ decision making. It’s difficult work, but the process offers long-term scholarly benefits.

Making the most of a summer at Denison

Thinking of working on campus or taking part in the Summer Scholars program? Students say there’s plenty to occupy their free time.

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Adding it all up

For Thao Pham ’24, the future = math + economics + the next challenge

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Pedagogy perfected

Denison's Teaching Seminar introduces relevant teaching topics, stimulates discussion within the group, and builds community for new faculty members.

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Putting in the work

As math professor Sarah Wolff headed to South Africa as a Fulbright Scholar, she reflected on teaching a topic that many approach with trepidation.

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Sports are Numbered

Matt Iammarino ’18 on becoming the Tennessee Titans’ first analytical researcher.

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The ON Switch

Conversations with faculty about what it means to teach — and to trigger those amazing moments of illumination

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Volleyball: The Spike

Lucy Anderson ’23 tells us how to spike a volleyball like a boss.

Scoring big in the NFL Big Data Bowl

Data Analytics major Jill Reiner hit the big time as one of three winners in the national NFL Data Bowl.

Addie Buzas ‘20 wins a post-graduation Orr Fellowship

With a potent triple major in math, economics, and Spanish, Addie Buzas ‘20 has won a two-year Orr Fellowship.

Professors Michael Westmoreland (left) and Benjamin Schumacher (right)

How We Learn

Faculty research on thermodynamics breaks new ground

A new framework of thermodynamics could help illuminate our understanding of probability and rewrite quantum theory.

What's Happening

Students, Announcements & Updates, Awards & Honors

Denison launches the most ambitious campaign in its history

Announcing Knobel Hall and the King Center for Data and Innovation

AI in academia: Denison’s AI progress attracts higher education peers

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2025

Spotlights

Denison student develops a taste for data visualization

Students embrace challenge of processing, analyzing election data

Making the most of a summer at Denison

Adding it all up

Pedagogy perfected

Putting in the work

Sports are Numbered

The ON Switch

Volleyball: The Spike

Scoring big in the NFL Big Data Bowl

Addie Buzas ‘20 wins a post-graduation Orr Fellowship

Faculty research on thermodynamics breaks new ground

What's Happening

Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest

Book by Jake Tawney ’00 touts mathematics in classical education

Connecting applied mathematics to every discipline