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GRADUATING WITH HONORS IN MATHEMATICS


REQUIREMENTS:

  • major in Mathematics

  • 3.0 average overall and a 3.5 average in mathematics courses (223 and above)

  • complete at least two 400-level mathematics courses (excluding 499) by the beginning of the approved honors activity

how to apply:

WHAT honors in mathematics will be:

  • TYPICALLY A minimum of three credits of Directed Study (MATH 491 or 492)

  • an expository of mathematics research, or original student research

  • final presentation will be given to the department (view a sample final paper)

  • must be of sufficient sophistication to warrant honors being given

 

DOWNLOAD A STANDARD LATEX TEMPLATE FOR THE THESIS (INCLUDING COVER PAGE)

 

RECENT HONORS RECIPIENTS:

2007-08

Elizabeth Liskom - Teaching Geometry with The Geometer's Sketchpad (Mellinger)

Katherine Mulrey - Differential Geometry and its Applications to Einstein's Equations (Chiang)

Juliette Zerick* - Computational Characterizations of Basin Boundaries (Edmunds)

*also received Honors in Computer Science with Dr. Ernest Ackermann co-advising

2006-07

Robert Carrico - Estimating the Eigenvalues of Covariance Matrices using Confidence Intervals (Hydorn)

Sean Droms - Partial Linear Transformations of a Vector Space (Konieczny)

Ryan Johnson - Investigation of a Min-Max Scheduling Problem (Mellinger)

Gardner Marshall - A Lie-Theoretic Approach to the Spin Groups (Helmstutler)

2005-06

Chris Meyer - Codes Generated by Matrix Expansions (Mellinger)

Allison Piccolo - The Effect of Stage Structure on Basins of Attraction (Edmunds)

2004-05

Daniel Bowers - Elliptic Curves and Their Applications in Cryptography (Lehman)

Amanda Passmore - An Elementary Solution to the Menage Problem (Mellinger)

Lisa Yuhui Song* - Application of Transition Matrix Theory and Stochastic Modeling to Aeschynomene virginica Population Dynamics, a Threatened Species (Edmunds)

Jennifer Stovall - A New Class of Codes from Finite Geometry (Mellinger)

*also received Honors in Biology with Dr. Alan Griffith co-advising

2003-04

Damian Watson - Fractional Analysis and its Applications (Chiang)

2002-03

Jaime Ann Miller - Differential Geometry and its Applications to Minimal Surfaces (Chiang)

Matthew Welz - Extension Fields and Geometric Constructions (Konieczny)

2001-02

Mohamed Chakhad - Differential Geometry and its Applications to Relativity (Chiang)

2000-01

Wendi Cook - Fourier Analysis and its Musical Applications (Chiang)