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Calvin runners at MathFest 2009 Calvin faculty and students at MathFest 2009

Mathematics and Statistics at Calvin

When Will I Use Math?

The MAA (Mathematical Association of America) and BYU (Brigham Young University) are partnering to produce a new web site called When Will I Use Math? Find out about mathematical careers, how to succeed in mathematics, resources for teaching mathematics, examples of how mathematics matters in real life, and more at http://www.whenwilliusemath.com/.

Statisticians: "Sexy Job of next 10 years"

Hal Varian, chief economist at Google was recently quoted in the New York Times saying "I keep saying that the sexy job in the next 10 years will be statisticians, and I’m not kidding." Find out why he and others see statistics as the wave of the future by reading the full NY Times article here.

All Fired Up for the Department Picnic


The annual department picnic is held each year in late September or October. A flame broiled dinner with home made sides (provided by the faculty) is always one of the highlights.