The Department of Mathematics and Physics is very excited to start the 2018-2019 year! The start of a new academic year always brings wonderful energy and excitement to campus. It also gives us a fresh start with new programs, ideas, and plans. WELCOME to our new students and WELCOME BACK to our returning students. We hope you’re as excited about the upcoming year as we are!
Our summer research program concluded with a day of research talks as students presented their summer research projects to peers and Stevenson faculty and staff. It was a wonderful day and summer for all of the S3RP research students and their faculty mentors. Alayna Roesener presented research in a talk titled "Analyzing the Effects of the Recommendations from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics on High School Mathematics." Joshua Lang presented research in a talk titled "Predictability and Information Entropy of Musical Compositions." Both students conducted research with Dr. Ben Wilson, math faculty member.
Applied Mathematics majors Alayna Roesener and Joshua Lang attended the MAA MathFest mathematics conference in Cincinnati along with math faculty Dr. Mark Branson and Dr. Ben Wilson. Both students presented talks based on research done with Dr. Wilson through Stevenson's S3RP summer research program. Dr. Branson and Dr. Wilson also presented at the conference.
This summer, senior Applied Math major, Caroline Dangel, is completing her Capstone internship at M.G. Brown and Associates, a financial planning firm of Ameriprise Financial. She is working with a paraplanner who then works under Mel Brown, a certified financial advisor. Caroline handles client profiles using the Ameriprise software and addresses concerns that clients may have regarding their accounts. Caroline really likes seeing the financial side of business and can see herself pursuing a career in the financial advisory field. In her words, "I have learned so much already which I feel will prepare me for my potential future career in the finance field." Caroline has been invited to continue working at the firm part-time through the rest of her senior year.
For her Senior Capstone Internship, Applied Math senior, Darian Hileman is working at Rosendin Electric, an Employee-Owned Electrical Contractor. Darian is getting experience in the accounting, administrative, and IT departments. She is determining which tasks and departments she likes best. Here's what Darian has shared: "Overall, I am really enjoying my Capstone experience, and I feel like I have already learned so much!