"All is number," proclaimed the Pythagoreans of the sixth century B.C.E. In the seventeenth century Descartes dreamed of a world unified by mathematics and believed he had seen the future. Today mathematics permeates nearly every aspect of the world, appearing sometimes as a tool and other times as a theoretical science. Thus an appreciation of both the beauty and utility of mathematics is essential to a liberal education. The mathematics department facilitates growth in both areas by working with other departments to encourage student's development of skills needed for study in those departments, and by fostering an appreciation of mathematics for its own sake.

Department News

Walter Fleming, a long time member of the Department of Mathematics, died on Monday, 3 Dec 2007. Please read the tribute to Walter written by his friend, collaborator and long time colleague at Hamline, Dale Varberg.

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