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Your degree is measured in credit hours. You're taking classes ultimately to earn a - degree. You'll also expect some grades in those classes. BUT let's be careful not - to mistake grades and - credit hours with actual learning. Our goal in the MCS Department is provide - an environment of true learning. We want you to adapt a mentality of a continual - learning: one who learns inside and outside of the classroom.

- + degree. You'll also expect some grades in those classes. + + BUT, be careful to not mistake earning grades and + credit hours with learning! + + The goal of any quality mathematics department + is provide an environment of learning that extends beyond + grades and classrooms. +

- In addition to core classes such as Calculus, Linear Algebra, Discrete Mathematics, - and Differential Equations, Belhaven's MCS department delivers a number of curriculum - add-ons. - Let's take a look at what additional academic experiences we offer. + In addition to core classes such as Calculus and Linear Algebra + your department delivers a number of extracurricular educational + experiences that you should take as much advantage of as you + can.

- STEM Seminar -

Meet professional scientists and mathematicians who share about what they do, - how they got there, and how you can too. This is a great way to find internships and - jobs.

+ Colloquia and Seminars +

+ Have you ever had a friend ask, + Why study math; didn't we figure out calculus + centuries ago? + Typical courses may not do much to disabuse this + misconception, as most undergraduate courses + do focus on mathematics that have been + studied for decades (if not centuries). +

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+ But that doesn't mean new mathematics isn't being + discovered and solved every day! However, you aren't + likely to hear about it if you aren't attending + your department's seminars or colloquiua. +

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+ It's not a hard rule, but generally a colloquium + is a presentation by a speaker invited to share their + expertise with a broad audience, while a seminar + is more focused to a particular subject area or audience. + Ask your instructor what colloquia and seminars your + department offers, and which ones are specifically appropriate + for first-year mathematics students. +

- + + Belhavan students at their college's STEM Seminar. + + + + A classroom seated to capacity. A speaker + stands at the front with a presentation + displayed on a monitor. + +
- Mathematical Research + Undergraduate Research -

In MAT 391, 392, 491 and 492, students participate in the mathematical research - process - reviewing recent results of a select topic and attempting to further it. These - students will - present their findings as a poster and presentation at the Belhaven University - Undergraduate - Research Symposium (BUURS) and our sectional meetings of the MAA.

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+ Of course, the best way to realize that mathematics + is being discovered every day is to start researching + it yourself! Your department and institution likely offer + some kind of directed reading or thesis writing course designed + to involve undergraduates in exploring ideas and conducting + original mathematics research. +

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+ In addition to on-campus events, + students who engage in research frequently have opportunities to + travel to conferences and other meetings to present their findings. + These meetings are organized by the Mathematical Association of + America, the American Mathematical Society, and others. +

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- + + Belhavan University undergraduate math researchers presenting a poster at a + sectional meeting of the Mathematical Association of America + + + + Two men and a woman standing around a trifold poster board in a + conference meeting room. + +
- - Belhaven Maker Campus -

- The Belhaven Maker Campus is a collaboration between Math & Computer - Science and Art & Design featuring formative technologies such as 3D printers, - CAD drawing systems, laser engraving, and more. We are a community of engineering - students, artists, and mathematicians wanting to get our hands busy making things - with technology. -

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- Join the Maker Campus, and you can gain access to both of our campuses - maker labs. Design your own creations and 3D print them! Customize your gear - with laser etching or make custom stickers. There are a lot of possibilities, and - the Maker Campus is designed to make your ideas a reality. -

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In addition to academic experiences math majors experience, students in Belhaven's - engineering partnership -

  • learn AutoCAD in PHY 119 Intro to Engineering
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  • interact with professional engineers from places like Yates construction, - Raytheon, and Asset Engineering.
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  • take site visits to Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and places like Nissan and the - U.S. - Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center (ERDC).
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    - - - For Actuarial Science Majors + + Double Majors and Minors -

    For those majoring in Actuarial Sciences (ASM), students will -

  • learn statistical software such as R,
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  • sit for the first actuarial exam, the Probability Exam (SOA Exam P).
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    + Earning a degree in mathematics on its own is a great way towards + a future career as an instructor and/or researcher of mathematics, + and there are several industries that recruit mathematics majors + directly, including quantitative finance and cybersecurity.

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    A mathematics major is very valuable, but pairing a math degree with another field will - bring more opportunities than you might expect. We recommend either double-majoring or - minoring in the following areas:

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    + But out of the many careers described in the book + 101 Careers in Mathematics + , the vast majority of these are held + by people that studied a relevant double major or minor, or + went on to graduate school in another field.

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    - Besides these recommended degrees, we have had double majors in Dance, Theatre, - Music, History, English, and so much more. + Ask your instructor what other majors and minors your school + offers that pair well with the mathematics major or minor!