Mathematics and Statistics Department
Mathematics is a deep and broad discipline that has been a key part of a liberal arts education for centuries. Statistics, by comparison, is a relatively young but equally broad and powerful field. Both are at the heart of our modern scientific and technical 世界. Many advances that we now take for granted – from searching the internet, to predicting weather events, to testing vaccines, to building robots – are based on models and theories from mathematics 和统计数据.
At Skidmore, we teach and research a wide range of subjects in pure and applied mathematics 和统计数据. For students who enjoy constructing rigorous proofs or modeling real-世界 phenomena, we offer a major in mathematics and minors in mathematics 和统计数据. Many of our introductory course offerings function as gateways to our majors and minors and are crucial for preparing our students to be mathematically and statistically-literate citizens in the 世界.
To broaden their education and apply their quantitative skills in other contexts, most of our students complete a second major or minor in another field. 我们的一些 recent math majors have completed a major or minor in computer science, economics, physics, 和统计数据, to name only the most common ones. 我们的一些 math majors have also completed a major in engineering through our dual-degree program with Dartmouth 大学.
Our graduates have quantitative skills that are in high demand and often pursue careers in business, education, finance, and science. Recent alumni have become analysts, data scientists, engineers, financial and technological consultants, high school teachers, lab technicians and research assistants, and software developers. 我们的一些 alumni also directly enter graduate programs in mathematics or related fields like biostatistics, economics, engineering, finance, law, 和统计数据.
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at 火博体育大学 is committed to creating and fostering a welcoming and inclusive learning environment that does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, first language, religious and spiritual tradition, age, ability, and socioeconomic status.