Honors mathematics seminars provide an opportunity for qualified students study more advanced mathematical topics outside of the regular curriculum, to interact with professors and each other in a less formal setting than regular courses, and to develop their skills in communicating and presenting mathematics.

These seminars are aimed especially at honors track students and prospective honors track students, but other interested students with sufficient mathematical preparation are encouraged to participate. Special permission from the department or the instructor is required to be admitted.

Students in the honors track must take two 1 credit seminars that have been approved for honors credit. The Introductory Honors Seminar (see below) may be counted for one but not both of these. Students in the honors track are strongly encouraged to take additional seminars as their schedule permits.

Freshman-Sophomore Seminar

This seminar is aimed at 1st and 2nd year students who have a serious interest in expanding their mathematical horizons. Students who are interested in joining the honors track should take this seminar at least once.

The Junior-Senior Honors Seminar

This seminar is aimed primarily at juniors and seniors with a serious interest in mathematics, especially students in the honors track. Typically, the seminar is organized around an advanced topic in mathematics, and students work together in teams to prepare and present mathematical talks related to the topic.

Seminar in Mathematical Problem Solving

This seminar is aimed towards students who enjoy solving mathematical problems in a variety of areas, and want to strengthen their creative mathematical skills, and their skills at doing mathematical proofs. One of the main goals of this seminar is to help interested students prepare for the William Lowell Putnam Undergraduate Mathematics Competition , which is an annual national mathematics competition held every December.

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