Welcome to Mathematics & Statistics
The Department of Mathematics & Statistics at the University of Maine is dedicated to research and instruction in the Mathematical Sciences.
News and Events
- Mathematics Colloquium. UMaine Math BA Alum Eva Curry, who is now a faculty member at Acadia University, will speak about her research on Multidimensional Radix Representations and Number Systems, Wednesday Feb. 20 from 3:10pm – 4:00 pm in 100 Neville Hall.
- Mathematics Contest Results. Back in November, we held a contest for all students of Calculus I and II. The results are in – congratulations to all of the winners!
- Pizza Pi. Thursday, November 29, 12:30-1:20 pm in 208 Neville Hall. Dr. Banu Baydil, UMaine Mathematics: Modeling Multi-cellular Structures.
- Graduate Seminar. Wednesday, November 28, 3:10-4:00 pm in 421 Neville Hall. Jie Huang, UMaine Mathematics MA student: A Versatile Model to Analyze Life time Data.
- Graduate Seminar. Tuesday, November 7, 3:10-4:00 pm in 421 Neville Hall. Rachel Rier, UMaine Mathematics MA student: Moment Differential Equations of a Stochastic Epidemiological Model.
- Colloquium / Pizza Pi. Tuesday, November 6, 12:15-1:20 pm in 421 Neville Hall. Prof. Ben Weiss, Bates College: Arithmetic Dynamics and Sarkovskii’s Theorem. Pizza at 12:15, lecture at 12:30.
- Pizza Pi. Thursday, October 25, 12:30-1:20 pm in 421 Neville Hall. Prof. Bob Franzosa, UMaine Mathematics: The True/False Cards: A Hands-On Deductive Reasoning Computer. Click title for the abstract. Pizza will be served. All math students and faculty are welcome!
- Graduate Seminar. Tuesday, October 16, 3:30-4:20 pm in 208 Neville Hall. Kendra Mooers, UMaine Mathematics MA student: Characterization of Mammographic Breast Lesions and their Microenvironment.
- Maine/Québec Number Theory Conference. The annual Québec/Maine Number Theory Conference took place on the weekend of September 29-30. The conference was co-organized by number theorists at the Unversity of Maine and at Laval University in Québec City. This year, the conference was dedicated to the memory of UMaine mathematician Ali Ozluk, who passed away last year. Prof. Peter Sarnak, a number theorist at Princeton University, gave a lecture touching on aspects of Ali’s work.
Maine Mathematician. Marston Morse, from Waterville, Maine, was a pioneer in Differential Topology. He spent most of his career as a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, upstairs from Albert Einstein. His tremendously influential life’s work is a body of knowledge known as Morse Theory. For some insight into his childhood in Maine, see his essay on Mathematics and the Arts.