April 8, 2016 | Math | Students from the Department of Mathematics competed at the regional meeting of the Mathematics Association of America April 1-3, winning two events for the first time. The MAA is a national organization comprised mostly of college mathematics teachers, high school teachers and undergraduate and graduate students. The organization was founded in 1915, and there are currently more then 14,000
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March 24, 2016 | Math | The department of mathematics celebrated Pi Day on Monday, March 14 with several events on campus. Proceeds from T-shirt sales went to fund an aspiring math teacher’s education for a year at George Benson Christian College in Namwianga, Zambia. In addition to selling Pi Day T-shirts and writing 1,200 of the endless digits of pi in chalk on the
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College of Sciences | Math Finding a place to belong in a university can be an anxious experience for many students. While some may form friendships within a social club, on a sports team or in a Bible study, Krysten Miller begin to feel at home through the relationships she made with professors and students within her major. “The math department has truly cared and
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College of Sciences | Math When considering creative majors, math is not normally a subject that comes to mind, but according to senior math major Laura Beth McKinley, thinking creatively about the subject has expanded her view. “The challenges are trying to understand the abstract things that we have never had to face before,” McKinley said. “I was always used to the step-by-step stuff and
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College of Sciences | Mathematics With a family background in mechanical engineering, along with her own love of math, science and physics, Kelly Spangler always knew she wanted to pursue a major that aligned with her interests and strengths. After attending Spring Sing during Bison Days and sitting in on classes, Spangler knew Harding was a perfect fit and eventually found herself at home in
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College of Sciences | Mathematics Aris Ortiz wants to teach math — and he’s gaining hands-on experience by assistant-teaching Calculus I alongside Travis Thompson, professor of mathematics and dean of the College of Sciences. “I really enjoy working with numbers, and I’ve always been fascinated with the logic that’s involved in math.” Ortiz said he enjoys Thompson’s classes the most, especially his probability class because
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College of Sciences | Mathematics Growing up in Searcy, Hunter George wasn’t interested in attending a university close to home, but after attending another school for a short time, he decided to transfer to Harding. “I had some friends at Harding and heard what a great time they were having, so I looked into it and found out Harding has a better program. I’m a
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College of Sciences | Mathematics Dallas Herrmann is pursuing his math major with a specific goal in mind — to become a high school teacher. “I love to see kids work, succeed and come together, and I think the teenage years are very important in a kid’s life, to their beliefs and in their ethics, and so I want to play a role in that.”
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