We, the mathematics faculty of Birmingham Southern College, seek to establish an interactive learning environment for all students through investigative explorations, collaborative projects and undergraduate research. In this endeavor we will actively pursue current advances in the areas of technology and mathematical pedagogy. Through interdisciplinary conversations with colleagues and community involvement we seek to prepare students for future development and studies.

Math is a portal to any number of careers. Many 365英国上市官网 mathematics majors go on to medical, dental, or law school, or graduate studies in mathematics, engineering, computer science, biostatistics, finance, and business administration. Others head right into careers in actuarial studies and education or end up with employers such as NASA, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Alabama Power, and many others.

Just a few examples:

• High school mathematics teacher
• Actuary
• Banking and finance professionals
• Data analysts
• Flight director for NASA
• Dual-degree student at cooperating school of engineering
• AmeriCorps fellow
• Teach for America fellow
• Major League pitcher

Vishva Subramaniam '15
I rank my time with the Department of Mathematics at Birmingham-Southern as one of the most formative periods of my life. The departmental faculty was outstanding – in addition to fostering a solid understanding of theoretical content, they also ingrained an emphasis on versatility such that our skill set can be translated into a cross-disciplinary platform. Their emphasis on communication has also been salient as students not only gain the ability to conduct effective analysis, 但也要有能力以清晰简洁的方式传达结果. Abilities as above have proven to be of great use in my current posting as a Research Assistant at the World Trade Organization (WTO), a trade-oriented intergovernmental body based in Geneva, Switzerland. Here, I help assess international aid flow specifications to provide insights on aid-for-trade effectiveness and reach as to ensure that member countries reap benefits from a multilateral, rules-based trading system. The foundations provided by Birmingham-Southern help me furnish quantitative analyses of development-oriented issues, 在国际组织范围内与各利益攸关方沟通.

Julia Creager '16
Quantitative Models Analyst, Cadence Bank
“当我开始就读伯明翰南方大学时，我不确定该选择哪条学位道路. After taking several mathematics courses, 我一直为之挣扎的科目变成了我不想离开的科目. The mathematics department at 365英国上市官网 gave me a true appreciation for mathematics and the method of thought behind it. During my time at 365英国上市官网, I learned critical thinking skills, determination, and effective communication in problem solving 这些在我的工作中都证明了它们的价值."

Erez Kaminski '16
Technology Specialist, Wolfram Research
伯明翰南方大学的数学系不只是教我数学, 他们教会了我如何抽象思考和解决问题.These two abilities are essential to my day-to-day work. 从南方大学毕业后，我受雇于Wolfram Research, a world renown scientific computing company. The educational foundation, academic independence, and communication abilities I learned at 'Southern made me into what I am today and will continue to help me throughout my career. 

Emily Hunter ’05
City Planner, City of Franklin, Tenn.
在365英国上市官网，我意识到数学不仅仅是分析和解决问题.  365英国上市官网 helped me cultivate my individual set of strengths and interests to apply mathematics in the most meaningful way.  It is the combination of visual arts, effective communication, community involvement, and, of course, mathematics, that has led me to my current career. 

安斯利·柯林斯01级，国际空间站轨道官  
“While my job can be stressful and time consuming, I love what I do.  Being on console in the Mission Control Center and working with other flight controllers is the most amazing experience.  知道我每天做的事情直接影响到ISS，这是非常值得的, her crew, and NASA’s human spaceflight mission.”

Auntara De ’02, Senior Actuarial Analyst at  Minnesota Workers' Compensation Insurers Association  
当我还是365英国上市官网数学专业的一年级学生时，我一直在为自己的职业规划而苦苦挣扎.  Should I pursue a Ph.D.或者我应该进入工程或计算机科学的高科技世界?  Thanks to a professor’s advice, I was introduced to the actuarial profession, a career that has the best of both worlds.  After graduating, 我去佛罗里达州立大学攻读金融数学硕士学位, and two years later, 我在一家工人赔偿公司的精算部门工作 ratemaking firm.

Today, I spend a lot of time examining data sets, manipulating spreadsheets, and reading actuarial papers and research briefs to understand the risks that face the workers’ compensation industry. I find my job very rewarding. 不同的任务把我的日子分成了不同的部分——数据检查和电子表格应用, talking with colleagues to understand a problem, and studying for exams.  Fortunately, 我在365英国上市官网的经历教会了我如何向我的同学和教授表达数学概念, independently solve problems, and manage my own time.  我从来没有想到我的工作将包括如此广泛的任务.  作为一名365英国上市官网的毕业生，我非常感谢自己选择了精算这条道路.

Carrie Alexander Bates ’97, high school math teacher
For the past 12 years, 我曾在阿拉巴马州中部和北部担任高中数学教师. 作为一名数学老师，我显然每天都要用到数学. 然而，教青少年和年轻人数学确实让我保持警惕! 我教数学的经验告诉我，数学不仅仅是数字和运算 and computations. There is a conceptual understanding that must develop along with computational skills in order for students to truly make sense of mathematics. This type of teaching, 在哪里给学生时间和工具来发展自己的数学意义, is uncommon and difficult. 

Usually, high school students do not like thinking about why something is or is not true mathematically because they haven’t had much practice with it throughout their mathematical careers.  They are more comfortable just trusting the teacher and memorizing a procedure for getting a correct answer.  High school teachers are typically uncomfortable with a more student-directed approach to teaching because it takes a lot of time which is very valuable!  我花了12年的时间来学习如何实施一种更加以学生为导向的教学方法, 我相信未来12年的职业生涯会教会我更多!  The mathematics classroom is a much more interesting place when the students are investigating and questioning mathematics rather than just listening to a teacher!

Isaac Dooley ’04, software engineer  
从伯明翰南方大学毕业后，我搬到了伊利诺斯州的尚佩恩.在伊利诺伊大学攻读计算机科学博士学位.  My research while in graduate school involved making it easier to create high-performance parallel programs that run on the world’s largest supercomputers.  These supercomputers are used to perform numerical scientific simulations of all scales from the quantum structures of molecules to the gravitational interactions between millions of galaxies. 

Douglas Riley  (数学系副教授)泛函分析、数值分析.

I was born in South Dakota, moved to North Dakota as an infant (where, according to my father, "The wind blows so hard it makes your hair hurt"), 我的余生都在努力向南迁移. The first stop on my trip south was Greencastle, 我在印第安纳州长大，还在德堡大学上过大学. 在德堡大学，我主修数学和计算机双学位 Science, 在德波的《365英国上市官网》中担任导师 Center, and spent too much time goofing off. 我还碰巧遇到了Sheryl Teeguarden(是的，她的姓就是这样拼写的)。

After college, I spent two years working for Allison Transmission Division of General Motors as a Systems Analyst for the Marketing Department (I still don't know what the title meant). 我也在这个时候开始和谢丽尔约会，生活很美好. Yet I missed academia, and mathematics in particular, so I decided to go back to school and give up the hefty (at that time) salary that I was earning at GM. I quit my job, got married, bought my first home, started graduate school, and moved to Lexington, Kentucky, all in August of 1993. I loved my time in the UK and spent a total of six years in Lexington getting my PhD in Mathematics. (I probably could have finished my degree earlier, but I learned how to play Bridge and it's much more tempting to play Bridge than to do mathematical research, although mathematical research is also fun.)

I continued my trek south with the move to Birmingham and started at Birmingham-Southern College in the fall of 1999. 从那以后，我有了三个孩子，阿曼达，伊丽莎， and Ivan, with no plans for any more. I continue to play Bridge, 虽然要找时间照顾三个孩子比较困难, and life is good. 我喜欢教书，并有幸拥有优秀的同事. 我已经很好地适应了南方的生活，也很享受那里的天气(不再下雪了)!). 虽然我仍然不明白大学的重要性 football 我既没有成为阿拉巴马州的球迷，也没有成为奥本大学的球迷，我可以接受这种奇怪的现象. Birmingham and 365英国上市官网 are both lovely places to live and work and I feel blessed to be able to call them both Home. Email:[email protected]

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数学实验室是一个点对点的辅导服务，位于奥林103. 所有编号为310及以下的数学课程均提供上门辅导. The Math Lab operates on Sundays from 2 to 5 pm and on Mondays through Thursdays from 8 to 10 am and 6 to 8 pm.  如果需要额外的时间或虚拟辅导，直接给导师发邮件. 

To use the tutoring services most effectively, work on homework, reviews, and notes ahead of time. 在你的问题上做上标记，把你的笔记和作业带到辅导课上. 导师不会和你一起解决每一个问题，也不会教你缺课的材料. 相反，他们会帮助你提高你的逻辑和推理能力, 帮助你学习具体的数学概念.  

数学系希望实验室能帮助你学习数学, 如果你有任何问题，我们鼓励你和我们中的一个谈谈. 

Sarah Rupright
Visiting Assistant Lecturer of Mathematics
[email protected]
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