Undergraduate Mathematics Majors

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CONSIDERING GRADUATE SCHOOL IN THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES?


• Assistantships and Graduate Fellowships, our guide to graduate programs, is now available online in pdf format, viewable in Acrobat Reader.(note: file size = 23 mg; may take time to download)
  
• Guide to Masters Programs provides information about Master's degree programs in the mathematical sciences.
• List of Mathematical Sciences Graduate Programs in the U.S., taken from survey groupings
• Current Employment Trends in the Mathematical Sciences an article for math majors who are considering graduate school (locate it at the beginning of the book)
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
• The National Physical Science Consortium offers graduate fellowships in the physical sciences, with special emphasis toward the recruitment of underrepresented minority and female physical science and engineering students.
• The Department of Homeland Security has initiated an undergraduate and graduate fellowship program in science and technology.
• PhDs.org Science, Math and Engineering Career Resources contains advice and data about graduate programs in mathematics.
• Postbaccalaureate Program, Smith College, is for women with bachelors degrees who did not major in mathematics or whose mathematics major was light.


SUMMER PROGRAMS


• Research Experience for Undergraduates (Summer REU Programs)
• NSF-Sponsored REU Summer Programs List
• Internships List


SEMESTER PROGRAMS


• Mathematics Advanced Study Semester (MASS) at Penn State
• The Junior Program of the Center for Women in Mathematics at Smith College
• Article on various semester programs from November, 2003 Notices
• Math in Moscow (semester-long program in English) has special scholarships available from the AMS (deadline for Spring semesters is September 30, and Fall semesters deadline is April 15)
• Budapest Semesters in Mathematics (semester-long program in English)


MATHEMATICS


• Math Forum
• Cornell University "Numb3rs" site has many learning activities coordinated to each episode of the CBS series Numb3rs
• Math Archives
• Macalester College Problem of the Week
• Problems of the Week from Math Forum
• Frank Potter's Science Gems - Mathematics. A guide to math web sites, sorted by topic.
• Biographical information on mathematicians
• Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles features a monthly column called "Cut the Knot", mathematical problems, and a bibliography
• Mathematics Awareness Month


CLUBS, CONFERENCES, EVENTS, ON-LINE JOURNALS


• The Harvard College Mathematics Review (HCMR) is a new undergraduate mathematics journal publishing expository articles presenting high-level mathematical concepts at the undergraduate level.
• Involve-A Journal of Mathematics
• Headlines and Deadlines for Students
• Find College Math Clubs on the web. Add your own to the list!
• Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics
• Pi Day is March 14 (3-14, that is) Read about the Harvard Pi Day celebration in 2001.
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Undergraduate Mathematics Journal
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Undergraduate Mathematics Conference
• Hudson River Undergraduate Mathematics Conference
• Ohio State University Young Mathematicians Conference
• Matheatre presents Calculus: The Musical!


COMPETITIONS, PRIZES, HONORARY SOCIETIES


• Mathematical Contest in Modeling (COMAP)
• AMS-MAA-SIAM Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize for Outstanding Research in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Student
• Pi Mu Epsilon, Honorary National Mathematics Society
• The William Lowell Putnam Competition (sponsored by the MAA)
• Schafer Prize (Association for Women in Mathematics)
• Cryptologia sponsors an annual Undergraduate Paper Competition in technical, historical, or literary areas of cryptology

CAREERS


• Early Career Profiles: Recent Bachelors-level graduates in the Mathematical Sciences
• Philadelphia Teaching Fellows
• Explore Math Careers
• Sloan Career Cornerstone Center
• Mathematics Career Profiles from MAA
• Guide to Careers in Statistics from ASA
• Becoming an Actuary
• Careers in Business (a web site for undergraduates)
• Teach California Charters
• Careers in Finance
• Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook(Mathematics section)
• Careers in Mathematics video


JOBS, INTERNSHIPS


• Research Experience for Undergraduates (Summer REUPrograms)
• Internships List
• Looking for a job? Most of our on-line job ads are for PhD mathematicians, but try searching (select type "Business or Industry") to find jobs which may be open to those with a Bachelor's in Mathematics.
• CareerPath offers job listings from many sources in the U.S.
• Federal government jobs are available in many branches (for instance, General Accounting Office, Internal Revenue, Social Security, to name just a few) for those with a Bachelor's degree in mathematics
• Internship and Co-op Opportunities from Association for Computing Machinery "Crossroads"
• Internships in Statistics from ASA
• Check out potential salaries at salary.com
• JobWeb, maintained by the National Association of Colleges and Employers
• Online Career Center (now Monster.com), a free resource for job seekers, sponsored by hundreds of major corporations
• Princeton Review offers internship advice and links
• Jobs and internships in Finance
• Some sources of internships: Rising Star Internships, or The Vault
• Search Wall Street Journal job ads by the search key "intern".
• Check out Texas Teaching Fellows an alternative certification program in Texas.
• Considering a Public School Career? Read about Math for America (Newton Fellowship Program), New York City Teaching Fellows Program , CUNY Teaching Opportunity Program , and Teach for America
• Boston Teacher Residency is the Boston Public Schools' own teacher preparation program


BROCHURE


• Resources for Undergraduates in Mathematics



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