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Wheaton Student Wins Top Prize at National Hackathon

Hanna Ondrasek ’26, a Computer Science major at Wheaton College (Norton, MA), recently won the Bioharmony Prize at SharkHack, an official Major League Hacking (MLH)…

Study something new

Six courses debuting at Wheaton this spring Perhaps you are the sort of student fascinated by the saga of Ashurbanipal, ruler of the Neo-Assyrian Empire…

Using Machine Learning to Determine Sky Conditions Above Wheaton

Using machine learning to classify images

Studying the Extreme Environment Near the Black Hole or Neutron Star in SS433

My research focuses on SS 433, which is a unique X-ray binary system and micro-quasar characterized by it’s high speed jets that radiate in opposite…

Applying Mathematical Concepts to Elections – the “Geometry of Redistricting”

Tommy Ratliff, professor of mathematics and economics, speaks about his participation in the “Geometry to Redistricting” workshop sponsored by the Metric Geometry and Gerrymandering Group…

2016 Norman Johnson Lecture

Susan Loepp, Professor of Mathematics, Williams College Wednesday, March 30, 2016 5:30 pm Hindle Auditorium

Talk by Amelia Jackson, ’16

This talk will look at one way in which Abstract Algebra and Cryptography work together to create secure ways to send messages.

Math/CS Department Tea

Monday, February 1, 2016, 3:30 – 4:30pm, SC Suite 1305

Mathematica comes to Wheaton

Students can download Mathematica to their own computers.