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  • Image of the Japanese incense game Genji-ko, with blue painted vertical lines surrounded by colorful paintings of flowers and trees.

    An Introduction to Bell Numbers

    Bell numbers count the number of ways that n objects can be sorted into any number of buckets. They were studied and named after Scottish-American mathematician E.T. Bell who wrote about them in the 1930’s, but their study actually dates back much further. We will introduce the topic from scratch, investigate some of its interesting properties, learn more about the intriguing character E.T. Bell, and delve deeper into the history of Bell numbers and their connection to Russian dolls and to an ancient Japanese incense game!

    Warner 101

    Open to the Public

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Putnam Competition

The 85th Annual William Lowell Putnam Competition occurred on December 7, 2024. Middlebury was represented by six competitors. Team members pictured are, from left-to-right: Lily Larsen, Henry Chien, James Lamb, Henry Zhan, and Mao Koike. Missing from the picture is Paul Shen, who sat for the exam while in Ithaca, NY competing with the College swim team.

Students who wrote a senior thesis for MATH 0746 Linear Algebra Methods

Senior Thesis in MATH 0746 Linear Algebra Methods

Congratulations to the seniors who have just written their senior thesis in MATH 0746 Linear Algebra Methods. In the photo from left-to-right are: Liam Smith, Chris Branch, Megan Paasche, Sally Liu, Mei Dwyer-Frattalone, John Schmitt, Julia Levin, Duncan Kreps, Ray Chen and Xiuyuan Ge.

article from the 12-8-22 addison independent newspaper

Middlebury Mathematics Major Duncan Kreps in the News

Click here to read the article from the December 8, 2022 edition of the Addison Independent.

Open Faculty Positions

When we have job opportunities available, the positions will be posted here.

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Warner Hall
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05753

Steve Abbott, Department Chair

Warner 211

(802) 443-2256

abbott@middlebury.edu

Elizabeth Kervick, Academic Coordinator

Warner 102

(802) 443-5565

ekervick@middlebury.edu