The Department of Mathematics hosted (March 18-20, 2022) the Southern Regional Algebra Conference (SRAC 2022). The Southern Regional Algebra Conference is an annual weekend conference that has been in existence since 1988. It serves an important role as part of the algebra research community in the Gulf Coast Region. This is only the second time the SRAC conference took place in the state of Georgia. Georgia College was scheduled to host this conference in Spring 2020. However, the...
What do COVID, taxicabs and mindsets have in common? The answer may surprise you: math. Math is the abstract science of using calculations, shapes and quantity to solve a problem. But multiple steps, numbers and signs do more than complete mathematical equations. They can be used to unravel everyday problems, as well. That’s exactly what three seniors did in November for their capstone projects. They used statistics and data to answer real-life challenges like discovering a direct...
