 The 26 members of the mathematics department teach a curriculum built around a core sequence of elementary algebra, geometry, intermediate algebra and precalculus. The department also offers many elective courses, including elementary and advanced calculus, analytic geometry, infinite series, probability, statistics, computer science, linear algebra and vector analysis. More than one-third of all mathematics is taken electively, much of it in preparation for the Advanced Placement examinations in calculus and statistics. The department is located in Morse Hall, equipped with computers, graphing calculators and overhead projection systems. Computer courses include introduction to computer programming and Advanced Placement Computer Science. Programming languages studied are Java and C++.
At Andover, the community of students who like math is sizable. Some did advanced mathematics when they were quite young; many join the student math club and the math team, which has ranked number one in New England in several math competitions. These students share their curiosity and knowledge with their peers and with a faculty of dedicated mathematicians who have written math textbooks and who have been at the forefront of curricular movements in the field. Phillips Academy's computer science team is ranked one of the top in the country. Evening math study halls, proctored by faculty, are available to all. |
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On June 4, 2007, math instructor and math team coach Donald Barry was awarded the Alfred Kalfus Founder's Award by the American Regions Mathematics Leagues (ARML). More... |
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