Department of Mathematics - School of Arts & Sciences

The University of Richmond's mathematics program provides students the opportunity to study the science of number, quantity and space, including applications to other fields.

Calculus Placement TestIncoming first-year students can take our calculus self-placement test to determine which course for them to register for.

Department News

Computer Science major Aalok Sathe '21 will present his joint research with Dr. Taylor Arnold at The Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science on November 10. Their research project is titled Cultural analytics Using Audio-space Analysis of Moving-image Culture: A Demonstration Using the Sitcom Friends.

We are pleased to announce the launch of americanmathematics.org, the first website of its kind to explore the people who create, the institutions that support, and the cultures that influence mathematics.

Drs. Marcella Torres and Heather M. Russell together with UR students Sofia Bustamante Eguiguren, Lily Dickson, Hunter Evans, Rilyn McKallip, Priyanka Nehra, Scarlett Sun, and Emily Wu took part in VCU’s Sonia Kovalevsky Day for middle school girls in math. This is UR Math’s fourth year organizing an interactive math activity at the event. This year’s activity Zombie Outbreak: How Math Can Save Your Life was a huge success. Participants learned about math modeling by acting out several Human vs. Zombie simulations, analyzing the data after each round, and modifying the model parameters in hopes of saving humanity from a zombie apocalypse!”

Faculty Highlights

Tilton and Arnold Awarded
Lauren Tilton and Taylor Arnold in partnership with Harvard Libraries received a $50,000 grant from “Collections As Data," which is funded by the Mellon Foundation. The project uses distant viewing and computer vision to analyze social protest photography.
Arnold Published
Dr. Taylor Arnold co-authored with Dr. Lauren Tilton (Rhetoric and Communication Studies) and Dr. Annie Berke (Section Editor, LA Review of Books) an article titled “Visual Style in Two Network Era Sitcoms” in the Journal of Cultural Analytics. The article is open access.
Hidden Figures Della Dumbaugh, professor of mathematics, can speak about Hidden Figures, which focuses on the African-American women who contributed to the space program.
Dumbaugh Awarded
Dr. Della Dumbaugh has received the John M. Smith Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching from the Mathematical Association of America’s Maryland, D.C., Virginia section.
Davis Awarded NSF Grant
Dr. James Davis has been awarded $25,000 from the National Science Foundation in support of "Finite Fields and their Applications at Simon Fraser University,” a biannual conference being held in Vancouver, Canada that explores finite fields, an area of discrete mathematics.
Dumbaugh Article
Dr. Della Dumbaugh recently published an article about Dr. Ruby Horne, who worked with the movie Hidden Figures. [“The Hidden Figure of Hidden Figures: Rudy Horne,”Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 66 (February, 2019): 202-210]
Ross Article
Math professor Bill Ross published, "Has one of math’s greatest mysteries, the Riemann hypothesis, finally been solved?" in The Conversation.
Dumbaugh Article
Math professor Della Dumbaugh and her daughter Hannah Fenster published "Calculating Intersections: The Crossroads of Mathematics and Literature in the Lives of Mother and Daughter," in the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics.
Ross Book
Math professor Bill Ross published Finite Blashke Products and Their Connections.
Russell Paper
Math professor Heather Russell published "Equivalence of edge bicolored graphs on surfaces" in The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics.

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Feature Stories

University of Richmond Receives Grant Support For Project Focusing on Women and Information Technology

Kathy Hoke, professor of mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, is leading a team focused on recruiting and retaining women and other underrepresented students as computer science majors and minors.

University of Richmond Faculty Available to Discuss the Moon Landing; July Marks 50th Anniversary of Historic Event

July will mark the 50th anniversary of the United States' Apollo 11, the first manned mission to land on the moon in July 1969. University of Richmond has scholars who can share their expertise related to this historic anniversary from a variety of perspectives.

UR Math Professor Honored for Extraordinary Teaching

University of Richmond professor of mathematics Della Dumbaugh has received the John M. Smith Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching from the Mathematical Association of America’s Maryland, D.C., Virginia section.

UR Professor James Davis Awarded NSF Grant for Conference Series Focused on Intersection of Math and Communication

James Davis, professor of mathematics, has been awarded $25,000 from the National Science Foundation to support a conference series that explores mathematics critical to modern communication.

UR Launches First Website Dedicated to American Mathematics

The University of Richmond has launched AmericanMathematics.org, the first website dedicated to American mathematics.

UR Statistics Professor Taylor Arnold Receives International Fellowship for Research on How Language Changes Over Time

Taylor Arnold, an assistant professor of statistics, has been awarded a more than $36,000 fellowship to participate in the Collegium program at the Lyon Institute for Advanced Study in France.

Media Tip Sheet: University of Richmond Experts on the Moon Landing

University of Richmond has scholars who can share their expertise connected to the Moon Landing.

A hometown giftMike Kitimet, '19, used a Projects for Peace grant to open a library in his hometown. Read his story.

Math faculty and students attend WINRS at UVAMath professors Heather Russell and Della Dumbaugh chaired sessions at the Women’s Intellectual Network Research Symposium (WINRS) at UVA, where they were joined by UR students Barbara Fujita, Basel Arafat, Jonathan Rodriquez, Madeline Polhill, Ying Wu and Cathy Shi. Of special note, Basel presented his research the poster session and Ying and Cathy each gave a talk on their work on Solomon Lefschetz.

University of Richmond Professors Awarded $100,000 NEH Grant to Develop Software to Analyze Media's Cultural Influence

University of Richmond statistics professor Taylor Arnold and digital humanities professor Lauren Tilton have been awarded nearly $100,000 in grant funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop software that will analyze how moving images such as film, television, and news broadcasts shape cultural norms.

University of Richmond junior receives Projects for Peace grant to create first library for school children in Kiserian, Kenya

University of Richmond junior Mike Kitimet grew up in a Kenyan town with no library. Despite this obstacle, he received support from Equity Group Foundation, a non-profit in Kenya, which helps academically talented students apply to colleges around the world.

2018 A&S David C. Evans Awards

The David C. Evans Awards recognize outstanding student scholarship and creative activity.

Ashley Alex, '18

Ashley Alex designed her interdisciplinary studies major around her research in Dr. Lester Caudill’s lab.

University of Richmond is a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars

Three scholars from the University of Richmond were awarded Fulbright grants for 2017-18, the top number in the Bachelor’s institutions category.

University of Richmond student Rylin McGee awarded international Gilman scholarship for study abroad in Russia

University of Richmond junior Rylin McGee, of Rochester, New York, has received a Gilman scholarship.

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Mailing address:
Department of Math & Computer Science
212 Jepson Hall
221 Richmond Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173

Phone: (804) 289-8077
Fax: (804) 287-6444

Department Chair: Kathy Hoke
Mathematics Program Coordinator: Della Dumbaugh
Administrative coordinator: Kathy Rothert