{"id":4,"date":"2017-06-01T18:12:19","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T18:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-11-12T07:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T15:37:58","slug":"department-of-mathematics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Mathematics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd2021-info-box info-box\" data-box-style=\"2\"><div class=\"info-box-icon-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"info-box-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/05\/math_black.png\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"113\" height=\"113\"\/><\/div><div class=\"info-box-heading-copy-wrapper\"><div class=\"info-box-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"heading h2\">Mathematics at Mudd<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"info-box-copy-wrapper\">\n<p>Explore the power and beauty of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, where our students experience transformative&nbsp;coursework and authentic research opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><ul class=\"button-list\" data-buttons=\"4\"><li><a class=\"mudd-more-button button-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/program\/course-descriptions\/\"><span>Course Descriptions<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"mudd-more-button button-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/program\/\"><span>Program<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"mudd-more-button button-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/faculty-staff\/\"><span>Faculty and Staff<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"mudd-more-button button-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/current-majors\/\"><span>Current Majors<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"primary-page-card-container wp-block-mudd-latest-posts\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-heading-wrapper\">\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-heading\">Latest Math News<\/h2>\n\t      <a aria-label=\"More Math News\" class=\"mudd-more-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/news\/\"><span>More<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t    \n        \n    \n    <ul class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-content-wrapper\">\n            <li class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2026\/04\/17\/three-harvey-mudd-juniors-receive-prestigious-barry-goldwater-scholarship\/\">\n          <span class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/goldwater-logo.png');\"><\/span>\n          <span class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card-heading\">Three Harvey Mudd Juniors Receive Prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n            <li class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2026\/04\/15\/two-harvey-mudd-seniors-win-watson-fellowships\/\">\n          <span class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Watson-winners.jpg');\"><\/span>\n          <span class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card-heading\">Two Harvey Mudd Seniors Win Watson Fellowships<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n            <li class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2026\/03\/18\/harvey-mudd-students-place-11th-nationwide-in-putnam-competition\/\">\n          <span class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Putnam-logo-768w.png');\"><\/span>\n          <span class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card-heading\">Harvey Mudd Students Place 11th Nationwide in Putnam Competition<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-quote-box center\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/01\/home-quote-background.jpg)\"><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-quote-box-inner\"><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-quote-box-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/08\/Quote-bubble_michael-orrison-2x.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"prerounded\"\/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-quote-box-text\"><blockquote><p class=\"wp-block-mudd-quote-quote\">\u201cThe Department of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College is renowned for its dynamic and engaging approach to teaching. Our faculty excel at conveying complex concepts and sparking excitement for mathematical exploration. It is rewarding to be part of a dedicated team of teacher-scholars who continuously seek ways to support, encourage, and cheer on students as we navigate the ever-expanding world of mathematics together.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><p class=\"wp-block-mudd-quote-citation\"><cite>Department Chair Michael Orrison<\/cite><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd2021-info-box info-box\" data-box-style=\"1\"><div class=\"info-box-heading-copy-wrapper\"><div class=\"info-box-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"heading h2\">Contact<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"info-box-copy-wrapper\">\n<p>Department of Mathematics<br>320 E. Foothill Blvd.<br>Claremont CA 91711<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone: <a href=\"tel:+19096218023\" class=\"phone\">909.621.8023<\/a><br>Fax: <a href=\"tel:+19096218366\" class=\"phone\">909.621.8366<\/a><br><a href=\"mailto:&#109;a&#116;&#104;&#45;i&#110;&#102;&#111;&#45;l&#64;g.hm&#99;.edu\">&#109;at&#104;-&#105;&#110;fo&#45;&#108;&#64;g&#46;&#104;&#109;&#99;.&#101;du<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4176,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-primary.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5754,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions\/5754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}