The department convenes a problem-solving group. This group meets weekly to work on fun and interesting mathematics problems.
Carleton also participates in premier problem solving contests such as the NCS-MAA Jerry Heuer Team Contest, the William Lowell Putnam Prize Examination in Mathematics (taken by over 2300 individuals and 400 teams nationally) and the Konhauser Problemfest.
Carleton students have done very well in these competitions in the past — winning the Konhauser Problemfest several times in a row, placing in the top ten of the NCS-MAA Team contest regularly and even placing 13th (top among four-year colleges) in the Putnam exam.
You can contact Sunrose Shrestha in the department for more information.
