Dr. Steve Lippold and colleague Mahai Staichad had their article Existence of the map detS^3 accepted for publication in the scientific journal Linear Algebra and Its Applications. The article will be featured in the May 2024 issue.

Lauren submitted a project to the NFL big data bowl this year and got honorable mention! There were 10 finalists and 8 honorable mentions out of 300 submissions. Congratulations to her! While Lauren James studied in Taylor University, she was a double major in mathematics and computer science, with a minor in data science. She… Continue reading Alumna Lauren James (’22) Got Honorable Mention in the NFL Big Data Bowl 2024

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Dr. Denise Flanders, an assistant professor of Biblical Studies at Taylor University, delivered a speech on Interpreting Biblical Numbers in the math department on September 29, 2023. Many students from the math department participated in the talk. Dr. Flanders mentioned that the Bible and mathematics are inextricably linked. The Bible contains a multitude of numbers,… Continue reading Dr. Flanders Speaks on Interpreting Biblical Numbers

Cody Orr sits down with data scientist Evan Miyakawa to talk about his college basketball advanced stat, the Bayesian Performance Rating, why he went to Baylor, how he got started with BPR, and the intuition behind using box score and plus-minus data to rate every MBB player. Check out his website at evanmiya.com for more… Continue reading Taylor Mathematics Alumnus, Evan Miyakawa, connecting with college and professional sports through statistics