Back: J. Van Iwaarden, M. Stougton, T. Pennings, T. S w a n s o n , R. V a n d e r Velde, E. Tanis. Front; A. Loper, F. Sherburne, M. Almost one hundred years ago the cur- Weaver, D. Carothers.
MATHEMATICS
riculum for the math department at Hope could be summarized by a quote from the 1900-01 yearbook: "The f r e s h m a n class takes up Plane and Spherical Trigonometry and Surveying Navigation and Astronomy; after which Analytical Geometry and Calculus conclude the course in pure mathematics." Contrary to the general impression that "mathematics never changes", the program has undergone significant changes since then. The current program begins with calculus. Advanced study in the junior and senior year includes courses in analysis, abstract algebra, and statistics. The mathematics department has been active, as always, on several fronts. For example, it sponsored the Lampen mathematics contest for high schools. There is no doubt that the math department provides an excellent and challenging program to Hope students.
What Hope was like in 1956-57: (J. Van Iwaarden's senior year) Hope accepted six students from Hungary, which had recently been taken under Communist control. A semester's tuition was $228, plus $190 for board and $125 for room.
John L. Van Iwaarden Hope College Class of 1957 Physics-Mathematics
These math professors take the seats of students while doing evaluations.
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