Bates College
6 May, 2020 - Doug Hubley, Bates College
“It’s challenging to work with real people and real data on real problems in real-time,”
Adriana Salerno, associate professor of mathematics and department chair at Bates College
Salerno, associate professor of mathematics and department chair, was responding to a student’s concern about the class projects underway in “PIC Math: Topics in Industrial Mathematics,” a course Salerno launched this year.
“It’s challenging to work with real people and real data on real problems in real-time,” Adriana Salerno told one of her classes, in person, a seeming lifetime ago, back in February.
The course is designed to give students real-world experience using mathematics in non-academic enterprises. Salerno’s class performed data-analysis projects for two nonprofit community partners, Lewiston Public Schools and Tri-County Mental Health Services.
“It’s challenging to work with real people and real data on real problems in real-time,” Adriana Salerno told one of her classes, in person, a seeming lifetime ago, back in February.
The course is designed to give students real-world experience using mathematics in non-academic enterprises. Salerno’s class performed data-analysis projects for two nonprofit community partners, Lewiston Public Schools and Tri-County Mental Health Services.
