mathematics

  • Art is humanity: It’s time STEM became STEAM

    Art is humanity: It’s time STEM became STEAM

    “‘[A universe without art] does not exist,’ Joyce said. ‘It’s in our jewelry, our glasses, our architecture, the vibrations of music. It is music. It is in people’s faces. It is in people’s safety.’”

  • Bulldogs of Butler: Dagnija Lacis

    Bulldogs of Butler: Dagnija Lacis

    “Stick to your goals. There’s always a path forward.
Obstacles will always occur. You’ve got to just ignore them and keep going. Find another way.”

  • Fun ways to celebrate Pi Day

    Fun ways to celebrate Pi Day

    Pi Day is the perfect excuse to do something you enjoy with friends and family.

  • Campus remembers late professor

    Butler University colleagues and students remember Amos Carpenter as a man of knowledge and humility. An extremely organized person (though it wouldn’t look that way, according to faculty in the math department), Carpenter was kind, and he encouraged others’ input and questions. “He always had a great, big smile with a twinkle in his eye,”…

  • Butler mourns celebrated professor

    Amos Carpenter, a professor of mathematics, died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Carpenter started at Butler University in 1984. He taught calculus and geometry courses this semester. During his time at Butler, Carpenter served as the department head for more than 10 years. He received several awards both at the university and the…