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We share a GPU cluster with the data science and computer science departments. GPUs are the technology at the heart of today’s revolution in artificial intelligence (AI). While many people think of AI as primarily a computer science application, neural networks—the basis of modern AI systems—are built from a powerful combination of mathematical theory, applied statistics, and sophisticated algorithms. Faculty across all three disciplines at Knox are deeply engaged in these topics.
Knox’s trimester system moves at a steady, focused pace: we cover in ten weeks what semester schools cover in fourteen. Because you take fewer classes at a time (three per term instead of four or five), you can stay engaged and build strong momentum throughout the term.
Math alumni apply their skills in fields ranging from AI and software development to actuarial science and research. Their careers reflect the versatility of a Knox mathematics education and the many directions it can take you.
Knox computer and data science students put their academic skills to the test multiple times this year, immersing themselves in various challenges by taking on some of the country’s brightest minds. Knox students excelled in several competitions, earning awards and recognition for their efforts.
Knox College students learnewhat it was like to build a business from scratch during Knox ‘s 10-week spring StartUp Term, one of Knox’s signature immersive terms.
As part of Commencement 2026, Knox College honored various students for their achievements and awards earned during the school year.
Some students go on to teach math at high school and college levels, but mathematical and statistical models are the primary ways our culture builds technical solutions to problems and makes predictions about the future, and so most students have found positions doing analysis, modeling, and engineering across a range of fields–often by combining their interest in mathematics with other interests.
As a small liberal arts college with strong connections across departments, Knox specializes in helping students combine mathematics with other disciplines so they can take their quantitative interests wherever they want them to go.
At a liberal arts college, a mathematics major pairs naturally with many other disciplines. Economics, business, computer science, physics, and data science are popular combinations, but we also have students who blend mathematics with fields like art or dance. At Knox, it’s the rule rather than the exception to combine mathematics with another area of study.
Knox offers a rigorous core curriculum consisting of calculus, linear algebra, and an introduction to abstract mathematics—a foundation that prepares you for advanced coursework in the theory, application, and implementation of mathematical ideas. From there, you can explore special topics and emerging areas in the field, such as differentiable manifolds, game theory, cryptography, machine learning, financial mathematics, and computer vision. Every mathematics major completes an independent research project that leads to a public presentation, and some pursue a year‑long honors project.
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