Walk-in Tutoring in Mathematics
We recruit some of our best students to tutor most 100- and 200-level mathematics courses. Students who are having trouble with homework simply walk-in for help.

The AU Math Club: "We do math so you don't have to..."
The AU Math Club is a recognized AU student organization and holds three meetings each semester. Typically these meetings are held during the lunch hour with faculty and students making presentations.

The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition
The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is held on the first Saturday of each December. During each of two three-hour sessions, participants attempt to solve six ten-point problems. The top score is usually around 100 out of 120, while the median score for the over 3000 contestants is typically close to zero! Prizes for the top individual scores range from $250 to $2,500, while prizes for top team scores range from $5,000 to $25,000. A team consists of three students selected before the competition, so a winning team might not even include the top individual scorers.

The AU Putnam Team meets weekly during the fall semester to work on problem solving, and we are always looking for new members who wish to compete against some of the brightest undergraduate students in North America. Contact your favorite mathematics professor for more information.

The W. Varick Nevins III and Lillian Texiere Nevins Prize in Mathematics
The Nevins/Texiere Prize in Mathematics is awarded only to the most outstanding mathematics students. The W. Varick Nevins III Prize was first awarded in 1968 in memory of Varick Nevins ('32), former AU student and professor of mathematics.  In 1987, a few years after the death of Varick’s wife, Lillian Texiere Nevins ('37), the award was renamed. 

Recipients of the Nevins/Texiere Prize receive a cash award, have their names added to a memorial plaque, which hangs in the Math Common Room in Myers Hall, and are publicly cited at Honors Convocation in April. 

The W. Varick Nevins III High School Mathematics Competition
The Nevins Competition was first held in 1968 in memory of Varick Nevins ('32), former AU student and professor of mathematics, and is hosted by the Division of Mathematics on the first Friday of each November. Any high school student may participate in the competition which consists of a 75-minute, 30-question multiple-choice exam written by the members of the mathematics faculty. Awards include scholarships to AU and cash prizes for top individual scorers and an engraved plaque for the top team score.

• Competition Summary
• The Anatomy of a Math Competition, a published article by Joseph Petrillo, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Alfred University.

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