Using science and mathematics to understand our world

These are equations that students, faculty and graduates of the College of Science and Mathematics come into contact with. They are beautifully simple. They are memorable. They are useful. They explain our world.

E = mc²

F = ma

a² + b² = c²

V = IR

We show students these equations. We provide students with problems and worksheets to teach them how to use these equations. While that is important, education can be much more—each equation has a unique story behind how it was first imagined and then how it was modified to reach its full potential, and those stories should be shared with