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![Col. Troy Siemers and Maj. Jessica Libertini brainstorm ideas for the new math curriculum while looking at suggestions from other academic departments. – VMI Photo by Kelly Nye.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/MathQEPupdate2017KN15-1-400x266.jpg)
A new and reinvigorated math curriculum for 4th Class cadets whose majors do not require calculus will be launched in the fall of 2018.
![Drew Borinstein ’17 presents his honors thesis in the Turman room of Preston Library on the effects of declining birthrates in the U.S. on March 28. – VMI Photo by H. Lockwood McLaughlin.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/BorinsteinHonorsPresentation2017HLM0020-1-400x266.jpg)
Drew Borinstein ’17 has spent much of the past year digging into a real-world problem that’s likely to have serious implications in the decades ahead – the declining U.S. birthrate.
![Several pages from the diabetes article are shown here.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/DiabetesPaperList.jpg)
Two faculty members and a recent graduate have published their research about the use of mathematical models to predict diabetes diagnosis.
![The cover of the Quality Enhancement Plan shows cadets marching across the Parade Ground.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/QEPMathMattersList.jpg)
Math that Matters: Math for the Modern World, the title of VMI’s proposed Quality Enhancement Plan, aims to introduce cadets majoring in the humanities and other programs to mathematical thinking.
![Maj. Amy Givler assists two cadets with a Wikisticks activity.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/PrecalcWikiStix2017JRR0067List.jpg)
The numbers don't lie. Over the past 10 years, the Department of Applied Mathematics has seen a surge in cadet interest.
![Maj. Jessica Libertini and Lt. Col. Paul Moosman '98 with Ross Schmeisser '18.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/QEPLibertini2017SH0021editedList.jpg)
Ross Schmeisser '18 and Chen Chun-Hao '18 did summer research to develop content for new math courses aimed at 4th Class cadets.
![Professor Greg Hartman in front of blackboard lecturing.](/media/content-assets/images/news/faculty-initiatives/hartman-etextbook.jpg)
College students need textbooks. But it’s no secret that the cost has been a thorn in the side of students for years. Col. Greg Hartman is among pioneering professors nationally developing e-textbooks, his for calculus. With the price of the book starting at free, cost is no longer a problem.
![Maj. John David and Christian Helms looking at papers](/media/content-assets/images/news/2015-16/SURINelmsAppMath2016KN15List.jpg)
One cadet's summer research project uses simulations executed on a video game to determine the value of positions on the football field.
![Cadets participate in a math modeling competition.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2015-16/MathModeling2016KEN0003List.jpg)
VMI’s Department of Applied Mathematics was named the No. 8 such department in the nation in a listing published on the "USA Today" website yesterday.