SHU Junior Mathematics major Edward Strong placed in the 58th percentile nationally of approximately 5000 undergraduate students across the US and Canada who participated in the 84th William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. Economics major Henrik Petersen also had a significant score on the exam that was held on Saturday, December 2nd . Participants are challenged with a two-part exam, each consisting of six questions. Four students represented Seton Hall University in the competition this year:
Mathematics majors:
- Edward Strong
- Dominic Kozlowski
- Jacob Mendelsohn
Economics major:
- Henrik Pettersson.
The students were prepared and proctored by Drs. Kristi Luttrell and James Phillips from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.