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Many of our graduates consider teaching because there is such a great demand for primary and secondary teachers with a strong training in mathematics. Aside from teaching, you can also work towards becoming a programmer, consultant, computer analyst or financial analyst. You may also want to concentrate in areas such as epidemiology, actuarial science, medical modeling, computer modeling, physics, or economics.

The options are limitless! You can combine mathematics with almost any other discipline to form an exciting career suited to your interest.

Our graduates have also pursued graduate work in geography, theology, weather patterns, pure mathematics, and electronic databases.

What are some of our graduates doing?

Loretta Vanderspek '07 was awarded a prestigious NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship worth $17,300 for graduate studies. After graduation, she taught high school Mathematics, English and Art at Norwich Christian School for a year and then she went on to obtain a Masters of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo.

Randy Elzinga '01 obtained his Ph.D. at Queen's University, Oct. 25, 2007. In his thesis "The Minimum Witt Index of a Graph," he acknowledges how his mathematics courses at Redeemer have "opened [his] eyes to the beauty of mathematics and provided the foundation for success in graduate studies." Randy is currently teaching at the Royal Military College in Kingston.

Sarah Klein-Geltink [nee Vanderlinde] '05 taught for a year at Hamilton District Christian High School and is currently teaching at Woodland Christian School in Cambridge.

Hobbe Smit '04 graduated from Redeemer with a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science and obtained and Masters Degree in Mathematics with the Spatial Database Group at the University of Waterloo. He currently works for Campus for Christ Campus Internet Ministry. Hobbe volunteers his time maintaining a website and database for the Ontario Christian Gleaners.

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Dr. Kevin Vander Meulen

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Dr. Kevin Vander Meulen encourages his students to appreciate the playful aspects of mathematics, explore the application of abstract structures, and reflect on its limitations.

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