Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics at Lawrence University

Better late than never -- we have one last senior profile for 2021. Join us in celebrating recent graduate Travis Dillon!

Major: Math

Favorite LU memories: I try to avoid "favorite" questions because for most topics of opinion, I don't have a linear order of preference. I think of my favorite points at Lawrence more as a series of vignettes: Learning to sight sing in Waterman House. Staying up late playing Settlers of Catan. Math picnics. Late nights tutoring in Math Lab. Volunteering at Kimberly Middle School. Sitting by the river in Peabody Park. And living and studying in Budapest, all of it.

Senior Experience: Most mathematics books for a general audience try to make math interesting by exhibiting some collection of mathematical facts like baubles—aren't these pretty?—but don't provide a clear path to doing or learning more mathematics. I wrote a book whose goal is to guide people down one such path through in-depth explorations of three different topics: graphs, infinity, and groups.

Plans for next year: I'll be going to MIT for a PhD in math!

Congrats, Travis!