Several math majors and LA’s for math courses were among those honored at an annual ceremony for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Learning Assistant Program. Details can be found at the UH News Article. And Jack Santos was awarded the Outstanding Learning Assistant Award!
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Math Jam Spring 2026
Math Jam is a huge review session where LAs, TAs and instructors come together to help students prepare before finals week.
The Spring 2026 Math Jam will be Thursday, May 7 from 9am to 2pm on the 3rd and 4th floors of Keller. All students from Math 134, 140X, 215, 241, 242 and 252A are invited to this event.
Students should sign up here (this will let us order the right amount of snacks).
For more information, you may contact mathjam@math.hawaii.edu
We are looking forward to see you there!
Placement by Transcript for Incoming Freshmen in Fall 2026
For incoming freshman who graduated high school in 2026 or 2025.
Fall 2026 Incoming Freshmen: AFTER you complete high school, gather your final high school transcripts and submit your high school math experience for placement into the appropriate MATH course.
Submit your high school math experience for placement here.
Upon submitting your high school mathematics experience, watch your hawaii.edu email account for notification on your final placement. Should you desire to place into a higher numbered course, you can take the Mathematics Placement Exam.
Actuary: the #1 job?
Bankrate ranks Actuary as the #1 college major. Journalism major Doris Kung made this video in 2018 about actuarial science and the courses offered at UH Manoa. (Since then we have added Math 370: Financial Mathematics.)