EQUIP focuses on strengthening and making connections to important mathematical skills while challenging students to explore & deepen their understanding of the role of math in other STEM areas of study such as biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, & physics.

“As a selected member of the EQUIP Program, I was able to become accustomed to the expectations of college-level coursework during an intensive one-week summer program. This program continues to equip me with the resources needed to be successful in research, internships, and future schooling.”

EQUIP Students Experience:

• The inquiry-based learning methods used in the majority of the math and science courses they will take at Southwestern;
• An increased depth of understanding and time commitment of college-level work;
• The opportunity to meet and talk with current Southwestern STEM majors who are doing summer research at SU;
• A clearer vision of their academic and career goals;
• The resources that SU and its math and science departments offer.

Quantitative Skills Gained Through EQUIP:

• Write mathematics clearly to an audience of your peers.
• Orally discuss mathematical ideas.
• Organize mathematics in a clear fashion.
• Gain insight into the conceptual ideas behind mathematics as opposed to the procedural ideas.
• Convert word problems from the sciences into correct mathematical expressions and equations.
• Read to understand mathematics.
• Create logical arguments from assumptions to conclusion.
• Recognize when to use a mathematical procedure.
• Recognize there are multiple paths to a solution.
• Make conjectures or generalize a concept.
• Fail effectively.
• Perseverance.