Mathematics, the study of numbers and shapes, and the language of the physical sciences, has emerged from its classical roots as the principle tool for the analysis and comprehension of many current problems. Chaos and fractals, cryptography, data compression algorithms, tomography, and turbulence are only a few of the many areas currently studied by mathematicians. In addition, promising research continues to be done in the fields of Analysis, Topology, Algebra, and Number Theory. These exciting areas of study all utilize the fundamentals of mathematics within a rigorous logical structure.

The Department of Mathematics prepares the student by teaching the ability to comprehend and use the language of mathematics. Students will come to appreciate the logical structure and beauty of the mathematical development. The student will come to formulate the needed mathematical methods to analyze and solve real problems.

The courses offered prepare mathematics majors for graduate studies, research, engineering, teaching, and positions in industry and government. They also provide the necessary background for students in engineering and the social and physical sciences. Finally, the courses allow for the study of mathematics for its own sake.

As a culminating activity mathematics majors must take Abstract Algebra I or Real Analysis I during the first semester of their senior year. The following charts give the course schedule for students pursuing either a Bachelor of Arts degree or a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics.

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• B.S. and B.A. degree programs for Mathematics majors, and a dual-degree program for Engineering majors are offered.
• A minor in Mathematics and secondary school teaching certification in Mathematics are also available.
• Curriculum focused on Applied Mathematics is designed to prepare students for graduate-level work in the field.
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• Provides a broad foundation in mathematics, including course work in chaos and fractals, cryptography, data compression algorithms, tomography and turbulence.
• Exposes you, through the Liberal Arts curriculum, to the broad range of disciplines that employ mathematicians.
• Provides a faculty which has published nationally and internationally, but whose main interest is teaching.

• Prepares you for teacher certification or application to graduate school, a pre-requisite of the majority of jobs available in mathematics (department graduates have earned an exceptionally high number of doctoral degrees).
• Prepares you to do well on the Graduate Record Exam.
• Jump-starts an Engineering career through a dual degree, five-year program.
• Gets you ready for a full life, personally and professionally, by nurturing your spirit as well as your intellect.