Program Overview
Introduction to the Mathematics Program
The Mathematics program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of mathematical concepts and their applications. Mathematics is both a profession and an indispensable tool for many types of work, serving as a universal language that has been crucial in formulating and expressing ideas in science, engineering, business, and the social sciences.
Program Overview
The Mathematics degree program encompasses mathematics, statistics, and applied mathematics. The program prepares students for graduate studies and provides an accelerated BS/MS Fast Track option, allowing undergraduate students to satisfy some of the requirements of the master's degree while completing the bachelor's degree in Mathematics.
Specializations
Students can choose from the following specializations:
- Mathematics Specialization: For students interested in a career in mathematics and for those who choose to continue their education at the graduate level in mathematics, applied mathematics, mathematics education, or disciplines that use mathematics.
- This specialization is ideal for students who want to pursue a career in mathematics or continue their education in a related field.
- Statistics Specialization: For students interested in probability and statistical models and their use in data analysis and decision making; for students interested in continuing on to graduate work in statistics, biostatistics, actuarial science, and other statistics-related areas.
- This specialization is suitable for students who want to work in data analysis, decision making, or pursue a career in statistics.
- Applied Mathematics Specialization: For students interested in mathematics for the purpose of using it broadly in various application areas and for students interested in continuing on to graduate work in applied mathematics or related areas.
- This specialization is designed for students who want to apply mathematical concepts to real-world problems in various fields.
Degree Requirements
The Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics degree requires 120 semester credit hours. The program consists of:
- Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 semester credit hours
- Communication: 6 semester credit hours
- Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours
- Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
- Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours
- Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours
- American History: 6 semester credit hours
- Government/Political Science: 6 semester credit hours
- Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours
- Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours
- Major Requirements: 49-51 semester credit hours
- Major Preparatory Courses: 19-21 semester credit hours
- Major Core Courses: 21 semester credit hours
- Major Related Courses: 9 semester credit hours
- Elective Requirements: 27-29 semester credit hours
- Electives: 27-29 semester credit hours
- All students are required to take NATS 1101 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Freshman Seminar and at least six semester credit hours of electives outside their major field of study.
Faculty
The program is taught by a diverse range of faculty members, including:
- Professors: Larry P. Ammann, Zalman I. Balanov, Pankaj K. Choudhary, Mieczyslaw K. Dabkowski, Vladimir Dragovic, Sam Efromovich, Yulia Gel, M. Ali Hooshyar, Wieslaw Krawcewicz, Susan E. Minkoff, L. Felipe Pereira, Dmitry Rachinskiy, Viswanath Ramakrishna, Robert Serfling, Janos Turi, John Zweck
- Professors Emeritus: Patrick Odell, John W. Van Ness
- Clinical Professors: Natalia Humphreys, Wenyi (Roy) Lu
- Associate Professors: Swati Biswas, Yan Cao, Min Chen
- Assistant Professors: Mohammad Akbar, Maxim Arnold, Bhargab Chattopadhyay, Qingwen Hu, Frank Konietschke, Yifei Lou, Oleg Makarenkov, Tomoki Oshawa, Qiongxia (Joanne) Song, Anh Tran
- Senior Lecturers: Mohammad Ahsan, Kelly Aman, Malgorzata Dabkowska, Rabin Dahal, Anatoly Eydelzon, Manjula Foley, Bentley T. Garrett, Farid Khafizov, Yuly Koshevnik, David L. Lewis, Changsong Li, Brady McCary, Derege Mussa, My Linh Nguyen, Jigarkumar Patel, Paul Stanford, Julie Sutton, Tristan Whalen
Research Areas
The program offers research opportunities in various areas, including mathematics, statistics, and applied mathematics. Students can work with faculty members to conduct research and complete projects in their area of interest.