Mathematics

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Professors: R. Devadoss Pandian, Richard Wilders
Associate Professors: Mary McMahon, Matthew Pons, David Schmitz
Assistant Professors: Katherine Heller, Marco Martinez, Neil Nicholson
Adjunct Faculty: Richard Wyllie

Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Mathematics is three-fold:

1. To support the mission of the institution by providing general education and service courses in mathematics which provide each student with the mathematical experience appropriate to that student’s interests and abilities;
2. To provide mathematics majors and minors with a strong grounding in the tools and methods of mathematics so as to enable them to succeed in mathematics or a related field, and to provide as many majors as possible with a significant independent research experience.
3. To provide education majors with the mathematical content knowledge and discipline specific skills to be effective educators as they explore the direction of present day mathematics education.

The study of mathematics can reveal its beauty and wonder and can develop a student’s potential for logical thought. College mathematics has evolved from arithmetic and geometry, two of the seven original Liberal Arts, to a variety of abstract and applied topics. Applications of mathematics occur in science, engineering, medicine, business, statistics, psychology, social science and other areas. A bachelor’s degree in mathematics can lead to graduate study in mathematics or statistics, secondary teaching, actuarial science, industrial or governmental research or careers in business.

Each student works with a faculty advisor to plan an individual major leading to one or more of the above objectives.

Degrees offered: B.A. and B.S.

The B.A. degree program is offered in mathematics and applied mathematics and the B.S. degree program is offered in mathematics, applied mathematics and actuarial science.

Programs

• Actuarial Science, B.S.
• Applied Mathematics, B.A.
• Applied Mathematics, B.S.
• Mathematics, B.A.
• Mathematics, B.S.

• Mathematics Minor

Courses

• MTH 095 - Intermediate Algebra
• MTH 107 - Elementary Mathematics I
• MTH 108 - Elementary Mathematics II
• MTH 111 - Quantitative Reasoning
• MTH 118 - Finite Mathematics
• MTH 121 - College Algebra
• MTH 122 - College Trigonometry
• MTH 130 - Calculus for Business and Social Sciences
• MTH 140 - Integrated Calculus I: Calculus of Limits
• MTH 141 - Integrated Calculus II: Calculus of Derivatives
• MTH 151 - Calculus I
• MTH 152 - Calculus II
• MTH 153 - Calculus III
• MTH 230 - Discrete Structures I
• MTH 231 - Discrete Structures II
• MTH 254 - Calculus IV
• MTH 256 - Introduction to Differential Equations and Linear Algebra
• MTH 280 - The Nature of Proof in Mathematics
• MTH 297 - Internship
• MTH 299 - Independent Study
• MTH 300 - Linear Algebra
• MTH 305 - College Geometry
• MTH 310 - History of Mathematics
• MTH 315 - Ordinary Differential Equations with Applications
• MTH 323 - Complex Variables
• MTH 341 - Probability and Statistics I
• MTH 342 - Probability and Statistics II
• MTH 355 - Applied Mathematical Techniques
• MTH 365 - Theory of Interest
• MTH 375 - Problem Solving Seminar
• MTH 397 - Internship
• MTH 399 - Independent Study
• MTH 421 - Abstract Algebra I
• MTH 422 - Abstract Algebra II
• MTH 461 - Real Analysis I
• MTH 462 - Real Analysis II
• MTH 473 - Topology
• MTH 490 - Seminar
• MTH 497 - Internship
• MTH 499 - Independent Study

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