Welcome to the Department of Mathematics

Announcements for Spring 2013

• On Tuesday 12 March at 4:30pm in Crouse 311, Dr. Jenya Supranova of Kent State University will talk on 'Stable Marriages' at the Pi Mu Epsilon Invited Address.
• We have a new program:  BS/MBA in Applied Mathematics and Business Administration
• The EDGE program is a comprehensive mentoring and training program designed to support the academic development and research activities of women in mathematics.  The summer session  targets women entering PhD programs in the mathematical sciences and consists of two core courses in analysis and algebra/linear algebra.

Mathematics is used everywhere.  With it, we can create models of almost anything — complex molecules, ecosystems, or the economy.  We can design new medicines and new materials, and build better communication networks and security systems.  We can decode a genome and decipher its history.  We can make better environmental and financial decisions.

Applied mathematicians use mathematics to solve problems in science and engineering, using pencil and paper as well as computers to set up and solve equations, and then interpreting the results.  Theoretical mathematicians explore beyond the physical models, creating new mathematics by discovering underlying logical structures and geometries, and novel patterns and symmetries.

With a degree in mathematics or applied mathematics, you can work in virtually any field, in the public, academic and industrial sectors.  Math majors have the skills employers want.

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