Welcome to the Department of Mathematics
Information for Prospective Students
Common Exam Schedule for Spring 2012
Non-common Exam Schedule for Spring 2012
Department Telephone
(330) 972-7400
Department Email
Email: math@uakron.edu
Department Fax
(330) 374-8630
Mailing Address
Department of Mathematics
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-4002
Department Office
College of Arts and Sciences Building
Room 220
Interim Department Chair
Dr Timothy Norfolk
(330) 972-7401
Email: norfolk@uakron.edu
Assistant to the Chair
Ms Pamela Hoover
(330) 972-7401
Email: phoover@uakron.edu
Secretary
Ms Joyce Lott
(330) 972-6987
Email: jlott@uakron.edu
Graduate Coordinator
Dr Curtis Clemons
(330) 972-8353
Email: curtis2@uakron.edu
Undergraduate Coordinator
Dr Kevin Kreider
(330) 972-7519
Email: kreider@uakron.edu
- The Department of Mathematics is one of the largest units in the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Akron.
- We offer bachelor's and master's programs, as well as accelerated 5 year B.S./M.S programs, in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Applied Mathematics/Polymer Engineering. We also offer a Ph.D. in Engineering Applied Mathematics jointly with the College of Engineering.
- The Department serves more than 3000 students in 30 to 40 mathematics classes every semester.
- Faculty scholarly activities cover broad areas from pure and applied mathematics to education in mathematics and teacher training.
- Our faculty have been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Naval Research, Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio Department of Education and various other state agencies and private foundations.
Information for faculty
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.
Math Headlines
- 11/30/2011
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Math Department Poster Session
The Math Department's Eleventh Annual Poster Session will be held on Wednesday 30 November. It will feature over 40 student research projects in a variety of mathematical areas.
- 08/09/2010
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Professor serves on U.S. energy committee
Dr. Joseph Wilder has been reappointed to another two-year term on a U.S. Department of Energy advisory committee, where he provides expertise in methane hydrate computer simulation.
