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Welcome to the Mathematics Department
(Description of the "Four Canoes" sculpture and a tiling problem provided here.)___________________________________________

Congratulations to our 2007-2008 graduates in MATH, ACSC, and related education fields! (reports run 6/11/2008)

11 mathematics majors + 14 actuarial science majors
14 mathematics minors + 1 actuarial science minor
  2 mathematics secondary education (MSED/MSMA)
  4 science and math for elementary educ (SMEE)


We offer an additional congratulations to the 9 MATH and 
9 ACSC majors and others graduating with Latin honors!

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The Department of Mathematics offers major programs that can satisfy a variety of student interests and careers. Students majoring in mathematics can prepare themselves for graduate study in mathematics or related areas, for the teaching of mathematics at the secondary school level, for professional school in law or health science, or for the application of mathematics and statistics in science, business, industry and government.


Students graduating with a major in mathematics will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental notions of mathematics, including rigorous proof. They will be able to model and solve real-world problems arising in business and industry. They will be able to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, mathematical concepts to their peers and to an audience of non-majors. They will be able to learn and apply mathematics on their own through independent study, research and participation in non-class-related lectures.
  

In addition to our pure, statistics, and applied mathematics programs, the department has programs to prepare students for careers in actuarial science or teacher licensure.  A minor in mathematics is available to support majors in many other departments.  Visit Majors and Minors (top menu on this page) for details.

 

Students should meet with the chair of the Department of Mathematics for advice in selecting courses for a particular purpose. The department offers a number of courses for non-majors to fulfill the mathematics portion of the core curriculum.

 

We hope this website will answer questions you have about our department.  We welcome further inquiries on any topic.

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New Chair of Mathematics!
Kurt Scholz began his term as Chair of the Department of Mathematics on July 1, 2008. 

John Kemper served as chair from 2004-2008. Dr. Kemper takes on the role of Chair of the CAS Faculty, 2008-2009.
The MaRCers are here for you! Visit our Mathematics Resource Center.
MaRC M and MsFall Semester 2008 Hours,
beginning Monday, Sept. 8th
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Monday through Thursday:
9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday:  9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday:  5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

The Mathematics Resource Center (MaRC) @ OSS 235 supports student learning in mathematics through free drop-in peer tutoring as a service of the UST Math Dept. for any ACTC student taking MATH 100 through 200. Tutor help is available year round. 
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Are you thinking of majoring in mathematics and wondering where it could lead you?
We have a couple of great resources for you to check out, including a video!  Read more... 

Here is the latest version of the Actuarial Science Program brochure.