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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
MAJOR CONCENTRATION DEGREE
OFFERED

MATHEMATICS Pure Mathematics BS

Mathematics Education

Applied and Computational
Mathematics

Chair: Nelson Petulante

Professors: Olusola Akinyele, Karen Benbury, Mehran Mahdavi, Nelson Petulante, Roman
Sznajder

Associate Professors: Abdusamad Kabir, Chaobin Liu

Assistant Professors: Elena Klimova

Lecturers: Claudette Burge

MISSION
The Department of Mathematics exists to serve the educational needs of all students for whom
mathematical knowledge is either a pleasure or a necessity. Through its courses and programs, the
Department aims to assist the University in meeting its institutional goals and in enabling students
across all disciplines to fulfill their educational objectives. Courses and programs are designed to equip
graduates with a range of contemporary skills and professional attitudes conducive to success in
employment or higher study.

GOALS

1. To provide a quality education in mathematics such as will enable the students to meet the
challenges and to reap the opportunities of an increasingly diverse and technologically oriented
society.
2. To provide for the students a rich learning environment that cultivates and fosters the attitudes
and disciplines essential to professional competence and growth.
3. To optimize the academic performance of students through a combination of traditional
teaching, individual mentoring and advisement.
4. To maintain an environment of active research among the faculty and to involve students in
research projects under faculty supervision.
5. To prepare students for graduate studies in mathematics and for mathematically intensive
careers in government, industry or education.
6. To establish mutually beneficial arrangements with other academic departments, area school
systems, colleges, and universities.

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