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Our Programs
The Department of Mathematics at Washington State University provides programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Majoring in mathematics will prepare you for a broad range of careers, and employers place high value on math degrees from Washington State University. Math graduates are excellent problem solvers, critical thinkers, good writers, and function well as team members.
Undergraduates
Undergraduate math majors have exciting opportunities. These include conducting research and computer analysis, as well as pursuing special studies with highly regarded faculty members. Students have the opportunity to participate in industry internships and competitive research programs in the United States and abroad. A student may earn a stipend as an undergraduate teaching assistant by tutoring, grading papers, or leading tutorial sessions for introductory level math classes.
Graduates
Graduate students study with mathematics faculty who are on the forefront of research in areas of current global interest such as: mathematical modeling in population genetics, muscle physiology, and biomolecular systems; optimization problems on high performance computing environments; partial differential equations in control theory, swimming phenomenon, materials research, microwave heating and inverse problems; geometric analysis with a parallel focus on applications to data modeling and analysis; statistics related to experimental design, reliability theory, Bayesian statistics, and change-point problems; matrix algebra including both computational and theoretical analyses; mathematics education research associated with teacher preparation, use of technology, and culturally relevant pedagogy; discrete mathematics that includes cryptography, combinatorics, and number theory; and environmental mathematics such as contaminant transport in groundwater, population ecology, and predator-prey problems. Graduate students participate in graduate seminars and undertake collaborative and cross-disciplinary research.
**NEW** Middle Level Mathematics Endorsement
Beginning summer 2010, a partnership between the Mathematics and Teaching and Learning Departments will provide classes for a Middle Level Mathematics Endorsement in teaching! The endorsement has five classes to add to a secondary or elementary certificate, and is designed for both in-service and pre-service teachers. For more information please visit our Math Education page, or the College of Education page.
Recent Faculty Authored Books
Mathematical Reasoning for Elementary Teachers - by Calvin T. Long, Duane W. DeTemple, and Richard S. Millma |
Fundamentals of Matrix Computations, 3rd Edition - by David S. Watkins |
Controllability of Partial Differential Equations Governed by Multiplicative Controls - by Alex Khapalov |
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Donald W. Bushaw
1926 - 2012
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Chair Position
The department is currently accepting applications and nominations for the Chair position. For more information please>> click here.
What does the 1/14/12 edition of "The Economist" and WSU Mathematics have in common?
At a recent Joint Mathematics Meetings in Boston, math instructor and new PhD graduate, Bonni Kealy, was approached by a freelance writer about her and Dr. David Wollkind's innovative research on, "Vegetative Turing Pattern Formation." The result is this article on mathematical ecology published in The Economist.Take the Math Placement Exam - NOW!
This is very important. For more information please >>click here.New! Professional Science Master's Degree in Computational Finance
A new professional degree program will begin in August 2012 that will combine mathematics and finance to prepare you to work in a wide spectrum of financial services. To learn more about this exciting new degree program >>click here.New Grants Awarded
Krishnamoorthy, Bala with Tamal Dey (Ohio State) and Anil Hirani (Illinois) as collaborators. $900,000. AF: Medium: Collaborative research: Optimality in Homology – Algorithms and Applications. NSF. 8/1/11-7/31/15. WSU Portion 244,521.
Hudelson, Matt (Co-PI), Jones, Jeffrey (PI). $961,064. Predicting Rates and Regioselectivity in Cytochrome P450 Mediated Reactions. NIH. 9/10/2008 – 6/30/2012.
Knott, Libby . $4,996,103. MMRE: Making Mathematical Reasoning Explicit. NSF, 6/1/11 – 5/31/16. Joint proposal with University of Idaho. WSU Portion $3,411,221.
Mifflin, Robert. $99,999. Exploiting Explicit and Implicit Structure in Complex Optimization Problems, DOD Air Force. 6/15/11 – 6/14/14.
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