The Department of Mathematics endeavors to give students a sound background for a basic understanding of science; to give prospective teachers a professional attitude, a strong subject matter foundation and adequate skills and techniques in the application and the teaching of the material; and, to show students that mathematics is a living and vital discipline by seeing it applied in the classroom and in the various fields of industry.
The Mathematics Department provides the courses for education students with mathematics as a teaching field.
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The graduates of the Mathematics program will be able to
1. Demonstrate conceptual understanding and integration of the fundamentals in Mathematics
2. Formulate mathematical models to represent physical situations and evaluate their efficacy
3. Effectively use terminology and symbology of mathematics in communication
4. Think critically and analytically using precise definitions as well as mathematical reasoning and arguments
5. Read articles containing quantitative and visual data and evaluate the validity of the inferences
6. Understand the role of Mathematics in science
7. Utilize technological tools (e.g., calculator, computational algebra software, visualization software, program languages, etc.) in solving mathematical problems (Applied Emphasis)
8. Demonstrate an understanding of the major branches of Mathematicsm (e.g. algebra, geometry, analysis, discrete, etc.) and the underlying connection between them (Classical Emphasis)
Reviewed and Revised
February 28, 2002