The undergraduate degree program in Mathematics at Colorado State University aims to provide a liberal and practical education in which education and employment are complementary ends, neither subservient to the other. The liberal component of the program requires students to acquire a broad background in communication skills, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. The disciplinary component of the program focuses on developing students' knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the mathematical sciences, their problem-solving skills, and their ability to combine their knowledge of mathematics and problem-solving skills in productive ways.
The Department of Mathematics was among the first in Colorado to receive the Quality Incentive Fund Award for Excellence by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. The Commendation is part of the Quality Incentive Program, designed to appropriate state funds for the promotion, encouragement and recognition of excellence in the state's public higher education system. The undergraduate program has grown because it is perceived as one that serves the student well. Visit the University's Admissions Office for information about enrolling here at Colorado State.
| CONCENTRATIONS IN MATHEMATICS |
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Mathematics Education is a professionally oriented program
designed to prepare students for
a secondary teaching certificate in Mathematics. Students in this
concentration take a strong mathematics core, including the proofs-oriented
course in advanced calculus required in the other concentrations. The
program aims to prepare leaders in secondary education.
Requirements for this concentration are listed on the
Mathematics Education Checksheet
.
**Contact
Prof. Kelly Chappell
(chappell@math.colostate.edu )
for more information on the Mathematics Education Concentration
at Colorado State University.
Actuarial Science is a professionally oriented program
combining business and mathematics, and is designed to prepare
students to begin careers as actuaries. Graduates of this
program are prepared for the first two professional actuary exams and
have a solid base of preparation for further exams.
Colorado State is an examination site
for the first two actuarial examinations.
Requirements for this concentration are listed on the
Actuarial Science Checksheet
.
**Contact
Prof. Kelly McArthur,
mcarthur@math.colostate.edu
for more information on the Actuarial Science Concentration
at Colorado State University.
Applied Mathematics is a professionally oriented program
designed to prepare students for careers as applied mathematicians
working in business, government, and industry.
Students in this concentration receive training in numerical analysis,
mathematical modeling, and computing, as well as a solid preparation for
further study.
Requirements for this concentration are listed on the
Applied Mathematics Checksheet
.
Computational Mathematics
is a professionally oriented program
with an emphasis on the computational aspects of Mathematics.
It affords the possibility of easily minoring in Computer
Science or Statistics.
It is specifically intended to include all aspects
of computational mathematics, including emerging areas
in numerical methods,
computational geometry, algebra, and symbolic
computation. This new program (Fall 2000)
begins with an introduction to mathematical modeling (M331)
and culminates with a computational mathematics capstone course (M435).
Requirements for this concentration are listed on the
Computational Mathematics Checksheet.
Contact
Prof. Michael Kirby
for more information about the Computational Mathematics Concentration
at Colorado State University.
Mathematics of Information This program prepares students for graduate study and/or an interdisciplinary career in information/communication technology where mathematics, computer science and electrical engineering are interwoven. Students in this concentration receive training in cryptlogy, both source and channel coding theory, related courses in the companion fields, as well as the other core science and mathematics courses.
Statistics is a concentration designed for those students
who want a solid background in statistics, one of the major applied
areas of the mathematical sciences. This concentration is administered
with the Department of Statistics, which provides faculty advisors for
majors in this concentration.
Requirements for this concentration are listed on the
Statistics Checksheet.
Contact
Prof. Jennifer Hoeting
for more information about the Statistics Concentration
at Colorado State University.
| MINORING IN MATHEMATICS |
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There is also a minor in mathematical biology. Please contact Jennifer Mueller or see the Minor in Mathematical Biology page.
| SCHOLARSHIPS IN MATHEMATICS |
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For more information on the Colorado State University Luckasen, Magnus, and Department of Mathematics scholarships contact
| THE WILLIAM LOWELL PUTNAM MATHEMATICAL COMPETITION |
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Our Colorado State team has had extraordinary success,
placing as high as tenth in the nation in 1985, 30th in 1997,
15th in 1998, 37th in 2001 and 12th in 2002. Students from all majors
are encouraged to compete in the Putnam examination at Colorado
State. Special weekly training sessions are held each fall to
help prepare for the examination which is administered late in
the fall semester. Good individual performance on the examination
greatly enhances a student's chance of being admitted to his or
her graduate school of choice or getting a competitive edge in
the job market.
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Honor sections are typically smaller than regular sections and allow students to be more actively involved in the learning process. At the upper-division level, the program features honors colloquia (small, often interdisciplinary, seminar-type courses) and honors independent study projects.
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