Mathematics Department
Samuelson Hall
Room 208
(509) 963-2103
BlandB@cwu.edu
Degree Overview | Required Courses | Contact | Career Information
Mathematics is one of the basic tools underlying every science. In addition, mathematics provides a language to describe an immense variety of phenomena: from the distribution of prime numbers (useful for encrypting communications and an important area of ongoing research here at CWU) to signal processing (useful for analyzing photos and sound, as well as picking out important patterns hidden in immense data sets), mathematics finds applications everywhere. Besides its many applications, mathematics can show us hidden beauty: how juggling sequences behave like prime numbers or how incredibly complicated fractals are consequences of simple rules.
Why should you major in mathematics at CWU?
REQUIRED COURSES
MATH 172 - Calculus I. Credits: (5)
MATH 173 - Calculus II. Credits: (5)
MATH 260 - Sets and Logic. Credits: (5)
MATH 265 - Linear Algebra I. Credits: (4)
MATH 272 - Multivariable Calculus I. Credits: (5)
MATH 273 - Multivariable Calculus II. Credits: (5)
MATH 299S - Seminar - Math Major Orientation.Credits: (4) *
Math 314 - Probability and Statistics. Credits: (5) *
MATH 335 - Combinatorics and Graph Theory. Credits: (4) - or-
MATH 351 - Point Set Topology. Credits: (4) **
MATH 365 - Linear Algebra II. Credits: (4) ***
MATH 371 - Advanced Calculus. Credits: (4) ***
Math 376 - Differential Equations I. Credits: (3)
Math 377 - Differential Equations II. Credits: (3)
Math 475 - Mathematical Modeling. Credits: (4) *
Math 476 - Numerical Analysis I. Credits: (4) **
Math 477 - Numerical Analysis II. Credits: (4) ***
MATH 499S - Senior Seminar. Credits: (2) **
Applications of Math Electives - Credits: 6
Math department-approved electives in Application-oriented courses numbered 300 or higher (could be in Math, Physics, Econ, Finance, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering). Note that no more than 2 credits in Math 407 can be applied.
Total Credits: 76
(visit course catalogue) | CWU BS Applied Mathematics Student Study Plan (pdf)
Note that not every course is offered every quarter. Refer to */**/*** to note when a course is likely to be offered:
* Only offered in Fall
** Only offered in Winter
*** Only offered in Spring
CONTACT
Dr. Brandy Wiegers > brandy.wiegers@cwu.edu | 509/963.2125 | Website: http://www.cwu.edu/math/dr-brandy-wiegers
Math Department >
Brenda Bland > Brenda.Bland@cwu.edu | 509/963.2103
F 509/963.3226
The Mathematics Department is located in Samuelson Hall.
SIAM > www.siam.org/careers
American Mathematical Society > www.ams.org/prosession/student
Mathematical Association of American > www.maa.org/news/
Association for Women in Mathematics > www.awm-math.org
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