Math-Data Science Double Major
You’re drawn to patterns, clever and elegant solutions, and the ability to see the underlying order in a chaotic world. Here you’ll become an experienced problem solver fluent in the language of the universe.
Thinking About a Math Career?
Careers in MathThe Department of Mathematics takes both theoretical and applied approaches to multidisciplinary learning and research. Refine your analytical skills by strengthening your background in subject areas such as algebra, calculus, probability, combinatorics, graph theory, numerical analysis, difference equations, and dynamical systems. A degree in math will provide you with a strong foundation to enter many fields like biology, chemistry, computer science, finance, or engineering.
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Erin Denette Receives the 2024 Teaching Excellence Award - Erin Denette, a Teaching Professor at the Math Department, is a recipient of the A&S Dean's 2024 Teaching Excellence Award. Thank you, Erin, for all you do for the Math Department, the College of Arts and Sciences, and our students!… 
Doctoral Thesis Defense – Jake Smith - April 15, 2024 at 1:00pm, Lippitt Hall Room 205 Title: “Fitting Ideals Without a Presentation” Abstract: For any finite holomorphic map-germ, a classic paper of Mond and Pellikaan established that the presentation matrix of the source as a module over… 
You are Invited to the 14th Annual URI Calc-Bowl! - The URI Calc-Bowl is back in Spring 2024. Calc-Bowl is a lively playoff competition between teams to test the teams’ math knowledge. Pre-calculus and calculus questions are presented in multiple-choice format. There will be 10-12 teams consisting of three to… 
Dr. Baglama Speaks at the University of Oxford - On August 14, 2023, as part of the conference Numerical Analysis in the 21st Century, Dr. James Baglama gave a talk titled “Golub-Kahan-Lanczos Bidiagonalization (GKLB) Methods for Computing Singular Triplets for Very Large Sparse Matrices and Applications.” The conference was… 
Welcome to our New Math Majors! - It was an eventful and exciting day on Tuesday, September 5: “Start Your Success in A&S”. After a gathering and presentations in Edwards Auditorium for all incoming Arts and Sciences freshmen, students broke out by major and met around tables…