The Department of Mathematical Sciences is a world-class department, with internationally known scholars who teach math classes at all levels. In contrast with many other medium-to-large research universities, our faculty, not graduate assistants, teach math majors, from freshmen to seniors.

As a math major you can choose among six programs of study: Four bachelor of science programs (BS in Math, BS in Math and Economics, BS in Quantitative Biology, BS in Math Education), and two bachelor of arts (BA in Math and BA in Math Education).

The Department has excellent facilities, and offers encouragement and numerous opportunities for undergraduate research. Among our facilities are the MEC Lab (MEC stands for modeling, experiment, and computation), our computer classrooms, and the Undergraduate Lounge. Students learn software widely used in math, science and engineering (such as Maple and Matlab) as part of their course instruction in our computer classrooms. They can also use the MEC Lab to do experiments related to course work and to undergraduate research projects.

Our undergraduate majors have a home in the Department, the Undergraduate Lounge, which was furnished with funds donated by the faculty, where they can stop for relaxation, to do homework, to meet with study groups, to conduct activities of the Math Club, to use the computer workstations available in the lounge, to check their e-mail, etc. The lounge is equipped with a Wi-Fi facility, thus allowing students to connect to the web and to the campus network with their laptop computers, via wireless, high-speed connection.

Most math classes taken by our majors are small, not exceeding 30 students. Some sections of some courses are dedicated to math majors, thus giving them the opportunity to get to know their peers and to develop esprit de corps. Other classes are taken with students from many other departments, exposing our majors to the many facets of life in college, and fostering long-lasting friendships.

All our majors, starting with those admitted for the 2004-2005 academic year, are required to take a one-credit course, Perspectives on Mathematics, where they explore the many uses of math in today's society, become acquainted with several facilities at UD (library, MEC Lab, etc.) as well as with research opportunities and how to take advantage of them; they discover the diverse professional activities of mathematical scientists, and engage in discussions of a variety of topics.

Our students have done very well in several competitions such as the Putnam Competition, the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM), and the SIAM 100-Dollar, 100-Digit Challenge. Our graduates have gone on to graduate studies in some of the very best research universities, while some have joined the workplace, being able to secure well-paid and exciting jobs.

The Department has several awards and scholarships. Among these is the Rees Scholarship - a competitive scholarship awarded to sophomores and junior students, with the possibility for renewal, subject to satisfactory performance. Students who may not qualify for a merit scholarship as freshmen, may qualify later for the Rees Scholarship. This gives them an opportunity to improve, and to prove their academic dedication and abilities, thus being recognized in this manner.

Our faculty is accessible and dedicated to both research and teaching, presenting unique opportunities for growth in a major research university. We want our students to engage in research, and to have a strong general education, thus creating a unity with their peers, their professors, and the rest of society. We strive to give our majors an opportunity to work with talented researchers, and to learn through inquiry.

Welcome to the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Delaware!