Mathematics Degrees

1. Introduction
　　The department of Pure Mathematics in Nankai University is a “National Key Discipline” in China. We have many excellent teachers in our department including 13 professors (amongst them 9 are PhD advisors) and 3 associate professors. Some of them obtained their PhD degrees aboard. Moreover, there is a good balance between the old generation and the new generation in our department.

　　There are about 120 undergraduates, 30 MSc and more than 10 PhD students in our department. On top of ordinary undergraduate teaching, we also establish a special class for the winners of the “National Mathematics Competition” every year. These students are given special training to bring into full realization their Mathematical potential and to further sharpen their Mathematical ability.

　　There are five research groups in our department: Lie group and differential geometry, Algebraic and differential topology, Functional analysis and function theory, Differential equation as well as Nonlinear analysis and symplectic geometry. We have a very strong research record and a lot of our academic staffs won national prizes for their execellent research works.

1.Historical Brief
　　Founded in 1997, the School of Mathematical Sciences consists of the five specialties of the original Department of Mathematics and the Nankai Institute of Mathematics, which are originally two separated academic units.
　　The department of Mathematics was set up by Professor Lifu Jiang in 1920. Over the past several decades, it has nurtured a great number of excellent scholars for the development of mathematics in modern China, e.g., the famous mathematician Professor S. S. Chern, the well-known professor Zehan Jiang, and Professor Daren Wu. All of them graduated from this department. Since 1949, the department has made a tremendous progress and initiated some new programs such as Computer Software, Automatic Control, Information Science, and Statistics & Probability, which are important for the development of China. In 1985, the programs of Computer Software and Auto-Control were separated from the department and became the Department of Computer and System-Sciences.
　　In 1986, a “class for the talented” was opened in the department under the permission of the National Education Commission of China. This class annually enrolls 30 to 35 students who are winners of national mathematical contests. After graduation, those students who excel in studies will be admitted to the graduate school directly without entrance examination. In 1993, the class was renamed by the National Education Commission as the “Training Base for Researchers and teachers of Basic Sciences of the Country.”
　　In 1996, Nankai University became one of the first universities that were included in the “211 Project.” Moreover, the School of Mathematics is specified as one of the four and a half essential units within this project.
　　The Nankai Institute of Mathematics was established in 1995. The first appointed director was Prof. S. S. Chern, who was a member of the American Science Association, a two times winner of the Wolf Prize (in 1983 and 1984) and the ex-director of the American Institute of Mathematics. The objective of the Nankai Institute of Mathematics is to unite Chinese and foreign mathematicians to contribute to the progress of pure and applied mathematics in China.
2.Research Achievements
　　Ever since the seventh “five-year-plan”, members of our school has published more than 1200 academic articles in the national and international periodicals together with more than 50 treatises. They have finished 83 research assignments at both provincial and ministerial levels, and have won a number of national scientific and technical progress prizes. Two of these prizes are in the first rank, 10 of them are in the second rank, and 7 of them are in the third rank. They have also won 9 other national prizes and 13 provincial and ministerial prizes. In the following, we list some of the outstanding young scholars in our school.
　　Professor Yongchuan Chen won the National Scientific Funds for Excellent Youth because of his fantastic achievements in combinatorics and its applications. He also won the first position of the National Scientific Progress in 1996 and the Hussein Young Scientist Award of the UNESCO in 1997.
　　Professor Yiming Long obtained the Natural Science Funds for Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Experts in 1993 for his leadership in the research of non-Hamilton System and Symplectic Geometry. Moreover, he won the second grade award of the National Education Commission Scientific Progress for the program of Periodical Group of Non-Hamilton System in 1991. He also won the Outstanding Youth Expert Prize from the Hong Kong Qiushi Foundation in 1996.
　　Professor Weiping Zhang won the National Outstanding Youth Funds in 1995 because of his excellent work in Global Differential Geometry and also won the Outstanding Young Experts Prize from the Hong Kong Qiushi Foundation.
　　Professor Fangwei Fu has made wonderful contribution to information coding theory. He has published many articles in the world famous IEEE Information Theory as well as other national key periodicals such as the Scientific Report. He gave lectures in quite a number of European institutions during his visits to Germany in 1996 and 1997.
　　Professor Fuquan Fang has achieved some very important results on the problems of singular structures of 4-dimensional non-orientable manifolds. He was invited to Oxford University to give lectures.
　　Professor Yongjin Wang has published some excellent articles in first class national and international periodicals on Super Process.
　　These young and outstanding scholars are the guarantees for the future development of the school that enable us to enter the top rank of world mathematical research in a number of fields.
3.teaching Work
　　(a) The teaching of undergraduate students:
　　Currently there are 670 students and 60 teachers in our school. There are 5 programs in 5 departments. Amongst these programs, the program of mathematics is a base to nurture experts in basic science in China. There are 29 required courses and 71 optional courses. The school also carries the duty of teaching college Mathematics (or Advance Mathematics) for the whole university.
　　Over 55.6% of our doctoral advisers give lectures to the undergraduates. Over 83% of the lecturers for undergraduate courses are full professors or associate professors. 59% of the young teachers are doctoral degree holders.
　　In order to improve the teaching quality of undergraduates, there is an evaluation team consisting of highly qualified and experienced teachers, and there are 44 courses in the teaching of which young teachers are helped by senior teachers in various ways.
　　The authority of our school also emphasizes the importance of textbooks. We have already published over 20 textbooks. Ten of them were published since 1994, and three of them have won prizes. For example, the book “Nurturing High Quality Basic Mathematics Experts” won the first rank award in Tianjin. The school also actively encourages research in teaching methods so as to deepen the reform of teaching and curriculum system. In addition, Professor Daoji Meng has been an honor for the Institute for his achievement in Advance Algebra and Analytic Geometry.
　　(b) The teaching of the graduate students:
　　The school of Mathematics has doctoral programs in Fundamental Mathematics, Numerical Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Probability & Statistics. Our school is one of the first-class mathematical schools in China that have been licensed to award doctoral degree in mathematics.
　　There are 28 doctor candidate supervisors and an academician and 55 Ph.D students in our college. It allocated Selected Topics of Modern Mathematics public required course, and there are many optional courses. On the other hand, the subjects for the master program in the school include Pure Mathematics, Numerical Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Probability & Statistics. Currently there are 50 master candidate advisors and 148 master students in our college. There are 3 required courses and lots of optional courses for students in each subject.

Mathematics department originated from the Mathematics teaching section and was founded in 1999. In 1977 it enrolled its first group of under-graduates. From 1993-2003 the department had a two-year program in numerical mathematics and application software. Later the program was developed into a four-year undergraduate program in 1995 and then changed the name to Information and Computer Science in 1998.The statistics major started enrolment in 2001. Since 2001, the department has been qualified to offer a master degree programs. The mathematics and applied mathematics begin its under-graduates education program in 2002.

Organizations:
Administration
Administration Office
General Mathematics Teaching Section
Applied Mathematics Teaching Section
Statistics Teaching Section
Department Party Committee
Students’ Advisor’s Office
Students’ Party Branch
General Mathematics Teaching Section Party Branch
Applied Mathematics Teaching Section Party Branch
Statistics Teaching Section Party Branch

Specialty set up:
Master Education
Applied Mathematics (key disciplines)
Research Orientation; Probability Statistics and Application
Research Orientation: Differential equation
Research Orientation: Numerical Calculation and Information

Management:
Bachelor Education
Information and Computer Science (brand of specialties)
Statistics
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

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The Math program at Muskingum is designed to portray mathematics as a universal language of creative and critical thought and to meet the needs of those who intend to teach, to do graduate work in mathematics, and to pursue careers which rely substantially upon mathematics.

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“A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of patterns,” G.H.Hardy.
As a Murdoch Mathematics and Statistics student you will concentrate on mathematical modelling or applied statistics. Statistics examines procedures for the acquisition, management, exploration and use of information, to learn from experience in situations of uncertainty, and to make decisions under risk. Through the study of Mathematics and Statistics, you will learn to solve problems with logical and systematic analysis and earn yourself the expertise to excel in a multitude of different professions.

Mathematical modelling emphasises methods and applications in the life and environmental sciences as well as engineering. Applied statistics concentrates on methods and applications in the life and health sciences, the environment, commerce and industry. Which ever you choose you will finish you degree as a practical mathematician or statistician with a flexible outlook, a mix of technical skills and an awareness of the modern uses of statistics and mathematics.

By combining your Maths and Stats studies with other areas where the techniques you are learning are applied such as, to name just a few, Biology Biomedical Science or Chemistry you will greatly enhance your career choices.
What can I do with my Mathematics and Statistics degree?

Mathematics and Statistics really is an extraordinary field of study. It is needed and used in every type of business, science or social program. By combining your studies with another area you may work in an incredibly diverse range of jobs, it all depends on the passions you discover as you study. By combining with Biomedical science for example, you may find a career in the genomics or medical research areas. Double Major with Finance or Commerce and you might end up working as a Financial Analyst.

The courses and curriculum of the mathematics program are designed to achieve the following student outcomes:
demonstrate a problem-solving approach to investigate
and understand mathematical content;
use mathematics to describe patterns, relations and
functions, and to model and solve problems;
formulate and solve problems from mathematical and
everyday situations, thus connecting mathematics to
other disciplines and real-world problems;
demonstrate a mastery of fundamental mathematical
and quantitative skills;
make and evaluate mathematical conjectures and
arguments, and validate mathematical thinking;
communicate mathematical ideas in oral and written
form using everyday language, mathematical
language, and mathematical symbols;
demonstrate an understanding of axiomatic systems in
the branches of mathematics and the interrelationships
within mathematics;
evidence an appreciation of the historical development
in mathematics that includes the contributions of
groups and cultures; and
evidence the knowledge and skills necessary for entry
level positions in mathematical professions, for
teaching mathematics, and for graduate study in
mathematics.
Mathematics (MAT)
MAT0080 Basic Algebra Tutorial [0]. A tutorial session related to basic algebra. Corequisite: MAT0083.
MAT0083 Basic Algebra [3]. A study of basic algebra for students with no college preparatory mathematics, or for students
with deficiencies in basic algebra skills. Topics include basic arithmetic, basic algebra, and geometric formulas. This remedial
course is not open to students in the post-secondary enrollment options program. Corequisite: MAT0080.
MAT0090 Algebra Tutorial [0]. A tutorial session related to algebra. Corequisite: MAT0083.
MAT0093 Algebra [3]. An intermediate algebra course for students with some high school background to develop additional
algebraic skills required for higher level mathematics courses. This remedial course is not open to students in the post-secondary
enrollment options program. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in MAT0083, or an ACT mathematics score of 17 or higher, or
an SAT mathematics score of 460 or higher.
MAT1013G Trigonometry [3]. A study in trigonometry. Topics include circular functions, identities, equations, and graphing.
Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in MAT0093, or an ACT mathematics score of 19 or higher, or an SAT mathematics score
of 500 or higher.
MAT1023G Precalculus Mathematics [3]. A study in precalculus concepts of the properties of elementary functions including
the polynomial, trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions. Special emphasis is given to analytic geometry of the line
and cone. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in MAT0093, or an ACT mathematics score of 19 or higher, or an SAT
mathematics score of 500 or higher.

Would you like to develop your ability to think critically?

Do you want to use mathematical reasoning in solving real-life problems?

If so, the Mathematics major at Mount Union College may be for you!

At Mount Union, students majoring in Math develop the ability to think critically and use mathematical reasoning in everyday life. Students will be introduced to a number of interesting and useful ideas in preparation for a number of career opportunities in business, government and industry.

Teaching is also an option math graduates have for a career field, while some have continued their education in graduate school, others are employed as actuaries or executives in major business firms throughout the country.

Math majors have the option to concentrate in statistics taking classes such as elementary statistics, mathematical statistics I and II, and advanced quantitative tools for business and economics.

Students can join organizations such as Pi Mu Epsilon honorary and the Mathematics Club.

Experiential learning options that will allow students to put classroom knowledge into practice include internships, cooperative education programs, field trips, mathematical and statistics conferences, specialized courses, seminars, guest lecturers, and classroom speakers.

Career Opportunities

Virtually all two-year career programs in business or technology fields also require a solid foundation in mathematics. Many BA/BS level careers require extensive background in Mathematics.

Auditor * Investment Analyst * Appraiser * Loan Officer * Assessor * Marketing/Advertising * Biology/Agriculture * Mathematician * Budget Analyst * Opinion Polling * Business/Economics * Physical Science/Engineering * Chemistry * Public Health * Controller * Sociology * Education * Statisticians * Engineering Analyst * Finance Director * Tax Collector * Financial Analyst * Industry
Transfer Preparation

MSJC offers a range of course work to prepare students to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. All four–year institutions prescribe their own standards for course evaluation and admissions. Prospective transfer students are advised to review the MSJC catalog with a counselor to determine which MSJC courses are transferable.
Degree

The major requirement for an Associate of Science degree in mathematics may be met by completing 18 units of degree applicable Math courses from MATH-105, 110, 211, 212, 213, 215, 290. Students planning to transfer should major in General Education and include the Math classes listed in the Course section of this catalog or other classes required by the transfer institution. Students wishing an Associate degree may also major in science by completing any 18 units of science classes (including at least 2 science lab classes) from Area A of the General Education Requirements in Option A. Students are advised to see a counselor.