Mathematics and Mathematics Education
Major/Minor
Mathematics continues to play a major role in developing new technology and solving problems of social importance. Because the uses of mathematics today are so diverse, Wright State offers five concentrations leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics: computing, applied mathematics, statistics, pure mathematics, and mathematics education.
- A Bachelor of Arts degree program in mathematics provides a broad background in mathematics with a liberal arts orientation.
- Dual majors are available with computer science, engineering, and physics.
- The mathematics education major is designed for students who wish to teach mathematics in Ohio public high schools. Upon completion of the bachelor’s degree, students then need to complete the graduate level licensure program in the College of Education and Human Services to be eligible for licensure by the state in Integrated Mathematics Educations (depending on the content of the undergraduate major).
| Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Pure Mathematics Concentration)—
Suggested Curriculum |
Freshman
English Comp I & II
Calculus I, II, & III
Computer Programming I &
Comp Programming II or
Comp Science I
GE History
GE Non-Western Course |
Sophomore
Calculus IV
Differential Equations
Gen Physics I, II, III, & Labs
GE Human Expression
GE Human Behavior
College Component
Electives |
Junior
Theory of Stats I & II
Cryptography & Data Security
Mathematical Modeling
Intro to Mathematical Proof
Adv Linear Algebra
Numerical Methods for Digital
Computers
Partial Diff Eq & Boundary Value
Problems
Elementary Number Theory
Applied Stats I & II
Optimization Techniques
Theoretical Found of Computing
Intro to Formal Languages
GE Human Behavior
GE Additional Course
Elective |
Senior
Real Variables I, II, & III
Modern Algebra I & II
Coding Theory
Combinatorics
Applied Graph Theory
Geometry
Geometric Methods, Diff Eq,
& Integral Methods
Methods of Applied Math:
Mathematics Seminar
GE Additional Course
Electives |
| Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education Concentration—Suggested Curriculum |
Freshman
English Comp I & II
Calculus I, II, & III
Computer Programming I &
Comp Programming II or
Comp Science I
GE History
GE Non-Western Course |
Sophomore
Calculus IV
Differential Equations
Gen Physics I, II, III, & Labs
GE Human Expression
GE Human Behavior
College Component
Electives |
Junior
Theory of Stats I & II
Cryptography & Data Security
Mathematical Modeling
Intro to Mathematical Proof
Adv Linear Algebra
Numerical Methods for Digital
Computers
Partial Diff Eq & Boundary Value
Problems
Elementary Number Theory
Applied Stats I & II
Optimization Techniques
Theoretical Found of Computing
Intro to Formal Languages
GE Human Behavior
GE Additional Course
Elective |
Senior
Real Variables I, II, & III
Modern Algebra I & II
Coding Theory
Combinatorics
Applied Graph Theory
Geometry
Geometric Methods, Diff Eq,
& Integral Methods
Methods of Applied Math:
Mathematics Seminar
GE Additional Course
Electives |
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