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Mathematics Major (BA, BS)

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As a mathematics major, you’re trained to draw connections between math and other disciplines so you can analyze problems and relationships in a creative and logical manner. Built on the strength of rigorous courses, the math program gives you the flexibility to direct a path of study compatible with your interests and career goals.

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Mathematics is a powerful tool that prepares you for diverse careers. Our graduates are working as business analysts, engineers, data analysts, actuaries, financial analysts, teachers, and other math-related careers. Check out profiles of some of our recent graduates:

is a Systems Engineer at Boeing Corporation in St. Louis.
is a Senior Life Actuary at USAA in Atlanta, Ga.
is a Technical Program Manager at Meta (Facebook) in Seattle, Wash.
is a Business Intelligence Analyst at Oracle Cerner in Kansas City.
is a Mathematical Statistician for the US Census Bureau in Washington, D.C.
is a Math Teacher at Smithville High School.

Many of our alumni pursue graduate work in math or a related field before entering the workplace.

completed her PhD in Mathematics at the University of Minnesota and is now a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, Germany.
completed his PhD in Mathematics at Washington University and is now a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Kentucky.
completed his PhD in Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is now Quantitative User Experience Researcher at (Meta) Facebook.
completed her MAE degree at Truman State and her PhD in Mathematics Education at the University of Iowa. She is now an Associate Professor of Education at Central College in Iowa.
completed her Master鈥檚 of Architecture at the University of Oregon and is now Architectural Associate at Flad Architects in Madison, Wis.

Featured Courses

Introduction to Computer Science

Study the key ideas of computing and programming with topics covering basic concepts, variables, functions, loops, algorithms, data types, and graphics as well as computing ideas such as data representation, hardware, operating systems, information systems, artificial intelligence, networks, and the world wide web.

Analytic Geometry and Calculus

Learn about functions, limits, continuity, derivatives, definite integrals, exponentials, logarithms, and applications.

Linear Algebra

Explore systems of linear equations, linear mappings, matrices, determinants, quadratic forms, and geometric applications.

Statistics

Learn about descriptive and inferential statistics of both univariate and bivariate data, with practical application to real-world data, including appropriate data collection techniques. You examine discrete and continuous probability models including binomial, hypergeometric, geometric, negative binomial, uniform, normal, and exponential.