选择数学专业,追求你对解决问题的热情, 并为高影响力的工程职业做好准备, 统计数据, 金融, 密码学, 航空, 科学研究或商业.
加深你对微积分的理解, 近世代数, 物理学与统计学, and build your programming and computational skills in applied computer science courses.
与教授合作,在你感兴趣的领域进行研究, 无论是生物学还是政治学. You’ll benefit from the university’s state-of-the-art computer infrastructure, 创新研究的软件和数据存储. Take advantage of Austin’s dynamic technology and innovation scene and the mathematics meetings that happen in the city each semester. 离开圣. 爱德华的 ready to continue your education in graduate school or immediately begin your career in urban development, 市场研究, 计算机技术, 政府或教学.
我们的毕业生做什么?
数学 majors go on to a variety of careers and graduate schools from St. 爱德华的. 这里有一个例子.
- 苹果数据分析师
- SpaceX公司采购分析师
- 国家安全局的数据分析员
- 辉固石油的机械设计师 & 能源公司
- T3的全栈开发人员
- 哈佛-史密森天体物理中心研究生研究员
- 德州大学奥斯汀分校数学博士研究生 & 华盛顿大学统计遗传学教授, 范德比尔特大学和凯斯西储大学的物理学教授
- 埃默里大学数学硕士生, the ESTEEM 研究生 Program for entrepreneurship at the University of Notre Dame, 他是普渡大学和德克萨斯大学的机械工程专家, 休斯顿大学的统计学和数据科学, 以及哈佛大学的教育和学校领导.
在圣的一天. 爱德华的
暑期实习与数学专业有关 斯特拉·坎宁安,21岁 奥斯丁市和一份可能的职业. 读到 她的圣日. 爱德华大学学生 以及她完成的令人兴奋的研究.
课堂内外
作为一个数学专业的学生, you’ll be part of a community of students and professors who value creativity and the courage to tackle difficult, 尚未解决的问题. You’ll build these relationships alongside your problem-solving skills in classes, 研究项目, 比赛和课外俱乐部.
体验式教育
St的核心组成部分. 爱德华的数学课程是四个学期的研究课程. 在这些课上, you’ll conduct open-ended research on 尚未解决的问题 individually with faculty members. You’ll present your findings at regional and national professional conferences, where you’ll meet other mathematicians and learn about graduate-school options and careers in your field.
数学 majors participate in the William Lowell Putnam 数学 Competition, 全球最优秀的大学生数学竞赛. A typical competition involves two 3-hour sessions in which students solve 12 problems. Thousands of math majors nationwide score 0 points every year due to the hyper-strict grading scale, 所以任何正分数都是值得注意的成就. 在过去的十年里,来自St. 爱德华的学生在考试中得了高分.
学生组织
圣. 爱德华的 Math Club is a student chapter of the 数学 Association of America. 成员们一起参加地区数学会议, 介绍数学概念,并帮助当地学校的科学展览, 参与全球MegaMenger协同分形构建. The club also hosts student and alumni research talks and serves as a forum for social events like Halloween pumpkin carving, 打保龄球, 激光枪战和披萨派对.
圣. 爱德华的 Maker Club attracts tinkerers and programmers who have worked on projects involving 3-D printing, 焊接, 编程LED条, 通过编程创造艺术.
名助教奖学金
Strong students with an interest in teaching and mentoring can serve as teaching assistants for introductory classes. 在圣. 爱德华的, 所有课程都由教授授课, 但学生助教帮助指导和领导学习课程. You’ll expand your communication and people skills by helping other students learn the material. If you’re interested in teaching, you could also become a tutor in the 数学实验室.
课程及学位要求
攻读数学学位的学生有两种选择. 这张有用的课程地图 显示该部门的先决条件顺序.
1. 数学文学学士学位
This program provides a comprehensive exploration of mathematics that prepares students for advanced programs or professional careers. This option offers more latitude in the choice of general electives and is appropriate for students seeking a double major or minor.
主要要求: 数学学士学位需要56-59学时的数学专业课程, 包括计算机科学或物理等辅修课程.
通识教育要求: 除了专业课程要求外,所有学生还必须满足 通识教育要求. Talk with your success coach and faculty advisor about which courses are right for you.
查看并下载完整版 数学专业学士学位计划 (PDF).
2. 数学学士学位
This program includes the same coursework as the 数学文学学士学位 but with two additional semesters of laboratory science. This option explores calculus, 近世代数 and other advanced topics in their purest form. 另外, students learn to design and interpret prediction models for diverse industries, 比如航空学, 城市发展与绿色能源.
主要要求: 数学学士需要67-70学时的数学专业课程, 包括计算机科学等科目的辅助课程, 物理与生物学.
通识教育要求: 除了专业课程要求外,所有学生还必须满足 通识教育要求. Talk with your success coach and faculty advisor about which courses are right for you.
查看并下载完整的学位计划 数学学士 (PDF).
关于数学课程安排的问题? 请参阅我们的安置指南 了解更多信息.
数学系也提供一个 数学和工程双学位选择.
研究
作为你在圣. 爱德华的,你将完成四个学期的研究. You will have the option to further develop this research and present your findings at conferences and for publication. 最近,数学专业的学生研究了以下内容:
- 彩票投票的数学分析
- 暗能量,导致宇宙膨胀的力量
- 检测国会选区是否存在种族歧视
- The effects of storm-related electrical changes on tropospheric ozone levels
大多数数学专业的学生在圣. 爱德华的. 这些包括:
- 德州本科数学会议
- Joint 数学 Meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America
- MAA德州分会会议
- Mathfest
- 全国麦克奈尔学者和本科生研究会议
Outstanding students have been selected for 研究 Experiences for 本科s, in which they join the lab of a professor at a major research university over a summer. 这些经历可以帮助你决定从事研究工作是否适合你. 近年来,数学专业的学生已经完成了这些reu:
- 深度学习——具体来说, teaching computers to identify the content of an image – at the Center for Imaging Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology
- 研究 in the Mathematical Biosciences Institute Program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to other 研究项目 led by your professors. 在哈维飓风期间, 2017年8月袭击德克萨斯州南部的飓风, 几个数学专业, 还有自然科学的教授和工作人员, 利用气象气球收集气象资料. They released 13 weather balloons that collected data used by the National Weather Services to create forecasts during the hurricane. Some of the students who participated also wrote code to automate the computation of data collected from the balloons and to visually display the data in graphs.
实习
You’ll also be encouraged to complete an internship to apply your mathematical skills in a professional context. 数学专业的学生最近在以下机构实习:
- 埃克森美孚
- 分子钢筋设计
- 大自然保护协会
- 国家生态观测站网络
- 美国国土安全部STEM暑期实习项目
- 工业与应用数学学会
- SpaceX公司
As a student in the 数学 program you are afforded access to the funding programs, 包括带薪实习, 专为圣. 爱德华大学跨学科科学研究所(i4). 有关这些项目的更多信息,请访问 跨学科科学研究所(i4) 在网上.
我们的教师
"Our mathematics faculty members have research backgrounds spanning a variety of fields -- low-dimensional topology, 数据科学, 组合, 动力系统, 代数几何, 数学史, 以及数学教育, to name a few -- but they share in common a passion for teaching undergraduates, 指导学生的研究工作, 并从最广泛的意义上灌输对数学的欣赏."
– 卡罗啊数学教授兼系主任
数学小
Students minoring in 数学 must satisfactorily complete the following courses in addition to 6 hours of electives:
必修课程:
- 微积分I,实验室
- 微积分二世
- 微积分三世
- 线性代数
- 微分方程
选修课程:
- 离散数学或探究与证明
- 数学3000+高年级课程(不包括4150和4157)
你现在是学生吗? 联系你的导师 关于申报专业或辅修的下一步步骤.
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