Department of Mathematics

School: School of Arts and Sciences

Learn more about the Department

Meet the faculty

We use math to describe, quantify, understand and predict phenomena in our world. It helps us represent - and resolve - all sorts of questions having to do with time, quantity, distance, shape and change. Whether your goal is to design a bridge, create a new molecule or model climate change, mathematics will help you investigate and make sense of the world. 

Teacher of Mathematics

In addition to the courses required by the Department of Education for the teacher preparation program, the student must complete all of the requirements for a major in mathematics, including the courses MTH 2423 - Topics in Geometry , MTH 2527 - Probability and Statistics I , and MTH 3400 - Readings in Mathematics . The student must maintain a 3.00 grade point average.

Mathematics-Economics

A major in Mathematics-Economics is an option for students interested in combining mathematical rigor with economic principles and applications. This major is administered by the Economics Department.

Custom Designed Interdisciplinary Major Programs

The Department of Mathematics encourages students to design their own customized program of studies that combines an in-depth study of mathematics with extensive work in a related discipline. In addition to the College’s general education requirements, these programs generally require 24 credits in mathematics at the 1200 level or higher, 24 credits in the related department, and a four-credit capstone course that integrates work in the two disciplines.

Undergraduate degree programs offered by the Department:

Major(s)

Mathematics, B.A.  

Minor(s)

Mathematics  

Department-specific academic policies:

Mathematics Placement

Students who have not already earned credit for a college-level precalculus or calculus course (equivalent to MTH 1016 Precalculus, MTH 1115 Calculus and Quantitative Methods for Business , MTH 1217 Calculus I , or higher) must complete the Merrimack College Mathematics Placement exam before registering for any math course.