Are you looking for the degree that will give you highly marketable skills that are sought after by graduate schools and businesses? A degree that is an excellent foundation and a requirement for all areas of science and engineering? A degree in mathematics may be right for you! Problems from the ordinary to the sophisticated and technical can be solved with mathematics. Mathematics is the language that expresses scientific and quantitative relationships and, at the same time, is a discipline with a structure and beauty of its own.
Geethamali Samaranayake
Department Chair
Phone: 262-472-5162
Location: Laurentide Hall 2219
Bailey Ellefson
Department Assistant
Phone: 262-472-1313
Location: Laurentide Hall
Throughout history the mathematical sciences have been admired for their intrinsic beauty and interdisciplinary applications that contribute to economic advancement, scientific understanding, and world cultures. Our mission is to create a climate that nurtures curiosity, inspires creativity, promotes collaboration, and drives the learning and expansion of mathematical and statistical knowledge within our university, our profession, and our community.
In support of this mission we are committed to:
The Mathematics Department offers a liberal arts major, leading to a bachelor of science or bachelor of arts in mathematics from the College of Letters and Sciences; or a teaching major, leading to a bachelor of science in education from the College of Education and Professional Studies.
Each emphasis of the major requires 38-40 units in mathematics consisting of 6 core courses and additional specialized courses in the student's area of concentration. Both BA and BS degree choices provide students with a strong background for advanced study at the graduate level. In addition, the department offers several minors/emphases for students who would like a stronger background in mathematics to complement their chosen major.
Hayley Bertrand
Assistant Professor
Department(s): MATHEMATICS
Laurentide Hall 2219 |
(262) 472-5175
Rachel M Chaphalkar
Associate Professor
Department(s): MATHEMATICS
Laurentide Hall 2231 |
(262) 472-2764
Dulanjalee Dk DEVAGE DONA
Assistant Professor
Department(s): MATHEMATICS
Laurentide Hall 2210 |
(262) 472-5169
Fe S Evangelista
Assoc Dean, Associate Professor
Department(s): College Of Letters & Sciences, MATHEMATICS
Laurentide Hall 4101 |
(262) 472-5684
Angela Kopf Harlan
Associate Professor, Assistant Dean
Department(s): MATHEMATICS, Graduate Studies
Laurentide Hall 2207 |
(262) 472-5181
Wesley K Hough
Associate Professor, Add'l Pay Non-Instructional
Department(s): MATHEMATICS
Laurentide Hall 2217 |
(262) 472-5176
Geethamali G Samaranayake
Professor
Department(s): MATHEMATICS
Laurentide Hall 2207 |
(262) 472-5162
There are numerous scholarship opportunities available to students, both through the university, the College of Letters and Sciences and the Mathematics Department. To make life a little easier, all of the university's scholarship applications and requirement listings are available online.
Click here to apply to any of the scholarships below.
Carroll and Kay Flanagan Scholarship
This scholarship was created to recognize students majoring in mathematics with exemplary accomplishments in the beginning courses of the mathematics major. Students must have sophomore or junior standing, a GPA in the major of at least 2.67, have completed Calculus I and II, and at least one other mathematics course at UW-W beyond Calculus II.
Requirement Details: Students must have a GPA in major of at least 2.67, have completed two semesters of the calculus sequence and at least one other mathematics course at UW-Whitewater beyond second semester calculus, and have sophomore/junior standing completing a total of 24 - 89 credits when they enter next Fall.
Clayton Droullard Mathematics Scholarship
Candidate must be a registered UW-Whitewater student of junior or senior standing for the award period, maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0, and have declared a major or minor in mathematics. This scholarship was created to recognize mathematics students who demonstrate leadership in the community or campus while maintaining academic success.
Requirement Details: Candidate must be a (registered) UW-Whitewater student of junior or senior standing for the award period, maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 and have declared a major or minor in mathematics. They must have demonstrated leadership qualities in either campus or community organizations.
Marion B Schlicher Scholarship
Candidate must have junior or senior status with a 2.75 overall GPA. Preference will be given to those students who have completed six hours of upper division courses higher than Math 255, excluding Math 355.
Requirement Details: For students who have junior or senior status with a 2.75 overall GPA. Preference will be given to those students who have completed six hours of upper division courses numbered higher then Math 255, but excluding Math 355.
Mark & Dianne Fiebrink Scholarship
The candidate must be a sophomore, junior, or senior at the time of application, and have declared major in mathematics within the College of Letters and Sciences.
Requirement Details: The candidate may be a sophomore, junior, or senior at the time of application, but must have a declared major in mathematics, within the College of Letters and Sciences. The candidate must maintain an overall academic GPA of at least 3.0. The candidate must submit a completed application, including a letter of recommendation (added as an attachment) from a UW-Whitewater mathematics faculty member.
William C Beck Scholarship
The award shall be made to students majoring in mathematics and/or physics. First priority will be given to students majoring in mathematics and minoring in physics. Second priority will be to students majoring in physics and minoring in mathematics. Third priority will be to all mathematics majors. The candidate must have maintained a GPA of at least 2.75 or better in mathematics and physics, with no grade below a C in mathematics or physics.
Requirement Details: The candidate must have maintained an overall academic average of 2.75 or better in mathematics and physics, with no grade below a C in mathematics or physics. The candidate may be a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior and be a student in the College of L&S or Education at UW-W, and submit a completed application by the deadline established by the Mathematics Scholarship Committee.
Scholarships For Incoming Freshman
Student must declare a mathematics major to be eligible for these scholarships:
ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
The Goldwater Scholarship
UW System Regent Scholarship
Student Math Association (SMA)
SMA is a club for anyone interested in things both fun and math-y! We hold several meetings each semester (many with snacks); and past activities included board games, game shows, mathematical crafts, interesting problems, presentations about graduate school, undergraduate research, and internships.
Contact Dr. Chaphalkar (LT 2215) or Dr. Hough (LT 2218) to get added to our e-mail list.
Pi Mu Epsilon
Pi Mu Epsilon is the National Mathematics Honorary Society that serves to promote scholarly activity in mathematics among the students in academic institutions. For more information, contact Dr. Lampe (LT 2213).
Bridge Club
The Bridge Club is a great place to learn or expand upon your Bridge-playing skills and meet others who enjoy a good game of cards. For more information, contact Dr. Lampe (LT 2213).
Dr. Leon Arriola
My current interests are merging quantum mechanics with epidemiological models, and sensitivity analysis finite state automata with applications to gene regulatory networks.
Recent publications include:
Dr. Xueqing Chen
Representation Theory of Quivers and Related Topics
Quivers are very simple mathematical objects: finite directed graphs. A representation of a quiver assigns a vector space to each vertex, and a linear map to each arrow. Quiver representations were originally introduced to treat problems of linear algebra. But it soon turned out that quivers and their representations play an important role in representation theory of finite-dimensional algebras; they also occur in less expected domains of mathematics including Kac-Moody Lie algebras, quantum groups, Coxeter groups, cluster algebras and geometric invariant theory.
Research topics for undergraduate students are: 1) to find connection between representation theory of quivers and Lie algebras; 2) to link representation theory of quivers with cluster algebras.
Dr. Pawel Felcyn
My interest is, in general, around areas of symplectic, algebraic, and differential geometry and differential topology. Currently I am working on periodic orbits of Hamiltonian systems and part of the work is being done on the testing stage. So I would like to cooperate with a student on this testing level in one of the two possible areas:
Student employment opportunities are available within the department and include: learning assistant, researcher, grader, and office support. If interested, visit the Math Department office at LT2205 for current openings.
Mathematics majors have a wide variety of courses to choose from to design a program of study that meets their particular career paths. Careers may be found in the following areas:
A set of resources for students who would like to review algebraic skills. This is especially helpful for students who have been placed into Math 041 and would like to retake the math placement test. The resources can also benefit students who were placed into Math 141 or anyone who would like to refresh their math skills.
Math Resources Online - Password: UWWMath
You will have ONE opportunity to retake the test and improve your score. It is preferred the test be taken at UW-Whitewater on July 18 or August 18. NOTE: there is a $25 fee to retake the test. Sign up to retake the test by calling the UW-Whitewater Testing Office at (262) 472-5613.
Our math faculty are comprised of highly knowledgeable and skilled professors who possess a deep understanding of mathematical concepts and their applications. They are dedicated to inspiring students to develop a strong foundation in math and to pursue advanced studies in the field.