Mathematical Sciences
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Highlights
Concentrations
Pure mathematics, statistics, actuarial science, operations research, applied mathematics, secondary education.
Placement
Recent employers of graduates include BlueCross BlueShield, Bureau of the Census, Contel Aerospace, Ford Aerospace, IBM, Illinois State University, the Johns Hopkins University
Applied Physics Lab, Lockheed Martin, National Center for Health Statistics, National Security Agency, Northrop Grumann, U.S. Army, USF&G, Wake Forest University and Zeneca Pharmaceuticals.
Program Description
Mathematics is a profound and powerful part of our culture — a science of pattern and order that helps us understand our world. The range of applications of mathematics and statistics is continually being widened as more fields find quantitative analysis central to their work. Cryptography, biostatistics, econometrics, operations research, actuarial risk analysis and satellite communications are examples of areas that use and require high-level mathematical techniques. A wide variety of career opportunities exists for majors in the mathematical sciences.
For more information, visit: www.loyola.edu/mathsci/ .
Curriculum
Loyola’s mathematical sciences program is distinctive. The first and sophomore years contain courses designed to expose students to the wider world of the mathematical sciences: multivariate calculus, discrete methods, linear algebra and statistics. Our program is unique in the variety of concentrations available—pure mathematics, statistics, actuarial science, operations research, applied mathematics and secondary education. Students may also choose to stay with the general program to gain a broad perspective on the discipline. In consultation with faculty advisors, students choose junior and senior mathematical sciences electives that further develop interests initiated in the sophomore year.
Facilities and Equipment
The department has a computing laboratory named “MathLab” adjacent to its offices. This lab gives students access to the latest statistical and mathematical software. Mathematica, Matlab, Minitab, SAS and other programs are used in many of the courses in the department to gain exposure to the role of computing in today’s mathematical sciences. Other computer labs are also available in the dormitories and campus buildings.
Research Opportunities
Students are eligible for Loyola’s Hauber Fellowship Program which awards stipends to talented undergraduates who wish to pursue independent research under the supervision of a faculty member. Recent awardees have pursued projects in statistics, mathematical finance, group theory, error correcting codes and dynamical systems. Some projects have led to presentations at the meetings of the American Statistical Association and the Mathematical Association of America. Opportunities for summer internships at various companies are also available. Students have recently pursued internships at insurance companies, National Security Agency, Argonne National Labs, the Census Bureau and Lockheed Martin.
Faculty
The mathematical sciences faculty at Loyola are firmly committed to undergraduate teaching and pride themselves on working closely with their students. The full-time faculty work in areas including number theory, statistics, stochastic processes, numerical analysis, linear algebra, optimization, mathematics education, functional analysis and group theory.
Richard E. Auer
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Iowa State University
Area of Interest: applied statistics
Dipa Choudhury
Department Chair, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Area of Interest: linear algebra
W. Ethan Duckworth
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Oregon
Areas of Interest: groups, algebraic groups, representations, algebra
Michael Knapp
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Area of Interest: number theory
Christopher Morrell
Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Areas of Interest: longitudinal data analysis and applied statistics
Lisa Oberbroeckling
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Oregon
Areas of Interest: functional analysis, operator theory, Banach algebras and generalized inverses
James Roche, Jr.
Assistant Professor
M.A., University of Kansas
Area of Interest: mathematics education
Jiyuan Tao
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Maryland (Baltimore County)
Areas of Interest: applied analysis, optimization
Herbert Tracey
Instructor
M.S., Johns Hopkins University
Area of Interest: mathematics education
Elizabeth J. Walters
Instructor
M.S., University of South Carolina
Areas of Interest: applied statistics, statistics education
Graduate Schools
Our students have continued their studies at such graduate schools as:
- Carnegie Mellon University
Clemson University
College of William and Mary
Iowa State University
Johns Hopkins University*
North Carolina State University
Pennsylvania State University
Purdue University
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Maryland
University of Maryland (Baltimore County)
University of North Carolina
University of Notre Dame
University of Pittsburgh
University of Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
*The Johns Hopkins University Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics has agreed to look very favorably upon any student graduating from Loyola College in Maryland with a major in Mathematical Sciences with a cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.50 or better with respect to admission to its PhD. program.
Recent employers of Mathematical Sciences graduates include:
- A.C. Nielson (TV ratings) - Statistician
Applied Physics Lab of Johns Hopkins University - Software Engineer
BlueCross BlueShield - Actuary
Bureau of the Census - Statistician
IBM - Systems Analyst
Illinois State University - Assistant Professor
Lockheed Martin - Software Engineer
NASA - Applied Mathematician
National Center for Health Statistics - Biostatistician
National Security Agency - Cryptographer and Mathematical Statistician
Northrop Grumman - Software Engineer
U.S. Army Material Systems Analysis Activity (AMSAA) - Operations Research
Wake Forest University - Associate Professor
Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals - Biostatistician
Course Sequence*
1st year
- Calculus I & II*
Computer Science I
Introduction to Statistics* - Core Courses (5)
- General Elective
2nd year
- Calculus III
Discrete Methods
Introduction to Linear Algebra - Ordinary Differential Equations
- MATLAB Laboratory (1)
Core courses (6)
3rd year
Analysis I
Math Science electives (3)
Core courses (2)
General electives (4)
4th year
Math Science electives (4)
Core course
General electives (5)
At the end of sophomore year, students choose one of the following concentrations that will partially determine their upper-division programs:
Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Pure Mathematics, Secondary Education, Statistics
*Course sequence can be adjusted for students entering with AP credits.
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