The study of Mathematical concepts is needed to pursue careers in business, economics, and the life, and social sciences
Mathematical Sciences
There are 43 quintillion possible configurations, or 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 to be exact on a 3x3,x3 Rubik's Cube. But there is only one solution.
Mathematical models can save lives. “Australian researchers [have] described a mathematical model in the International Journal of Operational Research that can find the ten optimal sites at which tsunami detection buoys and sea-level monitors should be installed.”
Counting, calculation, measurement, and the observation of shape and motion — mathematics has relevance in a number of related fields, including physics, biology, engineering, navigation, architecture, chemistry, economics, neuroscience, astronomy, and business. An ancient and universal language, mathematics can also be studied for its elegance of pattern, symmetry, and rhythm.
Research
Faculty in the Department undertake research in
- Applied and Computational Mathematics
- Algebraic Structures, Combinatorics and Optimization
- Geometry and Topology
- Potential Theory and Analysis
Research Opportunities
Each year, through a unique National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, up to 10 undergraduate students are supported through a year’s worth of individualized computational mathematics research.
Also, the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program hosts students for a summer program in computational mathematics and nonlinear dynamics of biological, bio-inspired and engineering systems.
Contact Dan Anderson, Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics for application information.
Learn More at:
http://math.gmu.edu Did you know?
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Working one-on-one with faculty mentors, graduate students in the Mathematics department are able to develop individual courses of study tailored to their particular interests.
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George Mason University is the only school in the Washington, D.C.-metropolitan area and the Commonwealth of Virginia that offers an actuarial program , including an undergraduate degree and a graduate certificate.
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The immensely popular Undergraduate Mathematics Tutoring Center, located in the Johnson Center room 344, specializes in general help for freshman/sophomore math classes. It is staffed by upper division mathematics majors and graduate students.
