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Learn at a mathematical powerhouse. We offer strong and flexible programs at all degree levels.

Students majoring in mathematics take courses in the logical foundations of mathematics, the calculus sequence, matrix algebra, and discrete mathematics. Majors choose from a concentration of applied, traditional, or actuarial mathematics. Both the BA and the BS in mathematics allow entry to advanced studies or career opportunities as diverse as the fields to which mathematics is applied. The metro region of Washington, D.C. provides a particularly fertile area for related job opportunities, including consulting, teaching, and government.

Undergraduate Programs

Mason offers a vibrant graduate mathematics program that awards MS and PhD degrees. The program provides exciting opportunities for students interested in studying advanced mathematics and conducting independent research. Students can specialize in a diverse selection of areas in pure, applied and computational mathematics.

Graduate Programs

Students use well-developed mathematical skills across multiple fields.

Mason offers a vibrant graduate mathematics program that awards MS and PhD degrees. Students can specialize in a diverse selection of areas in pure, applied and computational mathematics.

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Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Analyze gang movement across Puerto Rico or the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef. There’s no limit to the mathematical research projects for undergraduate mathematics majors.

Mason OSCAR Program for undergraduate research

Aspiring Scientists Summer Research Program for undergraduate research in the sciences.

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Be a part of our mathematical community.

Use 3D printing technology to present mathematical concepts as concrete physical objects at our Math Maker Lab.

Check out the Mason Experimental Geometry Lab (MEGL) to think deeper and go further and take your mathematical curiosity to the next level.

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Nov22

Topology, Algebraic Geometry, and Dynamics Seminar (TADS): Studying the moduli space of Higgs bundles using topological recursion

Nov 22, 2024, 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Speaker: Christopher Mahadeo, University of Illinois at Chicago Title: Studying the moduli space of Higgs bundles using topological recursion Abstract: Topological recursion has been shown to have an intimate relationship with Higgs bundles. I will discuss some already explored connections between them, and how some new work in topological recursion

Nov22

Mathematics Colloquium: An axiomatic framework for the emergence of geometric patterns in spatial coding

Nov 22, 2024, 3:30 - 4:30 PM

Speaker: Rebecca R.G. (Math, GMU) and Holger Dannenberg (Bioengineering and Neuroscience, GMU) Title: An axiomatic framework for the emergence of geometric patterns in spatial coding Abstract : Grid cells, a type of nerve cell in the brain, are important for spatial navigation and create a grid-like map of the environment

Nov25

Geometry MMA Seminar: Self-similar constructions of fractals by substitution

Nov 25, 2024, 10:30 - 11:30 AM

Speaker: Sylvester Eriksson-Bique , University of Jyväskylä Title: Self-similar constructions of fractals by substitution Abstract: Substitution is a broad framework for describing and defining self-similar objects. In this talk, I will explain a particular way of doing this: Iterated Graph Systems. These are combinatorial analogues of iterated function systems and