David Dickerson, chair
Mary Gfeller, coordinator, adolescence education: mathematics (7-12)
Moffett Center, Room 129
607-753-4326
Fax: 607-753-2971
Email: math@cortland.edu
cortland.edu/math

School of Arts and Sciences

Faculty

Abolghassem Alemzadeh, Christa Carsten, David Dickerson, Mary Gfeller, Philip Gipson, Ter-Jenq Huang, Isa S. Jubran, Garrett Otto, Yassir Rabhi, Jolie Roat, Myung Soon Song

Adjunct Faculty

For a listing of adjunct faculty see the Faculty and Administration  section.

Degrees and Minor

Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
Bachelor of Arts in Adolescence Education: Mathematics (7-12)
Bachelor of Science in Adolescence Education: Mathematics (7-12)
Bachelor of Science in Adolescence Education: Physics and Mathematics (7-12)
Minor in Mathematics

Description

The Mathematics Department offers programs for students interested in developing quantitative, logical reasoning and problem solving skills in preparation for careers in business, government or industry, or for graduate study in mathematics. Students interested in teaching may choose a concentration leading to initial certification in mathematics or joint certification in physics and mathematics for grades 7-12.

Special Features

• Mathematics Club
• Mathematics Computer Classroom
• Dedicated smartboard-equipped mathematics classroom
• Institutional Memberships in the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• Participation in regional undergraduate mathematics conferences and contests
• Opportunities for Student Teaching in Australia

Requirements

1. Degree requirements  listed in this catalog apply to the majors offered by this department.
2. Liberal Arts Requirements: B.A. – 90 credit hours; B.S. – 60 credit hours
3. Students transferring to SUNY Cortland from other colleges intending to major in mathematics should have completed at least 12 credit hours of calculus and six credit hours of additional mathematics at the calculus level or above by the beginning of their junior year. 

Programs

• Adolescence Education: Mathematics (7-12) [AEM]
• Mathematics [MAT]

• Mathematics Minor [MAT]

Courses

• AED 392 - Methods I: Teaching Adolescence Mathematics
• AED 399 - Mathematics Practicum
• AED 492 - Methods II: Field Experiences in Adolescence Mathematics
• AED 493 - Student Teaching: Adolescence Mathematics I
• AED 494 - Student Teaching: Adolescence Mathematics II
• AED 540 - Technologies in the Adolescence Mathematics Classroom

• MCS 186 - Introductory Programming

• AED 446 - Student Teaching: Adolescence Mathematics II [APM]
• MAT 101 - Concepts of Elementary School Mathematics I
• MAT 102 - Concepts of Elementary School Mathematics II
• MAT 105 - Mathematics in Modern Society
• MAT 111 - Algebra for College Students
• MAT 115 - Precalculus
• MAT 121 - Calculus A
• MAT 122 - Calculus B
• MAT 129 - Special Topics in Mathematics
• MAT 135 - Calculus I
• MAT 201 - Statistical Methods
• MAT 224 - Mathematical Reasoning and Proof
• MAT 229 - Special Topics in Mathematics
• MAT 236 - Calculus II
• MAT 237 - Calculus III
• MAT 272 - Linear Algebra
• MAT 329 - Special Topics in Mathematics
• MAT 331 - Combinatorics and Graph Theory
• MAT 336 - Differential Equations
• MAT 350 - Theory of Numbers
• MAT 354 - Numerical Analysis I
• MAT 370 - Algebraic Structures I
• MAT 375 - Geometry I
• MAT 420 - Real Analysis
• MAT 425 - Methods of Applied Mathematics
• MAT 429 - Special Topics in Mathematics
• MAT 446 - Probability and Statistics
• MAT 480 - History of Mathematics
• MAT 495 - Readings in Mathematical Literature
• MAT 501 - Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics
• MAT 502 - Topics in Geometry and Number Theory
• MAT 511 - Chaos, Fractals and Dynamics
• MAT 529 - Special Topics in Mathematics
• MAT 537 - Complex Analysis
• MAT 558 - Applications from Mathematical Statistics
• MAT 567 - Topology

• AED 391 - Introduction to Adolescence Education (MAT)