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School of Science

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science offers degree programs leading to the B.S. and B.A. degrees in Mathematics and in Computer Science. Students in the School of Education who opt for an academic major in either Mathematics or Computer Science complete these majors in our department.

Our major courses in Mathematics include the Calculus sequence, Linear Algebra, Probability, Abstract Algebra and Analysis.  Electives such as Cryptanalysis, Topology, Operations Research, Statistical Inference, and Artificial Intelligence supplement the program. Our capstone course, Problem Seminar, has been very popular.

Students are encouraged to present projects at the Spuyten Duyvil Undergraduate Mathematics Conference , founded in 2005 by our department.  Funds are available to support undergraduate research projects during the summer and students also attend summer undergraduate research programs.

Recent innovations in the curriculum of Computer Science include the use of Python as the first language, Databases and Web Programming, and a capstone course in Software Engineering.  Majors have a choice of electives to individualize their program. Students leave our computer science program with knowledge of Python, C, C++ and Java, and other languages. Students are encouraged to do undergraduate research, which can be funded during the summer, as well as internships off campus.

For students in the School of Education, we offer our Seminar for Mathematics Education, An Introduction to Higher Geometry, and Teaching and Learning with Technology. These courses prepare our students to enter the classroom ready to teach with up-to-date technology.  Our students perform very well on the content examination in Mathematics, with nearly all passing with high scores.

We have honor societies, Pi Mu Epsilon a national society for Mathematics and Tau Sigma Kappa, for Computer Science.

Recent graduates have pursued careers in public health, biostatistics, business, finance, the law, and teaching. Our students have pursued graduate study in Mathematics, Computer Science and Math Education. 

In our department, classes are small, with a maximum of twenty-two in a class, ensuring each student access to a computer and maximum interaction with the instructor.  The department maintains a Linux lab, as well as a number of Windows based labs.  We have access to a high speed cluster, as well.