Welcome to UNC School of Mathematical Sciences!
The School of Mathematical Sciences is made up of a dedicated group of students and faculty members. Our faculty members are mathematicians, mathematics education researchers, and computer scientists. Our students are undergraduates, in-service teachers pursuing a Master’s Degree in mathematics, and graduate students pursuing a Ph.D. in Educational Mathematics. Graduates from our programs are school teachers, district administrators, college instructors, university professors, and professionals in business, industry, and government.
Our department has a particular focus on the teaching and learning of mathematics and on the preparation of highly qualified mathematics teachers at all levels. Small classes and approachable professors create a supportive environment for student learning. Every year, the students who graduate from our programs include approximately 25 prospective secondary school teachers; 10 students with a liberal arts emphasis; and 10 students in the applied statistics emphasis area. We also have approximately 50 students enrolled in our Teaching Emphasis Master’s Degree program and approximately 20 students enrolled in our Ph.D. program in Educational Mathematics.
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1 of 7Dedication to Service
Professor Receives Service Award
Dr. Robert Heiny received the 2011-12 College of Natural and Health Sciences Excellence in Advising Award.
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2 of 7Teacher Leadership
SIGMAA-RUME
Dr. Michael Oehrtman a has been elected the Coordinator of the Special Interest Group of the Mathematical Association of America on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics (SIGMAA-RUME).
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3 of 7Rume conference
RUME Conference
The School of Mathematical Sciences is serving as the host institution of the Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics to be held in Denver in February 2013. Dr. Gulden Karakok, Assistant Professor, is serving as the local organizer
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4 of 7Excellence in Graduate Teaching
Glassmeyer Wins Teaching Award
Dave Glassmeyer, doctoral candidate in the Educational Mathematics program, was the 2012 recipient of the School of Mathematical Sciences Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student.
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5 of 721st Annual UNC Mathematics Contest
Mathematics Contest
In October, 2012 high school and middle school students from all over Colorado took the first round of the 21st Annual University of Northern Colorado Mathematics Contest. The top scoring students will be invited to UNC for the second round in January
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6 of 7Problem Solving
Math Teacher's Circle
The Northern Colorado Math Teachers' Circle hosted its first problem-solving session for middle level math teachers in October. The summer 2013 workshop will be on June 24-27, 2013 at YMCA in Estes Park, Colorado.
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7 of 7Mathematics Research
AIM SQuaREs
Dr. Steven Leth was recently awarded a grant from the American Institute of Mathematics. Dr. Leth is working with a team of researchers on non-standard analytic approaches to problems in combinatorial number theory.
