Contact
Department Chair: Graham J. Leuschke, 215 Carnegie Building, gjleusch@syr.edu,315-443-1478
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies: Leonid Kovalev, 311C Carnegie Building, lvkovale@syr.edu,315-443-1487
Major Advisors
S.P. Diaz, L. Kovalev, S. Wehrli
Faculty
Uday Banerjee, Pinyuen Chen, Dan Coman, Steven Diaz, Shukai Du, Nicole L. Fonger. Pierre Yves Gaudreau Lamarre, Jack E. Graver, Duane Graysay, Pawel Grzegrzolka, Thomas John, Lee Kennard, Hyune-Ju Kim, Justin Ko, Leonid Kovalev, Graham J. Leuschke, Wei Li, Jianxuan Liu, Adam Lutoborski, Rachana Maharjan, Joanna O. Masingila, Moira McDermott, Jeffrey Meyer, Claudia Miller, Jani Onninen, Josh Pollitz, Declan Quinn, Hamidreza Rahmati, Lixin Shen, Gregory Verchota, Stephan Wehrli, William Wylie, Yiming Zhao
As a preliminary requirement for the mathematics major, students complete 18 credits in the following classes with no grade below a C: MAT 295 Calculus I, MAT 296 Calculus II, MAT 331 First Course in Linear Algebra, MAT 397 Calculus III, and MAT 375 Introduction to Abstract Mathematics. These courses are prerequisites for most upper-division courses. The following sequence is recommended: MAT 295 Calculus I in the first semester; MAT 296 Calculus II in the second semester; MAT 331 First Course in Linear Algebra, MAT 397 Calculus III in the third semester; and MAT 375 Introduction to Abstract Mathematics when appropriate. However, students with knowledge of trigonometry and a year of high school calculus may be able to enter the sequence at MAT 296 Calculus II or even MAT 397 Calculus III; students with less preparation may be advised to complete MAT 194 Precalculus before beginning the calculus sequence. Students considering becoming mathematics majors are strongly encouraged to talk to a mathematics major advisor as soon as possible. Computer science students (only) who have credit for CIS 375 Introduction to Discrete Mathematics, and are pursuing a dual major in mathematics, need not take MAT 375 Introduction to Abstract Mathematics.
Students who plan to pursue graduate study in mathematics should obtain the B.S. degree and consider taking at least one first-year graduate (600-level) course.
B.A. Degree Requirements
In addition to the preliminary requirement described above, students are required to complete with an average of at least 2.0 and no grade below D, MAT 412 Introduction to Real Analysis I and 15 additional credits in upper division mathematics (MAT) courses numbered MAT 400 Selected Topics or higher except MAT 421 Applied Probability and Statistics, MAT 485 Differential Equations and Matrix Algebra for Engineers, and MAT 503 Matrix Methods for Data Science, at least two of which are from a single one of the groupings below:
Analysis
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| MAT 511 | Advanced Calculus | 3 |
| MAT 512 | Introduction to Real Analysis II | 3 |
| MAT 513 | Introduction to Complex Analysis | 3 |
| MAT 554 | Differential Geometry | 3 |
| MAT 562 | Elementary Topology | 3 |
Algebra
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| MAT 531 | Second Course in Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MAT 534 | Introduction to Abstract Algebra | 3 |
| MAT 541 | Introduction to Number Theory | 3 |
Finite Mathematics
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| MAT 531 | Second Course in Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MAT 541 | Introduction to Number Theory | 3 |
| MAT 545 | Introduction to Combinatorics | 3 |
| MAT 551 | Fundamental Concepts of Geometry | 3 |
Applied Analysis
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| MAT 414 | Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 |
| MAT 517 | Partial Differential Equations and Fourier Series | 3 |
| MAT 518 | Fourier Series, Transforms and Wavelets | 3 |
| MAT 581 | Numerical Methods with Programming | 3 |
Probability and Statistics
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| MAT 521 | Introduction to Probability | 3 |
| MAT 525 | Mathematical Statistics | 3 |
| MAT 526 | Introduction to Stochastic Processes | 3 |
Additional Information
With consent of the advisor, these groupings may be altered.
College of Arts and Sciences Requirements
For all Arts and Sciences|Maxwell students, successful completion of a bachelor’s degree in this major requires a minimum of 120 credits, 96 of which must be Arts and Sciences|Maxwell credits, completion of the Liberal Arts Core requirements, and the requirements for this major (30 credits) that are listed above.
Dual Enrollments:
Students dually enrolled in Newhouse* and Arts and Sciences|Maxwell will complete a minimum of 122 credits, with at least 90 credits in Arts and Sciences|Maxwell coursework and an Arts and Sciences|Maxwell major.
*Students dually enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences|Maxwell as first year students must complete the Liberal Arts Core. Students who transfer to the dual program after their first year as singly enrolled students in the Newhouse School will satisfy general requirements for the dual degree program by completing the Newhouse Core Requirements.
Undergraduate University Requirements
The following requirements and experiences apply to all Syracuse University Undergraduate matriculated degree programs.
