Department History

2000-2010

2008-2009

  • 47 majors
    • 14 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 8 juniors, and 13 seniors
    • 25 females, 22 males
    • 17 teaching option
  • 25 minors

2007-2008

  • David A. Brown receives the MAA's Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning College or University Mathematics Faculty Member.
  • Emilie Wiesner joins the department as Assistant Professor.
  • Joanna Riccobono leaves the department.
  • MAT course MATH 50200 - Special Topics: Theoretical Discrete Mathematics is a new course offered in the MAT program.
  • MATH 41100 - Complex Analysis, MATH 42100 - Graph Theory and Combinatorics, and MATH 43100 - Numerical Analysis are added to the course offerings.
  • 70 majors total
    • 17 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 18 juniors, and 25 seniors
    • 34 females, 36 males
    • 20 teaching option
  • 24 minors

2006-2007

  • Stan Seltzer becomes the chair of mathematics.
  • Joanna Riccobono joins the department as instructor.
  • David A. Brown is promoted to Associate Professor.
  • Zokhrab Mustafeav leaves the department for the University of Houston-Clear Lake.
  • The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in mathematics is offered for the first time. Four students enroll.
  • The following courses are introduced: Math 185-Mathematical Experimentation, Math 231-Linear Algebra, Math 270-Mathematical Reasoning with Discrete, and Math 216-Mathematical Statistics. In addition, the first dedicated graduate course offered by the department was Math 51000-Graduate Seminar in Mathematics, part of the requirement for the MAT program. The first, rotating, course in the MAT math program was offered in Summer 2006 as Math 54000 - Numerical Methods.
  • The following courses are discontinued: Math 176-Mathematical Problem-solving with Technology, Math 260-Linear Algebra, Reasoning and Differential Equations I, and Math 261-Linear Algebra, Reasoning and Differential Equations II.
  • The math placement exam is offered online for the first time.
  • 50 majors total; 10 first year student majors.

2005-2006

  • The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science splits into two departments: the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Computer Science.
  • The Department of Mathematics faculty are David A. Brown, James Conklin, Steve Hilbert, John Maceli, Teresa Moore, Zokhrab Mustafaev, Dani Novak, Thomas Pfaff, Pam Pospisil, Eric Robinson, Margaret Robinson, John Rosenthal, Stan Seltzer, Marty Sternstein, Nick Vandam, Jack Vanderzee, and Osman Yürekli.
  • James Conklin becomes the chair of mathematics.
  • The Department of Computer Science faculty are Anne Applin, John Barr, Ioana Coman, Wanda Dann, Ali Erkan, Carl Penziul, and Sharon Stansfield.
  • Aaron Weinberg joins the department as an assistant professor.
  • Thomas Pfaff is promoted to Associate Professor.
  • Eric Robinson is promoted to Full Professor.
  • The department hosts the Spring Seaway Section (MAA) meeting April 28-29.
  • 53 majors, 31 minors.

2004-2005

  • 65 math majors and 30 math minors
  • James Conklin receives the MAA Seaway Section's Clarence F. Stephens Distinguished Teaching Award.
  • Diane Schwartz retires.
  • Ali Erkan (CS) joins the department.

2003-2004

  • 71 math majors and 28 math minors
  • Osman Yürekli is promoted to full professor.
  • Anne Applin (CS) joins the department.
  • The following courses are introduced: 397-Junior Seminar and 39810-Research Experience in Mathematics.

2002-2003

  • 61 math majors and 20 math minors
  • Zokhrab Mustafaev and Ioana Coman (CS) join the department as assistant professors.

2001-2002

  • 62 math majors and 19 math minors
  • Thomas Pfaff and David A. Brown join the department as assistant professors.

2000-2001

  • 60 math majors and 21 math minors
  • Sharon Stansfield (CS) joins the department as an assistant professor.

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