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 7Math in Moscow
Studying Abroad
An undergraduate UNC math major, Jeremy Garcia, is attending “Math in Moscow,” a 15-week program at the Independent University of Moscow, a small, prestigious Russian university for future research mathematicians.
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4 of 7Excellence in Graduate Teaching
Lee Roberson Wins Teaching Award
Lee Roberson, doctoral candidate in the Educational Mathematics program, was the 2011 recipient of the School of Mathematical Sciences Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student.
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5 of 720th Annual UNC Mathematics Contest
Mathematics Contest
On January 29, 2012 approximately 200 high school and middle school students from all over Colorado met at UNC for the second round of the 20th Annual University of Northern Colorado Mathematics Contest.
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6 of 7Math Teachers' Circle
Summer Immersion Institute
The Northern Colorado Math Teachers' Circle is planning to offer a residential summer immersion institute from June 25-29, 2012. The institute is being organized by five northern colorado professors and teachers.
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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.
