Department of Mathematics - Purdue University (2024)

Overview

The Department of Mathematics is one of seven departments making up Purdue’s College of Science. The Department has an international reputation as an outstanding center for mathematical education, scholarship and research. Together with visiting researchers, its 65 professors provide it with active involvement in current developments in many major areas of mathematics. Faculty research interests can be found in the Faculty Research Areas list or in our Faculty directory.

The Department offers the Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Also, the Department is closely associated with other programs, including Actuarial Science, Statistics, and Computer Science.

Please explore our website or contact us directly for more information about our undergraduate or graduate programs, faculty, research, job opportunities or information on how to support us. The annual department newsletter, PUrview, is a good place to read about Departmental news.

Actuarial Science Program

The Purdue Actuarial Science Program is an interdisciplinary program offered jointly by the Department of Mathematics and Department of Statistics.

The program offers a major in Actuarial Science that prepares students for an actuarial career as well as providing complete preparation for the first five exams set by the Society of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society. Students receive an Actuarial Science Degree, a Statistics Degree, and a Management Minor. We do not offer graduate degrees in Actuarial Science. For more information contact Julie Morris.

Faculty

Department of Mathematics

Program Information

• Admissions Information(Includes application forms and online application)
• Actuarial Sciences Faculty
• Purdue Exam Awards (and Application)
• SOA Exam Applications
• Purdue Actuarial Club

Links

• BeAnActuary.org
• Actuary.com
• Society of Actuaries
• Casualty Actuarial Society
• American Academy of Actuaries
• Conference of Consulting Actuaries
• American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries
• Canadian Institute of Actuaries
• Institute of Actuaries (UK)
• International Actuarial Association (IAA)
• Purdue Department of Statistics
• Purdue Department of Mathematics
• Undergraduate Mathematics Information
• Undergraduate Statistics Information

Contact Information

The Department’s Main Office (Room 835 of the MATH building) is open from eight am to five pm on all weekdays, except University holidays. The main office is closed from 12 to 1 p.m. in the summer. A phone number for the department is (765) 494-1901. The full address is:

Department of Mathematics
Purdue University
150 North University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2067

Graduate Information

For Graduate Information please see Mathematics Graduate Program Information.

Programs

• Actuarial Science Honors, BS
• Actuarial Science, BS
• Applied Mathematics, BS
• Mathematics Education, BS
• Mathematics Honors, BS
• Mathematics, BS
• Mathematics/Business, BS
• Mathematics/Computer Science, BS
• Mathematics/Statistics, BS

• Mathematics Minor

Courses

• MA 10800 - Mathematics As A Profession And A Discipline
• MA 13700 - Mathematics For Elementary Teachers I
• MA 13800 - Mathematics For Elementary Teachers II
• MA 13900 - Mathematics For Elementary Teachers III
• MA 15300 - College Algebra
• MA 15555 - Quantitative Reasoning
• MA 15800 - Precalculus- Functions And Trigonometry
• MA 16010 - Applied Calculus I
• MA 16020 - Applied Calculus II
• MA 16100 - Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus I
• MA 16200 - Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus II
• MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I
• MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus II
• MA 17000 - Introduction To Actuarial Science
• MA 18300 - Professional Practicum I
• MA 19000 - Topics In Mathematics For Undergraduates
• MA 25000 - Problem Solving In Probability
• MA 26100 - Multivariate Calculus
• MA 26200 - Linear Algebra And Differential Equations
• MA 26500 - Linear Algebra
• MA 26600 - Ordinary Differential Equations
• MA 27101 - Honors Multivariate Calculus
• MA 27900 - Modern Mathematics In Science And Society
• MA 29000 - Topics In Mathematics For Undergraduates
• MA 30100 - An Introduction To Proof Through Real Analysis
• MA 30300 - Differential Equations And Partial Differential Equations For Engineering And The Sciences
• MA 34100 - Foundations Of Analysis
• MA 35100 - Elementary Linear Algebra
• MA 35301 - Linear Algebra II
• MA 36200 - Topics In Vector Calculus
• MA 36600 - Ordinary Differential Equations
• MA 37300 - Financial Mathematics
• MA 37500 - Introduction To Discrete Mathematics
• MA 38500 - Introduction To Logic
• MA 38600 - Professional Practicum IV
• MA 39000 - Topics In Mathematics For Undergraduates
• MA 41600 - Probability
• MA 42100 - Linear Programming And Optimization Techniques
• MA 42500 - Elements Of Complex Analysis
• MA 42800 - Introduction To Fourier Analysis
• MA 44000 - Honors Real Analysis I
• MA 44200 - Honors Real Analysis II
• MA 45000 - Algebra Honors
• MA 45300 - Elements Of Algebra I
• MA 45401 - Galois Theory Honors
• MA 46000 - Geometry
• MA 46200 - Elementary Differential Geometry
• MA 47201 - Actuarial Models- Life Contingencies
• MA 48100 - Advanced Problem-Solving Seminar
• MA 48400 - Seminar On Teaching College Algebra And Trigonometry
• MA 48700 - Professional Practicum V
• MA 49000 - Topics In Mathematics For Undergraduates