Southwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
Dr. Thomas McNamara, Chair Campbell Building, Room 302 Phone: (580) 774-3058 E-mail: thomas.mcnamara@swosu.edu https://www.swosu.edu/academics/academic-departments/mathematics/index.php
Mr. Warren Akers .................................CAM 324 F ........... warren.akers@swosu.edu .............................................................. (580) 774-7147 Dr. Hung-Chieh Chang .........................CAM 309 G........... hungchieh.chang@swosu.edu ....................................................... (580) 774-3055 Ms. Catherine DeVaughan ....................CAM 309 C........... catherine.devaughan@swosu.edu .................................................. (580) 774-3056 Dr. Michael Dougherty .........................CAM 324 B........... michael.dougherty@swosu.edu ..................................................... (580) 774-3057 Dr. Swarup Ghosh .................................CAM 324 C........... swarup.ghosh@swosu.edu ............................................................ (580) 774-3059 Dr. Sunil Giri......................................... CAM 309 F ........... sunil.giri@swosu.edu .................................................................... (580) 774-3053 Dr. Ron Koehn ......................................CAM 309 B........... ron.koehn@swosu.edu .................................................................. (580) 774-7119 Ms. Kathy O’Neal .................................CAM 324 E ........... kathy.oneal@swosu.edu ............................................................... (580) 774-3210 Mr. Bill Swartwood (Sayre) ..................SAM 103............... bill.swartwood@swosu.edu................................................ (580) 928-5533 x2107 DEPARTMENTAL GOALS 1. To provide the mathematical skills and knowledge needed for a productive life in a rapidly changing world. PROGRAM GOALS B.S. Mathematics 1. To prepare students to enter a wide variety of vocations in business, industry, and government service that require advanced mathematical skills.
2. To strengthen and enrich the general education program. 3. To train quality mathematics teachers for the public schools. 4. To provide a solid foundation for students who will continue mathematics studies at the graduate level. 5. To prepare mathematics students for a wide variety of vocations in business, industry, and government service. 6. To provide a supportive second field of knowledge for students in other areas of study. Mathematical skills, knowledge, and abilities learned in mathematics courses are applied in a variety of vocations to achieve goals and resolve challenging problems. A broad foundation in basic mathematics courses, emphasizing concepts and problem-solving skills together with in-depth knowledge in chosen areas from higher mathematics, prepares students to function successfully in their career fields. The department firmly believes that a competent user of mathematics must first be a good student of mathematics. PROGRAMS OF STUDY Majors: B.S. Mathematics B.S.Ed. Mathematics Education (Listed in Dept. of Education)
2. To provide instruction for students to develop basic skills and knowledge as they prepare for a productive life in a rapidly changing technological world. 3. To prepare students for study of mathematics at the graduate level. 1. Mastery of mathematics content. 2. Establish learning objectives and plan for student involvement in the learning process. 3. Organize and use several instructional methods, i.e., lecture, group, activity, and discovery. 4. Plan for and use resources: texts, multimedia, microcomputers, and resource personnel. 5. Organize instruction for individual differences. 6. Design a learning environment in the classroom. 7. Demonstrate planning for community involvement and/or personal and professional growth in education. GENERAL INFORMATION Incoming freshmen are placed in their first mathematics course based on their major and their mathematics background. ACT scores and a placement test help with this process. Since a student's success in each mathematics course depends on the knowledge and skills developed in other mathematics courses, the student is expected to work carefully with his/her advisor in planning his/her enrollment in mathematics. Majors must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA in their mathematics coursework. B.S.Ed. Mathematics Education A student with Advanced Placement Calculus (AB or BC) qualifies for several hours of mathematics credit. Such students should check with the Mathematics Department to determine credit earned and the next course in which to enroll. CLEP examinations are available in College Algebra, Precalculus, and Calculus I for students who wish to earn credit by examination in any of these courses. The Precalculus CLEP exam may be used to earn credit for College Trigonometry.
Minors: Mathematics Statistics
Master: M.Ed. Mathematics
(See the Graduate Catalog for more information.)
The Mathematics Education degree program prepares the student to teach all currently offered junior high and senior high school mathematics courses. The Bachelor of Science in Mathematics degree allows the student to concurrently complete a minor, a double minor, or a second major. Careful selection of minors enables the mathematics degree holder to be well prepared for a wide variety of career options. The mathematics and statistics minors are excellent choices for any students, particularly those majoring in computer science, business, or the sciences.
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