Message From the Chair

Welcome to the website of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at ASU. I encourage you to browse these pages and to learn more about our community, whether you are considering admission to the undergraduate or graduate programs, or are considering employment at ASU. You will find a dynamic group of faculty, dedicated to their research and to communicating their enthusiasm for the applications and for the intrinsic beauty of mathematics. At this time, mathematics in all its forms has never been more central to the development of the national economy, playing a fundamental role in the advancement of technology. The Government recognizes this importance and has recently markedly increased the level of research funding for the Mathematical Sciences.

It is an exciting, and challenging time, with striking advances being made in mathematical research. At the same time, we realize the fundamental necessity that an institution's commitment to research must be accompanied by a commitment to excellence in the instructional program. The two are inextricably intertwined. At ASU, you will find instruction at the highest level, from freshman courses through calculus to the most advanced graduate courses. We have a direct and active role in preparing the next generation of teachers for our local schools: it is our job to see that the teachers of our children are imbued with our own enthusiasms!

Mathematics formed the classical quadrivium within the original seven Liberal Arts. It has been studied in centuries past less for the current vocational tendency, but rather for the intrinsic training of the mind, and for the sheer intellectual beauty of the subject. In today's world, one can still appreciate the elegance whilst at the same time deriving an education that fully prepares one for an exciting career, where so many employers, now as never before, demand the skills that come with mathematical training.

Full details of the Mathematics Department are provided on this website. If you have questions about any aspect of the program that is not addressed, or simply want further information, or wish to be added to the Department mailing list, please e-mail me at armbruster@asu.edu.