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Mathematics - Collection Development Profile

Purpose

The general purpose of the mathematics collection is to support the curriculum-related information needs of students and faculty.

Collection Parameters

Language: English

Date of publication: The emphasis is on current publications. Older materials may be purchased for historical coverage.

Geographical coverage: International in scope.

Formats preferred: Monographs and journals. Audiovisual and electronic resources are selectively included.

Status of the Program

The department offers B.S. and B.A. degrees and a Minor in Mathematics. There are currently twenty-two full-time faculty members and over a hundred math majors in the department.

Core classes
The following courses are available in Area A, Section 2: .
Business Majors
MATH 1111 College Algebra (3)
MATH 1113 Pre-calculus (4)

Engineering majors:
MATH 1634 Calculus (4)

Nursing majors:
MATH 1101 Mathematical Modeling (3)
MATH 1111 College Algebra (3)

Science, Science Education, Math, Computer Science majors:
MATH 1113 Pre-calculus (4)

All other majors:
MATH 1101 Mathematical Modeling (3)
MATH 1111 College Algebra (3) - Recommended for Education Majors
MATH 1113 Pre-calculus (4)

Area D, section 2, for non-science majors:

MATH 1111 College Algebra (3)
MATH 1112 Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry (3)
MATH 1113 Pre-calculus (4)
MATH 1413 Survey of Calculus (3)
Recommended for Business Majors
MATH 1634 Calculus I (4)
MATH 2063 Applied Calculus (3)
MATH 2644 Calculus II (4)
MATH 2703 Foundations of Mathematics I (3)

Area D, section 2, for science majors:

MATH 1634 Calculus I (4) - Recommended for Math, Computer science, and most science programs
MATH 2063 Applied Statistics (3)
MATH 2644 Calculus II (4) - Recommended for Engineering Majors

Undergraduate Degree Options
The Bachelor of Science degree program has six plans, each designed for specific career goals: Plan A, the Traditional track; Plan B, the Applied Computational track; Plan C, the Applied Discrete track; Plan D, the Statistics track; Plan E, the Actuarial track; and Plan F, the Secondary Education track. The student’s advisor will help the student choose the best track, based on the student’s interests.

Plan A, a traditional mathematics option, offers students a broad background in mathematics and is principally designed to prepare students for graduate study in pure or applied mathematics.

Plans B and C are designed to offer students a solid background in applied mathematics, preparing them for employment in government agencies or industry, as well as further study in mathematics. Plan B, an option in applied computational mathematics, emphasizes topics such as differential equations and numerical analysis, and leads to employment in a variety of areas, including engineering or computational types of work. Plan C, an option in applied discrete mathematics, emphasizes topics such as graph theory, combinatorics, and number theory, and leads to employment in areas such as communications, national security, and computer-related fields. Both Plans B and C involve a choice of directed electives in the physical sciences, business, or the social sciences.

Plan D, an option in applied statistics, is designed to offer students a solid theoretical and applied background in statistics, preparing them for employment in a wide variety of interesting careers.

Plan E, an option in actuarial science, is designed to prepare students to enter a career in actuarial science, and thus make them employable in business and industry.

Plan F, an option in secondary education, is designed for students seeking mathematics teacher certification at the secondary level. Students who complete this option will qualify for certification in secondary education in mathematics.

The Bachelor of Arts degree program is designed for students seeking employment in government or business, or those desiring further study in mathematics.

Collecting Level

Study or Instructional Support Level

The core collection focuses on areas covered by the curriculum.

Collection development responsibility resides with the mathematics instructors and chair of the Mathematics Department. The Acquisitions librarian, the Instructional Services librarian responsible for the Reference collection, and the mathematics liaison librarian may also select materials needed for the collection.