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Why Choose Naz?

Nazareth's Mathematics program focuses on problem solving. Mathematics is taught as a language of patterns, de-emphasizing rote learning and encouraging the integration of numerical, graphical, and symbolic approaches to problem solving. The Department wants all students to understand that mathematics is more than a collection of recipes for solving equations and that there often may be multiple correct answers to complex problems. This approach promotes critical thinking.

An integral component of the program is the interaction between students and Mathematics faculty who are easily accessible and make teaching their top priority. The Elliott Mathematics Center, used by majors and non-majors as a learning resource and gathering place, adds to the Department's cohesiveness. No-cost peer tutoring as well as supplemental course resources are available in the Center.

Our Mathematics majors participate in a variety of activities. Nazareth students regularly compete in (and have won) the COMAP Mathematical Contest in Modeling, an international competition in which students spend a long weekend applying mathematics to the solution of a real-world problem. Our students are encouraged to take the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, the widely acknowledged benchmark in mathematics competitions. Many attend regional conferences on mathematics where they often give presentations of their own.

The department offers majors in Mathematics, Mathematics with Adolescence Education certification (grades 7-12) and Mathematics with Inclusive certification (grades 1-9). Although teaching is the career most often chosen by Nazareth Mathematics majors, career options are plentiful, particularly in business. Recent graduates have found careers in instructional technology, economics, statistics, and banking, and have also gone on to pursue graduate study in mathematics and other disciplines.

  • Mathematics courses offered for majors include:
  • Probability and Statistics
  • History of Mathematics
  • Linear Algebra
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Special Topics in Mathematics
  • Seminar in Problem Solving
  • Real Analysis
  • Modern Algebra
  • Number Theory
  • Foundations of Geometry
  • Mathematical Modeling