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Mathematics Major & Minor

Student during Showcase Mathematics Presentation

Where degrees in mathematics can take you.

Mathematics majors gain a foundation for advanced study through core courses in calculus and linear algebra, followed by a course in abstraction, which introduces logic and proof, essential for future work.

To obtain an overview of modern mathematics, majors take courses in two general areas: abstract algebra and real analysis.

Typically, graduates pursue careers as:

Logisticians
Market research analysts
High school teachers
Financial specialists
Insurance sales agents
Operations research analysts

Putting mathematics to work

Hartwick alumni at work.

Hartwick mathematics majors have achieved success in many fields with many organizations:

Milliman
The State University of New York at Buffalo
Precision Valve and Automation
Salisbury School
Irondequoit High School

Alumni in graduate school.

Our graduates study at exceptional graduate schools:

University of Rochester
University of Tennessee
Michigan State University Law School
Syracuse University Law School
Indiana University
Clemson University
The State University of New York at Albany
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Virginia Commonwealth University

Beyond the basic.

All majors also complete a senior project or participate in the Senior Capstone Seminar, involving supervised independent study, written presentations, and a final oral presentation. Past theses include Taxicab Geometry, Determining the Demand for College Attendance, Foundations of Set Theory, Complex Analysis, Ramsey Theory Applied to Graphs, among many others.

A closer look.

Among the areas available for advanced study are numerical methods, mathematical modeling, operations research, probability, statistics, topology, graph theory, geometry, discrete mathematics, and the history of mathematics. You’ll be encouraged to pursue your own interests within the major; in fact, you’ll be required to complete two advanced directed studies with faculty members.