Mathematics is best described as the study of patterns. In that sense, everybody is a mathematician. Mathematics as an academic discipline simply carries the study of patterns to a greater depth. Geometry concerns patterns of shape. Arithmetic concerns patterns of number.
Calculus concerns patterns of continuous change.
Statistics concerns patterns of chance. The Department offers courses serving majors, minors, the Core curriculum, and other disciplines. Computer Science is the study of the basic principles of computing. Courses range from elementary programming through graphics, computer architecture, operating systems, networks, artificial intelligence, and the theory of computation. The applications of computers to business and data management are the subject of the program in Information Systems , which is housed in the Weis School of Business.