The Department of Mathematics offers two tracks of study for students who are interested in a major. The mathematics major prepares students to teach mathematics in secondary school, for advanced study in one of the sciences, or to pursue the study of mathematics in graduate school. The mission of the Mathematics Program is to train students to use analytical thinking as a vocational tool and to prepare students to be qualified, professional Christians in their chosen career. Mathematics is a powerful tool for solving practical problems as well as a highly creative field of study, combining logic and precision with intuition and imagination. A major goal of mathematics is to reveal and explain patterns - whether the pattern appears as electrical impulses in an animal nervous system, as fluctuation in stock market prices, or as in the fine detail of an abstract geometric figure.
Many careers utilize analytical skills.
In fact, several majors at Trinity require mathematics courses as a cognate to the required major course work. Students with mathematics majors can easily apply their analytical and thinking skills in computer science, business, accounting, finance, statistics, actuarial sciences, biological modeling, scientific research, cryptology, law, medicine, anthropology, among others. Many of Trinity's graduates choose to pursue a teaching career. Demand for qualified mathematics teachers at the junior high school and senior high school levels continues to be great. Current trends in elementary schools include an enhanced role for teachers who are specialists in teaching mathematics.