The department's offerings provide options for meeting the individual needs and goals of a broad range of students. Individual differences exist between students, and the mathematics curriculum reflects these differences. Instructional techniques are adapted to accommodate differences. Mathematics is a tool with a wide diversity of applications in other disciplines. The department's curriculum reflects this through courses that stress applications and problem solving, and emphasizes a transfer of skills learned.
Electives encompass wide interests and needs.
Each student is encouraged to pursue mathematics to the level of his or her ability. The department is interested in not only having each student take as much math as he or she is capable of, but also in seeing that each student obtains the most possible from each course. The sequential nature of mathematics education requires a strict interpretation of course prerequisites. As math teachers we are aware of the frequent use of calculators by our students. One of these standards addresses the use of calculators and computers in the classroom.