If you ever wondered how NASA computes the trajectory of the next space shuttle or how corporations and the military encrypt sensitive information, you should ask a mathematics major or become one. Loyola University's mathematics program offers a major, a minor, and the latest hardware and software technology that can be accessed by every student. That, coupled with undergraduate research opportunities, gives students the foundation needed to plan, create or improve upon technology we will use in the 21st century. This modern facility allows students to visualize otherwise difficult concepts to solve complicated mathematical problems, using symbol manipulators and numerical approximation routines. The Mathematics Center transforms the mathematics classroom into an exciting laboratory for experimentation, exploration, and discovery.
Many students work on research projects under the direction of a faculty mentor.
The opportunity to do research as an undergraduate is unique among colleges, since research at other colleges is usually conducted at the graduate level. Students may also become members of Pi Mu Epsilon, the mathematics club on campus. A departmental honors program is available to qualified students.