Bachelor of Science - Applied Mathematics

Mathematics is one of the basic tools underlying every science. In addition, mathematics provides a language to describe an immense variety of phenomena: from the distribution of prime numbers (useful for encrypting communications and an important area of ongoing research here at CWU) to signal processing (useful for analyzing photos and sound, as well as picking out important patterns hidden in immense data sets), mathematics finds applications everywhere. Besides its many applications, mathematics can show us hidden beauty: how juggling sequences behave like prime numbers or how incredibly complicated fractals are consequences of simple rules. Why should a student major in mathematics at CWU? • All mathematics majors learn to communicate complicated ideas clearly and precisely, an important skill in all technical fields. • Students can enroll in an honors seminar every quarter, and do research on the ideas presented in the seminar. • Be exposed to a wide range of research areas: number theory, differential equations, cryptology, modeling, analysis, and more. • Be challenged with the Putnam Exam, or the Kryptos competition, or the Mathematical Competition in Modeling.