For Current Students

The Mathematics and Statistics Department is committed to providing high quality education for its undergraduate majors, its graduate students, its minors, and for the numerous students whom we serve in courses and in research. Students should find their educational experiences to be both challenging and uplifting. 
 

We seek to enable our graduates to: 

  • Recognize the importance of variation and uncertainty in the world and understand how mathematics and statistics can improve decisions.
  • Obtain knowledge of and proficiency with a broad range of mathematical and statistical concepts and tools useful for real world applications, 
  • Develop critical thinking skills that enable application of mathematics and statistics in new and unusual settings,
  • Become responsible and competent professionals at all levels of employment and successfully pursue any further goals in graduate and post graduate educational programs.

Useful information:

  • Mathematics Placement
    • Almost all students entering the University of Wyoming as a freshman or sophomore will be required to take mathematics courses as part of their graduation requirements. To help us establish a baseline, we may recommend students take the Mathematics Placement Exam.
  • Registration
  • Center for Assistance with Statistics and Mathematics (CASM)
    • The CASM is a free drop-in tutoring center for students enrolled in lower division math courses (up to the 3000 level). Visit the CASM page for more details.
  • Course descriptions can be found at the links below:
  • Read a basic degree 4 year plan for the Mathematics degree.
  • Read the checklist for the stats Major & Minor.

Undergraduate Mathematics Learning Goals and Objectives

 

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Objective 1: Develop proficiency in basic quantitative and data-analytic skills and concepts embedded in USP courses.

Objective 2: Apply mathematical concepts and skills to solve challenging problems that are purely mathematical or arise in other disciplines.

Objective 3: Use appropriate computational tools, such as dynamic mathematics software, programming languages, or advanced graphing calculators, in mathematical work.

Objective 4: Work in cooperative groups to solve mathematical problems.

Objective 5: Communicate mathematical ideas and arguments in writing using appropriate tools.

Objective 6: Give oral presentations and verbal mathematical explanations to mathematics peers and instructors.

Objective 7: Master concepts and skills for use in upper division mathematics courses or quantitative courses in other majors.

Objective 8: Demonstrate an understanding for how mathematics relates to the world through mathematical modeling or analyzing real-world applications.

Objective 9: Demonstrate an appreciation for the subfields, values, and traditions of the discipline.

Objective 10: Read and comprehend mathematical material expressed in the disciplinary style of mathematicians.

Objective 11: Compose proofs using valid mathematical arguments.

Objective 12: Explain, evaluate, and justify mathematical ideas and proofs.

A list of objectives by course can be found here.

Contact Us

Department of Mathematics & Statistics

Ross Hall

  • Room 327
  • 1000 E. University Ave
  • Laramie, WY 82071
  • Dept. 3036
  • Fax: (307) 766-6838
  • Math (Except Registration or MPE): gauss@uwyo.edu
  • Statistics: statistics@uwyo.edu
  • MPE and Registration Questions: math-registration@uwyo.edu
  • Phone: (307) 766-4221
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