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2025-2026 Franklin & Marshall College Catalog

Mathematics Major

For millennia the study of mathematics, one of the oldest of the liberal arts, has been a hallmark of enlightened society. The study of mathematics has been used to train students to think clearly and creatively. Mathematical applications enlighten other disciplines and inform society.

Mathematics is one of the oldest of the liberal arts. The study of mathematics has been used for centuries to train students to think clearly and creatively. Mathematical applications enlighten other disciplines and inform society.

Mathematical thought requires curiosity, creativity, discipline and logic. As students progress through the mathematics curriculum, they are expected to become increasingly adept at developing conjectures, constructing correct proofs and refuting weak ones, creating and using mathematical models to describe physical phenomena, working with abstract structures and clearly communicating results.

Mathematics & Statistics Department Faculty

Professor Christina Weaver, Chair

Christina Weaver
Carmie L. and Beatrice J. Creitz Professor of Mathematics

Barbara Nimershiem
Professor of Mathematics

Iwan Praton
Professor of Mathematics

Danel Draguljić
Associate Professor of Statistics and Data Science

Michael P. McCooey
Associate Professor of Mathematics

Thomas C. Hull
Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics

Yi-Ching Lee
Assistant Professor of Data Science

Elizabeth Praton
Senior Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Bogdan Doytchinov
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Heather Pasewicz
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Major Requirements:

A major in Mathematics requires completion of:

one course from:

one mathematics course numbered 400 or higher, other than 490 or 491

sufficient electives so that the total number of mathematics courses taken beyond MAT 111 is nine

One of the electives may be chosen from:

Note:

The writing requirement in Mathematics is met by the completion of MAT 211 .

A student planning to major in Mathematics should take MAT 211  as soon as possible, no later than the first semester of the junior year. A student planning to major in Mathematics and study abroad should complete MAT 211  before going abroad.

We suggest the following guidelines for course selection: Students intending to pursue graduate study in mathematics should take MAT 442 , MAT 446 , MAT 490  and CPS 111 . We also recommend studying at least one course of French, German or Russian.

Prospective teachers of secondary school mathematics should take MAT 216 , MAT 316 , MAT 445  and CPS 111 .

Students interested in actuarial science or statistics should take MAT 215 , MAT 216 , MAT 316 , MAT 323 , MAT 338 , MAT 340 , MAT 317 , MAT 416  and CPS 111 . We also recommend taking courses in Economics and in Business, Organizations, and Society.

Students planning to enter other fields of applied mathematics should take MAT 215 , MAT 216 , MAT 323 , MAT 329 , MAT 337 , MAT 338 , MAT 339 , MAT 340 , MAT 439  and MAT 442 . Knowledge of probability, statistics and computer science is essential in many areas of applied mathematics.

Off-Campus Study:

Majors in the Department of Mathematics have studied abroad in the following programs in recent years: NUI Galway, Ireland; University of Otago, New Zealand; London School of Economics; University College London; Queen Mary University London; Oxford University; IES Madrid, Spain; Flinders University, Australia; among others. See the International Programs section of the Catalog for further information.