Department of Mathematics

6/15/17

Powerfully fit and analytically minded, a team of UB math students competes for the $250,000 top prize on NBC’s “Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge.”

Dedicated Teaching

5/31/17

Our faculty-student ratio is high compared to many universities.
We teach:
    — Computational skills
    — Analytical skills
    — Research skills
    — Communication skills
    — Practical problem solving
    — Mathematical modeling skills

Leaders in the Field

5/11/17

Our faculty are well-published scholars in fields of algebra, analysis, applied mathematics, and geometry/topology. Cultivating excellence, collegiality, and diversity, our faculty observe the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and professionalism.

3/9/17 Faculty Directory

Faculty Research

3/15/16

Each year about one-third of our faculty hold external research grants from agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense, the National Security Agency, and the National Science Foundation. Faculty research enhances our intellectual and technological environment to support exceptionally creative science and education.

EDGE@UB

3/12/16

The National Science Foundation has awarded UB Math a three-year, $600,000 grant to support the new program “Experiential Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE@UB).” Led by mathematics professor and director of graduate studies William Menasco, the collaboration includes industry and academic partners. Learn more.

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Variety of Concentrations

7/20/15

Mathematics is a broad discipline with many diverse applications in physical sciences, life sciences, and engineering as well as social and managerial sciences. The Department of Mathematics provides a variety of concentrations leading to Baccalaureate, Masters, and PhD degrees.

Active Intellectual Life

7/20/15

The Department of Mathematics is proud of its excellent teaching and active research programs. Several of our faculty members are recipients of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. A strong tradition of mentorship attracts the most promising individuals and supports their development.

Information for students wishing to enroll in MTH 121, 131 or 141

Course Registration: Summer 2017

Undergraduate Courses: Fall 2017

Graduate Courses: Fall 2017

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The fall calendar is forthcoming.

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NEW & NOTEWORTHY

Cavior reflects on 50 years of teaching, research, and service

12/9/16

Stephen Cavior is the longest serving professor in the history of our department, giving fifty years to UB Math before his 2013 retirement. Read our recent interview.
Biondini describes the essence of waves

6/4/16

Work by UB mathematician Gino Biondini, builds on centuries of research devoted to using math to describe the physical world. See UB REPORTER Research News.
Donation establishes fund for Women in Mathematics

3/9/17

A generous donation from Gerald Sufrin, MD, and his wife Janice Sufrin, PhD, has established a fund to support our chapter of the Association for Women, and to provide opportunities for women in our department. Read more.
Bill Menasco's 'Knot Challenge'

6/4/16

You’ve heard of string theory. What about knot theory? Take it from Bill Menasco, a knot theorist of 35 years: This field of mathematics, rich in aesthetic beauty and intellectual challenges, has come a long way since he got into it. Read more. See video: 'Knot Challenge'.
Muldoon examines brain connectivity

2/17/17

What really happens when doctors zap the brain? Sarah Muldoon is first author on a new study that describes how the stimulation of a single region of the brain affects the activation of other regions and large-scale activity within the brain. Learn more.
Hanfeng Li co-authors Ergodic Theory: Independence and Dichotomies

2/21/17

Hanfeng Li has co-authored a new book with David Kerr, entitled, Ergodic Theory: Independence and Dichotomies. The book provides an introduction to the ergodic theory and topological dynamics of actions of countable groups.

News

Our students

Tom Effland wins ACM SRC Grand Finals

9/28/15

Thomas Effland wins Grand Finals in the Association for Computing Machinery Student Research Competition for his paper, Focused Retrieval of University Course Descriptions from Highly Variable Sources.
2016 Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching

5/14/16

The Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching. Winning the top awards, including a $750 prize, were Megan Johnson and Tara Hudson.
Summer Math Scholarship

7/15/16

Starting next summer, a UB mathematics major will be the first to receive the “Summer Math Scholarship” to pursue individual research with a faculty mentor. The Summer Math Foundation, Inc. of Amherst, NY has funded the program for 2017 and simultaneously established an endowment to support the program for future summers.
Students win worldwide contest in mathematical modeling

5/13/16

Competing in a field of 7,600 entries, UB's team became one of ten Outstanding Winners in the 2015 Mathematical Contest in Modeling. The worldwide competition is run by the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications.
UB Math Grads win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

6/4/16

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) named a record number of winners from UB this year, one more than all the awards given to students in the rest of the SUNY system. For the 2016 competition, NSF received close to 17,000 applications, and made 2,000 award offers.

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