Mathematics

Minor Option

Whether it’s using statistics to understand a societal problem or writing algorithms for a computer program, math gives you powerful tools for communication, comprehension and change.

While acquiring a Math minor at KWU, you will study math as part of KWU’s liberal arts curriculum and learn how numbers inform everything from business and public policy to health care and the environment. You will also take classes and work on projects that will expose you to theoretical and applied mathematics as well as computer science.

Why Get a Minor in Mathematics?

A Mathematics minor strengthens students’ analytical, logical, and quantitative reasoning abilities. Students learn to solve complex problems and apply mathematical concepts to real-world situations.

Mathematical skills are highly valued across industries, including business, technology, science, finance, and education. This minor enhances problem-solving abilities and supports success in a data-driven world.

Program Information

Mission Statement

The mission of the Kansas Wesleyan University Mathematics program is to teach and learn mathematics in a collaborative, rigorous, and lively community; to encourage students to study the relationship between mathematics and nature; to encourage the use of mathematics in solving and evaluating physical problem; to prepare students for future work in their chosen discipline; and to provide the tools and skills needed by members of the community to contribute to society by applying logical reasoning to the issues of life.

Program Goals

Students who complete the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics should:

Be familiar with the most common and widely applicable Big Ideas of Mathematics.
Be able to communicate math ideas clearly, and in a technically correct and suitable fashion, both in formal writing and in speech.
Be able to read and understand mathematical proofs and arguments, and be able to write clean, valid proofs.
Be able to perform valid mathematical experiments, and form well-stated and suitable conjectures and conclusions.
Be able to apply their mathematical knowledge to modeling real world phenomena.

Course Requirements and Descriptions

All course requirements and descriptions for KWU’s Mathematics minor can be found in the most recent version of the course catalog.

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Meet the Faculty

The Mathematics minor is part of the Department of Physics, Computational Sciences and Sustainability. A full listing of departmental faculty can be found here.