Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate education in mathematics continues to thrive at UW. Our calculus curriculum revision reached two important milestones in the last year: we are now in the fifth year of our major revision of Math 124/5, and we have received ongoing funding to continue our new format of smaller class sizes on a regular basis. We have turned our attention to Math 126, making adjustments in the syllabus that will be finalized in the near future. Math 310, our introduction to mathematical reasoning and bridge to upper-division math courses, and Math 381, our introduction to mathematical modeling, are booming.

Our undergraduate degree programs in mathematics and our joint program in Applied and Computational Mathematical Sciences (ACMS, joint with Applied Math, Computer Science, and Statistics) have grown substantially over the last several years. Growth is exciting, but also includes many challenges. We are offering extra sections of some of our senior-level classes to meet the demand. After an absence of a few years, the Math Club has returned with enthusiasm, and undergraduate involvement in research in mathematics is growing. This is indeed an exciting time for undergraduate education in mathematics at UW.

Ken Bube