Welcome to the Math Department

       Recent Events:

Five teams of UW-L students competed in the COMAP (the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications) Mathematical Contest in Modeling in February 2009. The UW-L teams competed with over 2000 institutions from around the world to construct a solution to a challenging real-world problem, using mathematical modeling. Two of the five teams spent an intense four days working to construct a creative mathematical solution to a problem involving the design and control of traffic flow in traffic circles. The other three teams focused their efforts on modeling the energy use of a nation transitioning from landline phones to cell phones.

See:  http://www.uwlax.edu/faculty/wendt/Modeling/modeling.htm

for More information.


CURM Conference, Brigham Young

Raymond Leach and Trevor Oswald attended and presented their research results at the CURM (Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics) Conference at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT on March 20-21, 2009. Their research talk was titled: “Market Games and the Effects of Memory on an Economic Model.”

CURM Conference

The UW-L Math Department

The Mathematics Department consists of twenty-three teacher-scholars who are dedicated to excellence in undergraduate education. In addition to our teaching program, department members are engaged in a variety of scholarship, research, and professional service activities, including traditional research-scholarship, support for undergraduate mathematics research programs, participation in national mathematics organizations, and outreach in middle/high school mathematics. Research interests within the department include algebra, fluid dynamics, graph theory, harmonic analysis, logic, mathematics education, numerical analysis, and statistics.

As one of the traditional academic disciplines, mathematics is an integral part of the liberal arts education and is the foundation for many areas of study. In filling many roles at UW-La Crosse the Mathematics Department serves a diverse group of students; we nurture all liberal arts students, give students a solid foundation from which to study both the natural and social sciences, provide the tools needed by students in professional programs, and cultivate mathematics majors. We strive to prepare our majors and minors for careers in teaching, business, industry, government, and graduate study.

Department members regard mathematics as an interesting and lively subject, and an accessible major or minor for any student. Mathematics has both an aesthetic and a practical appeal; the enjoyment of problem solving, abstract thinking, and structural beauty draws many to mathematics, while the challenge and satisfaction of using mathematics to solve real-world problems provides an equally strong appeal. If you enjoy mathematics and want to learn more, we invite you to come study with us.