Completed in 1969, Carver Hall was named for one of Iowa State's most acclaimed graduates - George Washington Carver, who earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Iowa State in the 1890s and served on the Iowa State faculty.
Mission statement
- To contribute to the advancement of basic knowledge in pure and applied mathematics
- To apply mathematics to other disciplines
- To prepare students for a variety of career opportunities in mathematics
- To provide the knowledge of mathematics essential to adequate preparation for careers in other disciplines
- To meet the needs of students seeking to learn some of the principles of mathematical reasoning as part of a liberal education for living in a technological society
- To provide support to the mathematics community at large by editing, reviewing, and refereeing for agencies and professional journals, by membership on national panels and committees, by organization of conferences, workshops and symposia, and by other activities that advance the discipline
- To interact with industries, institutions, federal, state and local agencies, and the community on matters involving technical mathematics and professional training
- To participate in the development of the Iowa State University academic community by membership on Departmental, College and University committees
Administrative personnel
Wolfgang Kliemann Chair
Elgin Johnston Associate Chair
Paul Sacks Director of Graduate Education for Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Heather Bolles Director of Graduate Education for School Mathematics
James Wilson Undergraduate Coordinator
Jan Nyhus Administrative Specialist
Jon Roden System Support Specialist
Sue Ellen Tuttle Communications Specialist
Melanie Erickson Record Analyst and Graduate Secretary
Kristy Goodale Undergraduate Secretary
Ellen Olson Departmental Secretary
Jason Smith Lab Supervisor
Mathematics is central
to an advanced technological society, and the Mathematics Department at Iowa State University plays a major role in its teaching, research and service at the university.
We are dedicated
to providing high quality instruction to all students who take a mathematics course, and to imparting a basic knowledge of the subject to those students choosing mathematics as their major.
Our graduate program
offers degrees in mathematics and applied mathematics at both the M.S. and Ph.D. levels. Students can choose traditional areas such as algebra and analysis or newer disciplines such as biomathematics or information assurance. Students completing our program are successful in finding employment.
Our faculty members
are active researchers in their disciplines, developing new mathematical ideas and algorithms, and interacting with people outside their disciplines.
