Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Chair: Selvarajah Mohanarajah

Faculty: Latoya Brewer, Prashanth BusiReddyGari⁴, Melissa R. Edwards¹, Gangadhar R. Hiremath, Elliot Hollifield, Jacob Juillerat, Andrew Latham, Joong-Lyul Lee, Mary Kilinikowski, Douglas McBroom, Olusola Olaniyi, Leszek Piatkiewicz, Hillary W. Sessions², James Smiling, Ali Saman Tosun⁵, Guo Wei, Shaohu Zhang, Xin (Cynthia) Zhang³, Laszlo Zsilinszky, Haitao Zhao

¹Undergraduate Mathematics Education Coordinator

²Mathematics Director & Graduate Mathematics Education Director

³Information Technology Program Coordinator

⁴Cybersecurity Program Coordinator & Director of Cyber Defense Education Center

⁵Allen C. Meador Endowed Professor

Mathematics has been central to human achievement for over three thousand years, important to both intellectual advancement and technological innovation. Many of the theoretical studies in mathematics have evolved and have been refined over a long period of time. Many of the practical aspects of mathematics have become more evident with the advent of calculators and computers. Computer technology is assuming a major role in society. Clearly, the computer revolution is the beginning of a new age of human existence. Many of the problems computer scientists and others will be expected to solve in decades to come have yet to be considered. As such, computing has evolved into a science covering the study of languages, programming, networking, secure computing, machine learning, and theoretical concepts. The Department offers courses covering the intellectual and the practical sides of mathematics and computing.

A student of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science has the opportunity of earning a Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) in Mathematics, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Information Technology or a Master’s degree in Mathematics Education. The Mathematics major also may choose to gain licensure to teach mathematics at the secondary or middle grades level. The Department offers minors in mathematics, computer science, and information technology.

The Departmental faculty welcomes the opportunity to advise the major and non‑major alike. Advisors will be assigned for all majors in the department. The students must consult with their advisors each term in order to plan and carry out their program of study.

The Department web pages at www.uncp.edu/mathcs/ contain current information about the activities, the faculty, and the offerings of the department. Department majors are expected to consult the website regularly to remain informed.

Most non‑majors fulfill the General Education requirements in mathematics by taking one of MAT 1055 (Non-STEM majors), MAT 1050, MAT 1070, or MAT 1080. Well‑prepared students may select MAT 1090, MAT 2150, or MAT 2210 for this purpose.