Welcome to the Mathematics Department at Millsaps College!

The Department of Mathematics is committed to providing a program of instruction that will achieve goals in 4 areas: quantitative literacy of our graduates; service to other departments; service to the major; and the personal development of individual students.

GOALS
1. To provide instruction that enables every graduate of the college to develop the analytical reasoning ability needed to effectively deal with quantitative information.
2. To provide support to other disciplines by meeting their curricular needs in mathematics.
3. To ensure that mathematics majors are provided high quality instruction in the major areas of their discipline; to make them aware of current issues and active research areas; to prepare them to be competitive in the workplace and in graduate and professional schools.
4. To encourage students to connect their knowledge with the world around them; to have them reflect on applications of their discipline and the current and potential effects of these applications on our society; to provide an undergraduate experience that assists our students in becoming responsible and effective citizens.