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The Mathematics Department understands that students are multifaceted and approach the study of mathematics from a broad spectrum of emotions, attitudes, backgrounds, experience, and needs.  We believe that sound mathematics curriculum coupled with consistent and effective teaching and learning methodologies will enable every student to: apply critical thinking skills in solving problems of everyday life; participate intelligently in global affairs; compete in the high-performance workplace; develop connections among topics both within mathematics and between disciplines; and acquire an appreciation for the beauty and intrinsic order of mathematics.

We teach to help our students cultivate their talents, their character, and their aspirations.

• We want our students to develop essential habits of mind, a curiosity, and the confidence which will prepare them to be successful as they progress to learn about more sophisticated mathematical ideas.
• We want our students to not just learn how to come up with answers through the manipulation of numbers and symbols; more importantly, we want our students to believe that mathematics makes sense.
• We want to nurture in our students the belief that mathematics is a valuable tool that can be used to make sense of the world and to make informed decisions in their lives.
• We want to motivate our students and help them to realize that they can be successful in mathematics and to choose to pursue further studies of mathematics.

For more information on our math programs, please call our math office at 808-842-8511.