Computing Resources
Our networked classrooms and residence halls give you access to pervasive computing anywhere, anytime, in any course. Your workstation class laptop comes with a substantial computing suite accessible in any classroom, residence hall, or elsewhere on campus. Also, our casual study space, provides a coffee-shop atmosphere (BYOC) with small tables, a reference library and whiteboard where spontaneous eruptions of mathematics discussions have been known to break out.
LINUX and Cluster Computing
Our "beyond the laptop" Linux-based computing is supported by high-performance Linux computer servers and an MPI cluster in the computer and data center shared with our sister department, Computer Science and Software Engineering. The Linux servers have multiple CPUs and GPUs, and lots of memory. All the standard laptop software is available in addition to software for advanced modeling, simulation and optimization for course areas such as cryptography, image processing, operations research, statistical modeling, computational science, and computational biochemistry
Student Opportunities
You can rev up your classroom experience with undergraduate research, math competitions, and other exciting activities. We publish an undergraduate mathematics journal and host an annual undergraduate math conference each year.
Majors and Minors
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
As a mathematics major, you’ll get a broad education in both theoretical and applied mathematics. You’ll also gain the scientific knowledge and the problem-solving, computing, and communication skills critical to a successful career.
Bachelor of Science in Biomathematics
Our biomathematics major blends mathematics, biology, and computer science. It's truly a major designed for the complex analysis at the heart of today's most exciting advances in biological and medical science.
Computational Science Second Major
This second major is a great way to expand your math skills and apply them to real-world problems.
We get a lot of attention from the faculty and they really know their stuff.
Careers
Insurance Actuary
Actuaries analyze the financial costs of risk and uncertainty, using mathematics, statistics, and financial theory to assess the probability that an event will occur. They help clients develop policies that minimize the cost of that risk. Actuaries’ largely work in the insurance industry. Their median annual wage was $97,070 in 2015. – U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mathematician
Mathematicians conduct research to develop and understand mathematical principles. They also analyze data to help solve real-world problems. Employment for mathematicians is expected to grow 21 percent from 2014 to 2024. Businesses will need mathematicians to analyze an increasing volume of electronic data. Their median annual wage was $111,110 in 2015. – U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Statistician
Statisticians use statistical methods to collect and analyze data and to help solve real-world problems in business, engineering, healthcare, or other fields. About a third of statisticians work for the federal government or for scientific research and development companies. Although statisticians work mostly in offices, they may travel to collect data or to oversee a survey’s design or implementation. The median annual wage for statisticians was $80,110 in 2015. – U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
David Rader
Dr. Rader joined Rose-Hulman in 1997 and earned the rank of full professor in 2011. He often teaches upper-level courses in probability, statistics, and operations research, and has authored or co-authored several journal articles, conference presentations and the textbook, Deterministic Operations Research: Models and Methods in Linear Optimization (2010). He has also contributed to the success of the Rose-Hulman Undergraduate Mathematics Journal, where he has served as editor and assistant editor.
Contact Us
Department of Mathematics
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
5500 Wabash Avenue
Terre Haute, IN 47803
812-877-8302
FL116, Moench Hall
mathadmin@rose-hulman.edu
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
5500 Wabash Avenue
Terre Haute, IN 47803
812-877-8302
FL116, Moench Hall
mathadmin@rose-hulman.edu