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The mission of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics is to provide a program through which students experience success in mathematics by learning to interpret, solve and explain mathematical problems.
This Department also offers general education and service courses to the University that provide students with mathematical knowledge to assist them in their lifelong learning experiences.
Classes offer a mix of traditional teaching, inquiry-based teaching and dynamic group work in problem solving. Assignments may require a group to write a paper containing their solution and present their solution to the class. Appropriate use of technology, including dynamic presentation software, is encouraged.
Dedicated teachers, small class sizes (typically 25 or fewer), student-run organizations, creative student life leaders, widely accessible technology and a friendly, a close-knit community are just some of the benefits of life at Northwest. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers a wide variety of courses and opportunities for undergraduate research in order to provide an enriching academic environment.
The department is housed in the Garrett-Strong Science Building. Faculty offices are on the first floor, classrooms are on the first, second and third floor. Department facilities include a Math Lab, view Math Lab Schedule room where upper-division students and graduate students tutor students in lower division classes.
Dr. Jenni Wall, an associate professor of mathematics education at Northwest Missouri State University, recently served as a Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics delegate to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ Math Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Brian Swink, an instructor of mathematics and statistics at Northwest Missouri State University, recently was elected president of the Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM). Swink was also honored as the recipient of the MCTM 2019 Missouri Outstanding Mathematics Educator Award for post-secondary educators.
A Northwest Missouri State University student is the Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM) Outstanding Pre-Service Teacher of the Year.
Lainie Ballance, a senior elementary education major and mathematics education minor from Macon, Missouri, received the award at the MCTM annual conference Dec. 3-4, 2021 in Columbia, Missouri.
