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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

Math formula on chalk board.

The Department of Mathematics & Statistics offers undergraduate majors and minors in both Mathematics and Statistics, while also offering master's programs in both Mathematics and Applied Statistics and Data Science.

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is committed to exemplary teaching and learning, scholarship and service. Our courses are designed to provide every student with the technical background they will need, and to inculcate a love of logical thought and elegant reasoning. The aim of our undergraduate and graduate programs is that our mathematics students can formalize, define, analyze, prove, and communicate mathematical results. At the graduate level, we offer an MA in Mathematics and an MS in Applied Statistics and Data Science.

Department of Mathematics & Statistics
SAC Room 305
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085 
Tel: 610.519.4850
Fax: 610.519.6928
Email: math@villanova.edu

Chair:
Dr. Timothy Feeman

Staff:
Christine Gadonas, MS, NCC 610.519.4809
Maria W. Barrett  610.519.4850 

CENTER FOR STATISTICS AND DATA SCIENCE EDUCATION

The Center promotes faculty research, creates relevant coursework and programming for Villanova students, and offers professional development to statistics teachers in the Philadelphia region.

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NEWS & EVENTS

Villanova Math Professor Wins Distinguished Teaching Award

The Mathematical Association of America honored Assistant Professor Alexander Diaz-Lopez, PhD, with one of its three Henry L. Alder Awards for Distinguished Teaching, which recognizes faculty whose teaching has been extraordinarily successful and whose effectiveness in teaching mathematics is shown to have influence beyond their own classrooms.

Applied Statistics and Data Science Master's Program Changes Meet Industry Demand

For many years, U.S. News has ranked “Statistician” as one of the best and fastest growing jobs in the country. More recently, “Data Scientist” has also appeared high in those rankings, a trend that mirrors changes in the industry. To better match industry demand and evolution of the program, Villanova has adjusted the curriculum and changed the name of its master’s program in applied statistics to “Applied Statistics and Data Science.” MORE...

Mathematical Modeling of COVID-19 at Villanova University

On August 27, 2020, Drs. Kaitlyn and Peter Muller gave a talk about mathematically modeling of the spread of covid-19 here at Villanova. The talk is aimed at a general audience, particularly undergraduate math majors. MORE...

Applied Statistics Master’s Student Wins Prestigious Scholarship

Mervin Woodlin Jr. won the 2020 Ellis R. Ott Scholarship Award, which recognizes both academic excellence and leadership in applied statistics projects, and is given to only one PhD student and one master's student in the country each year by the American Society for Quality. MORE...

EDUCATION WITH IMPACT

 

AN EDUCATION IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES promotes intellectual curiosity and rigor; instills the fundamentals of critical insight, mature judgment and independent thinking; and strengthens students’ sense of their moral responsibility for others and for the betterment of society.