Mathematical Sciences
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The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree. The BS in Mathematics allows for concentrations in Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Sciences, Secondary Education (with teacher certification in either 7-12 Mathematics or 7-12 Mathematics/Physics), and Statistics.
Registration for each course in Mathematical Sciences (with a MATH or STAT prefix) requires a minimum grade of C in all prerequisite courses.
Advising
All undergraduate mathematics majors are required to consult with and have their enrollment approved by their undergraduate advisor before every enrollment.
Placement
Students who intend to register in the following:
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
MATH 0311 | Intermediate Algebra | 3 |
MATH 1319 | Math in the Modern World | 3 |
MATH 1320 | Math for Social Sciences I | 3 |
MATH 1411 | Calculus I | 4 |
MATH 1508 | Precalculus | 5 |
MATH 2301 | Math for Social Sciences II | 3 |
must present an official document at registration showing that they have either an adequate placement examination score or received a grade of C or better in the prerequisite course. Placement exam scores expire after five (5) years.
GPA Requirements
Mathematics majors must maintain a 2.0 GPA in all MATH and STAT courses (Students should refer to the Standards of Academic Performance section of this catalog.)
Prerequisites
All mathematics (MATH) or statistics (STAT) courses that have MATH or STAT prerequisites require a grade of C or better in the prerequisite course.
Chair
Maria Mariani
Contact Information: mcmariani@utep.edu; 915-747-6861
Education: MS, Univ. of Buenos Aires; Ph D, Univ. of Buenos Aires; MS, Univ. of Buenos Aires
Professor
Behzad Djafari-Rouhani
Contact Information: behzad@utep.edu; 915-747-6767
Education: Baccalaureat (High School Degree), Lycee franco-iraninen de Teheran; D.U.E.S. (Math-Physics), Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6); Maitrise de Mathematiques, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6); Ingenieur Civil des Mines, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris; Ph D, Yale University
Art Duval
Contact Information: aduval@utep.edu; 915-747-6846
Education: BS, California Institute of Technology; Ph D, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joe Guthrie
Contact Information: jguthrie@utep.edu; 915-747-6755
Education: BA, The University of Texas at Austin; MA, Texas Christian University; Ph D, Texas Christian University
Mohamed Khamsi
Contact Information: mohamed@utep.edu; 915-747-6763
Education: Ph D, University of Paris 6
Lawrence Lesser
Contact Information: Lesser@utep.edu; 915-747-6845
Education: BA, Rice University; MS, The University of Texas at Austin; Ph D, The University of Texas at Austin
Ming-Ying Leung
Contact Information: mleung@utep.edu; 915-747-6836
Education: BS, University of Hong Kong; M. Phil., University of Hong Kong; MS, Stanford University; Ph D, Stanford University
Maria Mariani
Contact Information: mcmariani@utep.edu; 915-747-6861
Education: MS, Univ. of Buenos Aires; Ph D, Univ. of Buenos Aires; MS, Univ. of Buenos Aires
Osvaldo Mendez
Contact Information: osmendez@utep.edu; 915-747-6862
Education: Licenciado en Matematicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario; Ph D, University of Minnesota; MS, University of Minnesota
Ori Rosen
Contact Information: orosen@utep.edu; 915-747-6843
Education: BS, Technion; MS, Technion; ScD, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Emil Schwab
Contact Information: eschwab@utep.edu; 915-747-6758
Education: BS, West University of Timisoara; Ph D, Babeș-Bolyai University
Xiaogang Su
Contact Information: xsu@utep.edu; 915-747-6860
Education: BS, Beijing Normal University; MS, University of California, Davis; Ph D, University of California, Davis
Mourat Tchoshanov
Contact Information: mouratt@utep.edu; 915-747-7668
Education: Specialist Degree, Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute; Candidate of Sciences Degree, Kazan State Pedagogical Institute; Ph D, Kazan State Pedagogical University
Amy Wagler
Contact Information: awagler2@utep.edu; 915-747-6847
Education: BS, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin; MS, Oklahoma State University; Ph D, Oklahoma State University
Piotr Wojciechowski
Contact Information: piotrw@utep.edu; 915-747-6774
Education: Ph D, Bowling Green State University
Associate Professor
Miguel Argaez
Contact Information: margaez@utep.edu; 915-747-6775
Education: BS, Universidad del Valle; MS, Universidad Nacional; MA, Rice University; Ph D, Rice University
Hamide Dogan-Dunlap
Contact Information: hdogan@utep.edu; 915-747-6769
Education: Ph D, University of Oklahoma
Helmut Knaust
Contact Information: hknaust@utep.edu; 915-747-7002
Education: Diplom-Mathematiker, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universitaet; Ph D, The University of Texas at Austin
Kien Lim
Contact Information: kienlim@utep.edu; 915-747-6772
Education: General Certificate of Education ‘A’ Level, Raffles Junior College, Singapore; BA, National University of Singapore; MS, University of Wyoming; Ph D, University of California San Diego & San Diego State University
Abhijit Mandal
Contact Information: amandal@utep.edu; 915-747-6762
Education: MS, Indian Statistical Institute; Ph D, Indian Statistical Institute
Michael Pokojovy
Contact Information: mpokojovy@utep.edu; 915-747-6761
Education: Ph D, University of Konstanz
Naijun Sha
Contact Information: nsha@utep.edu; 915-747-6844
Education: BS, Fudan University; MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, Texas A&M University
Natasha Sharma
Contact Information: nssharma@utep.edu; 915-747-6858
Education: Ph D, University of Houston
Luis Valdez-Sanchez
Contact Information: lvsanchez@utep.edu; 915-747-6766
Education: BS, The University of Texas at El Paso; MA, University of California, Berkeley; Ph D, University of California, Berkeley
Son-Young Yi
Contact Information: syi@utep.edu; 915-747-6864
Education: Ph D, Purdue University
Assistant Professor
Ritwik Bhattacharya
Contact Information: ritwik@utep.edu;
Education: BS, University of Calcutta; MS, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur; Ph D, Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata
Anass Bouchnita
Contact Information: abouchnita@utep.edu; 915-747-6759
Education: Ph D, Université Mohammed V de Rabat; Ph D, Université de Lyon
Suneel Babu Chatla
Contact Information: sbchatla@utep.edu; 915-747-6764
Education: Ph D, National Tsing Hua University
Asim Kumer Dey
Contact Information: adey@utep.edu;
Education: BS, University of Dhaka; MS, University of Dhaka; MS, Lamar University; Ph D, The University of Texas at Dallas
Jonathon Mohl
Contact Information: jemohl@utep.edu; 915-747-6027
Education: MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, The University of Texas at El Paso
Nilotpal Sanyal
Contact Information: nsanyal@utep.edu; 915-747-6763
Education: BS, University of Calcutta; MS, University of Calcutta; Ph D, University of Missouri
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Vahid Mohebbi
Contact Information: vmohebbi@utep.edu;
Education: Ph D, University of Zanjan
Associate Professor of Instruction
Yin Lin
Contact Information: ylin4@utep.edu; 915-747-7001
Education: BS, Southern Arkansas University; MS, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; MS, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Ph D, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Ph D, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Andrew Pownuk
Contact Information: ampownuk@utep.edu; 915-747-6759
Education: MS, Silesian Technical University Faculty of Mathematics and Physics; Postgraduate Study, Silesian University of Technology Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science; School of English Language (1995-1999), British Council; Ph D, Silesian University of Technology; MS, University of Texas at El Paso; MS, University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, University of Texas at El Paso
Senior Lecturer
Guillermo Heredia
Contact Information: gherediajr@utep.edu; 915-747-8738
Education: BS, University of Texas at El Paso; MS, University of Texas at El Paso
Samantha Patterson
Contact Information: sjohnson5@utep.edu;
Education: MS, Willliam Marsh Rice University; EDD, University of Northern Colorado
Professor of Instruction
Francisco Avila
Contact Information: favila2@utep.edu; 915-747-8752
Education: MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, New Mexico State University
Maria Beccar-Varela
Contact Information: mpvarela@utep.edu; 915-747-8038
Education: MS, University of Buenos Aires; MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; MS, New Mexico State University; Ph D, New Mexico State University; ACUE Certificate in Effective College Instruction, THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS AND THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION (ACUE and ACE)
Louise Guthrie
Contact Information: lguthrie@utep.edu; 915-747-8908
Education: Ph D, New Mexico State University
Julio Cesar Urenda Castaneda
Contact Information: jcurenda@utep.edu; 915-747-7005
Education: BS, The University of Texas at El Paso; MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, New Mexico State University; Ph D, New Mexico State University; MS, The University of Texas at El Paso
Programs
Bachelor of Science
Minor
Fast Track
- BS in Mathematics to MS in Mathematics
- BS in Mathematics to MS in Statistics
- BS in Mathematical Sciences to MBA
- BS in Mathematical Sciences with Applied Mathematics Concentration to MBA
- BS in Mathematical Sciences with Actuarial Concentration to MBA
- BS in Mathematical Sciences with Data Science Concentration to MBA
- BS in Mathematical Sciences to MS in Bioinformatics
The University of Texas at El Paso
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Bell Hall Building, Room 124
Phone: 915.747.5761
Email: mathdept@utep.edu