For Current Students
Mathematics and statistics attempt to describe the world we live in and our relationship to it. They are structural mechanisms providing context for speculation and discovery; important tools for illuminating theories and implementing techniques from other disciplines; and art forms exhibiting aesthetic values. They’re the mathematical sciences, and at Lewis & Clark they’re an integral part of a liberal arts education.
From Calculus and Differential Equations, to Theory of Computation, Computer Architecture and Assembly Languages, to Algorithm Design, Analysis and Combinatorics, our curriculum combines traditional concepts and classical principles with 21st-century technologies and theories.
The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers one major and one minor. At the heart of the our curriculum is the development of conceptual and computational intuition, sophistication in the analysis of complicated structures and, most importantly, the interplay of these two with broadly based sets of technical skills and techniques.
Our facilities include two Unix computer lab/classrooms; the popular the Symbolic and Quantitative Resource Center, a drop-in resource center; the Student Study Room; and several seminar classrooms. Faculty are experts in their research areas, and they maintain an “open door” policy; students are encouraged to stop in to ask questions, discuss coursework, or just talk math.
News
Greg Fredricks – Meritorious Service Award
Emeriti Faculty- Inducted into the LC Athletics Hall of Fame this summer.
From Lab to Launch
Lewis & Clark’s John S. Rogers Science Research Program gave these young alumni scientists the skills—and the confidence—to soar into graduate programs nationwide.
Nicholas Dill Wins College’s Highest Honor
Nicholas Dill BA ’25, who double majored in mathematics and computer science, received the 2025 Rena J. Ratte Award, the undergraduate college’s highest honor. Named for an esteemed professor, the award recognizes a senior whose abilities and commitment have combined to produce work of the highest distinction.