The Department's research and educational goals are designed to address the responsibilities assocuated with these three components. Our goals are

1. To meet basic instructional needs at a sustained level of    execellence for diverse academic areas through the    utlization of well-trained, knowledgeable instructors who    has achieved a significant level of accomplishment in    mathematics.
2. To provide broad and excellent training for its majors    which incorporates the principal ideas from the most    significant research areas in the mathematical sciences    by utilizing the instructional skills of accomplished    research mathematicians.
3. To provide a rich mathematical environment for graduate    instruction of world-class stature by recruitment of    junior and senior faculty who have achieved significant    positions of leadership in their research area and have    demonstrated a capability to assist in the development of    future leaders of the mathematical community.