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Department: Mathematics

(Division of Science) 

Professor Pat Hooper, Chair • Department Office: MR 529 • Tel: 212-650-5346

General Information

Whether you are just beginning college-level mathematics, or are interested in graduate study, or are somewhere in between, you will find in our department the instruction you need. We offer a wide selection of introductory and advanced courses, taught by an outstanding group of dedicated faculty, many of whom are internationally renowned mathematicians.

Programs and Objectives

The Mathematics Department offers programs of study that enable students to prepare for graduate study in pure and applied mathematics, and careers in industry and education. Majors choose one of the following degrees:

  • Mathematics (BA or BS) with one of two concentrations:

    • Pure Mathematics

    • Secondary Education Mathematics

  • Applied Mathematics (BS)

Students enrolled in major programs in other departments can obtain a Minor in Mathematics by completing the requirements listed below.

Accelerated Master's Degree, Mathematics M.S.

Through CUNY’s policy of double counting graduate credits within an Accelerated Master’s Option, qualified students may complete both the Master’s and the Bachelor’s (BA or BS) degrees in Mathematics in fewer semesters. Interested students should contact the graduate advisor: Prof. Guatam Chinta, 212-650-5103, mathgradchair@ccny.cuny.edu.

Advisement

Chair, Applied Math Major Advisor

Professor W. Patrick Hooper

MR 529; 212-650-5346

Assistant Chair, Pure Math and Secondary Education Major Advisor, Minor Advisor

Professor Sean Cleary

MR 301; 212-650-5122

Math Registration Coordinator, Artino Lab Supervisor

Mr. David John

MR 529; 212-650-5347

Graduate Advisor, Honors Supervisor

Professor Gautam Chinta

MR 424; 212-650-5103

Exemption Credit

Students can earn exemption credit in any Mathematics course by taking an exemption examination arranged by the department. Credit is awarded for a grade of 80 or above. Students who have registered for a course or who have previously failed an exemption examination in a course may not take an exemption examination for that course. The Mathematics Department awards credit for the College Board Advanced Placement Examinations according to the following:

•    AP Calculus (AB) score 4 or 5; credit for MATH 20100

•    AP Calculus (BC) score 4 or 5; credit for MATH 20100 and MATH 21200

•    AP Precalculus; score of 3 or 4; credit for MATH 19000

•    AP Precalculus; score of 5; credit for MATH 19500

  • AP Statistics; score of 34 or higher; credit for MATH 17300

Departmental Activities

The Mathematics Club is open to mathematics majors as well as other student mathematical enthusiasts. The club plans and organizes lectures, discussions and social functions.

The Mathematics Colloquium meets regularly for talks by invited guests as well as Department faculty.

Various seminars meet regularly and discuss selected topics in mathematics.

Tutoring

There is free tutoring available in the Artino Mathematics Tutoring Center (NAC 1/511) and in the Math/Physics Tutoring Center (MR 106) for courses from the elementary level through calculus and differential equations.

Awards, Scholarships, and Internships

The Mathematics Department awards several medals, prizes and scholarships to outstanding students.

The Belden Medal
To the student or students who complete the Advanced Calculus sequence with distinction.

The Israel E. Drabkin Memorial Award
To a promising mathematics student with broad cultural interests. Nomination by faculty.

The Bennington P. Gill Memorial Award
To the most promising graduating senior committed to graduate study in Mathematics. Nomination by faculty.

The Emil L. Post Memorial Award
To the graduating senior or seniors judged most promising in Mathematics.

The Dr. Barnett and Jean Hollander Rich Mathematics Scholarships
Awarded annually to talented and needy undergraduates who have demonstrated superior ability in mathematics and who are preparing for careers in mathematics or math related fields.

The Dr. Barnett and Jean Hollander Rich Mathematics Summer Internships
Awarded annually to mathematics and applied mathematics majors. Both undergraduate and graduate students may apply. The awards are used to support summer activities that enhance the applicant's mathematics education in the workplace or through faculty-supervised research. 

The Harry Schwartz Fellowship
To a Mathematics Major who has shown promise in Mathematics.

Faculty

Ethan Akin, Professor
B.S., CCNY; Ph.D., Princeton Univ.

Asohan Amarasingham, Professor
B.S. Univ. of Virginia; M.S., Brown Univ., Ph.D.

Eli Amzallag, Doctoral Lecturer
B.A., Queens College; M.A., M. Phil., CUNY Graduate Center, Ph.D.

Matthew Auth, Doctoral Lecturer
B.A., Brandeis Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of Massachusetts

Keino Brown, Doctoral Lecturer
B.S., M.A., CCNY; Ph.D. CUNY Graduate Center

Shirshendu Chatterjee, Associate Professor
B.Stat., Indian Stat. Inst., M.Stat.; M.S., Cornell Univ., Ph.D.

Gautam Chinta, Professor
B.S., Yale Univ.; Ph.D., Columbia Univ.

Sean Cleary, Professor
A.B., Cornell Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of California (Los Angeles)

Cheikhna Mahawa Diagana, Lecturer
B.A., CCNY; M.S. New York Univ.

Brooke Feigon, Professor
B.S. Stanford Univ.; MS., Univ. of California (Los Angeles), Ph.D.

Jack Hanson, Professor
B.S. Rutgers Univ.; M.A., Princeton Univ., Ph.D.

W. Patrick Hooper, Professor
B.S., Univ. of Maryland (College Park), M.A.; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)

David John, Lecturer
B.A., New York University; M.S., The City College of New York

Jay Jorgenson, Professor
B. Math., B. Stat. Univ. of Minnesota; M.S., Stanford Univ., Ph.D 

Tamara Kucherenko, Professor
Dipl., Kharkiv National Univ., Ukraine; Ph.D., Univ. of Missouri - Columbia

Weilin Li, Assistant Professor
B.A. Cornell University; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Sergiy Merenkov, Professor
Specialist, Kharkiv State Univ.; Ph.D., Purdue Univ.

Chun Sae Park, Lecturer
B.S., CCNY, M.A.

Thea Pignataro, Professor
B.S., Polytechnic Inst. of New York; M.A., Princeton Univ., Ph.D.

Maria Sanchez-Muniz, Lecturer
B.A., M.S., CCNY; M.S. University of Minnesota

Vladimir Shpilrain, Professor
M.A., Moscow State Univ., Ph.D.

Benjamin Steinberg, Distinguished Professor
B.A., Rice Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of California (Berkeley)

Alina Vdovina, Professor
Dipl, Ph.D. Moscow State University

Christian Wolf, Professor
Dipl.-Math., Univ. of Munich; Ph.D., Technical Univ. of Munich

Professor Emeritus
Joseph Bak
Jacob Barshay
Mark Brown
Isaac Chavel
Morton Davis
Michael Engber
Jacob Eli Goodman
Edward Grossman
Alberto Guzman
Karel Hrbacek
John Landolfi
Jonah Mann
Michael Marcus
Jack Miller
Stanley Ocken
Niel Shell
Michael Shub
William Sit
Norman Wagner