Why study math?
Mathematics teaches logic, accurate reasoning, abstract and critical thinking, analytical skills, and analytical attitude.
This means as a mathematician you pay attention to all the assumptions involved in a given problem or situation, and you learn to break down complex problems into a series of simple steps. Such skills and attitudes are highly valued by employers as well as graduate and professional schools.
Learn more about what mathematicians do and why employers value these skills.
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Sept. 13, 2023
Welcome to the Ramily
Get to know a few of this year’s roughly 8,000 new students who add to VCU’s diverse and expansive community.
Aug. 1, 2023
VCU student spends summer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory working on nuclear nonproliferation
Internship with security agency lets Christine George combine policy and math backgrounds.
April 26, 2023
‘Learn, discover, and innovate’: VCU celebrates the opening of its new STEM building
VCU held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its 168,000-square-foot building dedicated to STEM with space for more than 10,000 students who will take up to 70 courses each semester.
Math Spotlight
Meet Christopher
Christopher Flippen started out a computer science major, but found his math courses so much fun that he decided to add math as a second major. Read more about Christopher's favorite classes, favorite professors, and the three research projects that led him to a research interest he plans to pursue at the graduate level after completing his bachelor's degree.
