The Department of Mathematics offers programs leading to the degrees of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics and in Applied Mathematics. Within the program in Applied Mathematics, students may opt for a concentration in Computational Mathematics. The degree programs are flexible, and can meet the needs of students with a wide variety of mathematical interests and career plans.

Graduate students in the Mathematics Department benefit from a nationally recognized program of training in university-level teaching, ranging from a workshop on modern methods of teaching recitation sections to a mentoring program that leads to students teaching advanced courses. Students interested in applications of mathematics have the opportunity to participate in joint research endeavors with industrial enterprises and government agencies through the Industrial Applied Mathematics Program of the Center for Research in Scientific Computation (CRSC). The CRSC is an interdisciplinary research center housed in the Mathematics Department. The Industrial Applied Mathematics Program was the subject of an article in the June 1996 issue of SIAM News , the news journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

The department is a large one, with over sixty regular faculty. Its principal research interests extend across pure and applied mathematics. Active research seminars in algebra, differential equations, probability, numerical analysis, and mathematical physics meet regularly. In addition, the CRSC runs a research seminar on applied mathematics, scientific computation, and control theory. About eight postdoctoral students annually, as well as numerous visitors, contribute to the intellectual activity. Many mathematics faculty and graduate students are engaged in joint research with faculty from other NC State departments. The mathematics faculty has been praised by ecternal reviewers for it accessibility to graduate students and its concern for their needs.

The department has a large number of workstations devoted exclusively to the use of graduate students. Students and faculty in the Mathematics Department have access to the high-performance computing and visualization equipment at the North Carolina Supercomputing Center (NCSC), which is located in Research Triangle Park.

There are about 100 graduate students in the Mathematics Department, about one third in MS programs and two thirds in PhD programs. Most are fully supported by teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and fellowships.