Mathematics, statistics, and computer science 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 21^st century technologies and theories.

The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers three majors: mathematics; computer science and mathematics; and computer science. There are also two minors: one in mathematics and one in computer science. 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 Math Skills 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.