{"id":215,"date":"2016-07-08T14:33:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T14:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/?page_id=215"},"modified":"2026-04-14T18:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:16:59","slug":"math-landing-page-beta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematics at EOU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:350px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-20 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1203\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-462\" alt=\"Student writing a math equation on a blackboard\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2024\/06\/MathBanner.jpg\" style=\"object-position:49% 35%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"49% 35%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2024\/06\/MathBanner.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2024\/06\/MathBanner-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2024\/06\/MathBanner-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2024\/06\/MathBanner-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2024\/06\/MathBanner-1536x770.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2024\/06\/MathBanner-2048x1027.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">Mathematics<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67.6%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Because Pi is not just something you eat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Eastern Oregon University offers an exceptional degrees in Mathematics and Data Analytics, supported by passionate faculty with diverse backgrounds. Students benefit from small, personalized classes and numerous opportunities for assistance and enrichment beyond the classroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All math majors are required to undertake individualized research as part of their senior capstone, with early involvement encouraged. Research opportunities include publishing in the Eastern Oregon Science Journal and presenting at the EOU Spring Symposium and regional conferences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:32.4%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 btn-block\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/catalog\/\">EOU Academic Catalog<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 btn-block\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.eou.edu\/content.php?catoid=7&amp;navoid=499\">Program Learning Outcomes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 btn-block\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-eastern-red-background-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/admissions\/apply\/\">Apply to EOU<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 btn-block\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-eastern-navy-color has-eastern-gold-background-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/slate.eou.edu\/register\/request-information\">Request Info<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column well is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Outcomes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity blue\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>At Eastern Oregon University, a Bachelor\u2019s degree or minor in Mathematics opens doors to an array of exciting career opportunities. With access to passionate faculty, small class sizes, and extensive enrichment activities, students are well-prepared for diverse career paths. Our program emphasizes research, publishing, and presenting at conferences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduates excel as systems analysts, market research project managers, actuaries, business analysts, high school math teachers, university professors, software engineers, health data analysts, and more. By engaging in competitions, clubs, tutoring, and outreach, students build strong resumes and gain real-world experience, ensuring their success in the professional world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column well is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scholarships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity blue\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>EOU makes it easy to get a high quality academic experience for less! Check out a couple of scholarships that can assist in your path to a degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/fao\/scholarships\/mesa-information\/\">Math Education Scholarship Award<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/scholarships\">More scholarships and financial aid information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"menu-math-department\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/math-faculty\/\">Math Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/major\/\">Mathematics Major<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/data-analytics-major\/\">Data Analytics Major<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/competition\/\">EOU Math Competition<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/math-department\/eastern-oregon-university-regional-high-school-mathematics-competition\/\">High School Math Competition<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/cstmhs\/\">College of STM and Health Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/eou.edu\/eou-math-club\/\">Math Club<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column well is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get started<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity blue\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Contact Us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2024\/06\/Math2.jpg\" alt=\"Teacher explaining math equations on a blackboard\" class=\"wp-image-464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2024\/06\/Math2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2024\/06\/Math2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2024\/06\/Math2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>EOU Admissions Office<\/strong><br><strong>Email:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:personName@eou.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:admissions@eou.edu\">admissions@eou.edu<\/a><br><strong>Phone:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:8004528639\">800-452-8639<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 btn-block\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/math-faculty\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Department Faculty<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\t\t\n    \n             <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-md-10\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"goodword-content\"><blockquote>&#8220;The math department at Eastern is amazing. Faculty are so willing to work with students to help them succeed. With the help and encouragement from my professors and fellow students, I made it!&#8221;<\/blockquote><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t             <p style=\"text-align: right; margin-right: 2%;\">McKenzie Garlock<br \/>Mathematics<br \/>Clatskanie, Ore.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-2 pull-right\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/the-good-word\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/215\/files\/2016\/12\/KenzieSenior32-150x150.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/the-good-word\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/215\/files\/2016\/12\/KenzieSenior32-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/the-good-word\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/215\/files\/2016\/12\/KenzieSenior32.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n        \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2021\/09\/DSC_0830-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Amy Yielding Teaching Math on a Blackboard at EOU\" class=\"wp-image-344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2021\/09\/DSC_0830-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2021\/09\/DSC_0830-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2021\/09\/DSC_0830-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2021\/09\/DSC_0830.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Opportunities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;American Mathematical Society has lots of information about careers available to those with a mathematics degree. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.org\/learning-careers\/students\/undergraduate\">https:\/\/www.ams.org\/learning-careers\/students\/undergraduate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Last year, all of EOU Math graduates from 2025 found a math related job or moved on to graduate school!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button btn-block\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.org\/learning-careers\/students\/math-work\">Visit the American Mathematical Society<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2013\/01\/math_pi_tag_cloud.png\" alt=\"Word cloud featuring math related words such as multiplication, division, and infinity, forming the shape of the pi symbol\" class=\"wp-image-243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2013\/01\/math_pi_tag_cloud.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/files\/2013\/01\/math_pi_tag_cloud-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Activities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The math department and its students have lots of fun outside of class. Hang out with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/eou.edu\/eou-math-club\/\"><em>The Irrationals<\/em><\/a>, our student club, or volunteer to help with Investigators in Science, or get real serious and compete in EOU&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/math\/eastern-oregon-university-regional-high-school-mathematics-competition\/\">Math Competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mgJKHP2VZG8\"><em>Spring 2021 Quarterly Speaker: EOU Alumni from the Applied Mathematics Department of Boeing<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This speaker participated in our Annual Summer Research Group. 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