Mathematics & Computer Science
Open House Information:
The department will be open during regularly scheduled open house programs. We will also host afternoon presentations, question\answer periods and departmental tours from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. and 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. starting in Mallory Hall, Room 413.
The Open House presentation for MACS can also be viewed here: VMI Department of MACS Open House Presentation
2012 MACSPY Summer Camp
With great success from the summers of '10 and '11, we have begun planning the third annual Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics (MACSPY) summer camp. It will be held on June 24-29, 2012. You can find more information and an application for the summer camp here: VMI MACSPY Summer Camp 2012
Some Highlights of the Programs
Applied Mathematics:
- A strong background in mathematics with emphasis on operations research, statistics, and numerical methods.
- Industry-standard software including Matlab, MathCAD, and Mathematica
- Fully integrated smartrooms for instruction
- Great flexibility in the program to receive a strong technical background and have the ability to pursue minors (in Arabic for example) or double majors (recent double majors were in history, physics, civil engineering, and modern languages)
- Most of our graduates go into the military or industry, with some pursuing teaching (having a math degree doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily become a teacher!)
- Senior capstone projects (recently in the study of barcodes, laser pulse modeling, and protein structure prediction algorithms)
Computer Science:
- Nationally accredited by ABET
- Industry-standard software in Java and C/C++
- Training in programming, systems analysis, computer forensics, and human-computer interaction
- State-of-the-art labs
- Computer forensics
- Human-computer interaction - with eye-tracking software for software development
- UNIX labs
- Parallel-processing lab – based on an eight-node Playstation3 cluster
- Mobile computing – iMac lab with iPhone\iPod Touch development software
Degrees available in Mathematics & Computer Science:
Affordable Textbooks
The department has begun the Affordable Print and Electronic teXtbook (APEX) project, a consortium of authors who collaborate to produce open textbooks. Read more about this project here.
Other Information
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science is located on the fourth floor of Mallory Hall. The department offers B.S. and B.A. degrees in mathematics, a B.S. in computer science, and minors in each field.
Computer Science Links
Mathematics Links