{"id":6,"date":"2012-08-26T22:43:57","date_gmt":"2012-08-26T22:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/math\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2023-03-24T16:09:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T16:09:41","slug":"welcome-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/math\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Message from the Chair<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-317\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-317 wp-caption alignleft\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/math\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/189\/files\/2012\/08\/Kwembe2-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"Kwembe2\" width=\"194\" height=\"163\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tor A. Kwembe, Ph.D.<br \/>Professor and Chair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">The programs we offer in the Department of Mathematics and statistical Sciences are comprehensive and will lead you to great career opportunities. If you join us you will grow to be a sophisticated mathematician or statistician. We acquaint you with the diverse areas of mathematics and statistics. You will discover the joy of learning mathematics or statistics. You will become a scholar. You will learn the beauty of both mathematics and statistics as an art. As you go through this site, you will discover our academic programs and our supporting activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We offer programs leading to bachelor\u2019s degrees in mathematics, statistics, secondary mathematics teaching. We also offer graduate programs leading to master\u2019s degrees in mathematics, the teaching of mathematics and a doctorate with concentration in computational mathematics and statistical sciences and award scholarships and provide financial support to our top students. We are in the College of Science, Engineering, and Technology and our students work with faculty and students from many other departments. We have a highly qualified, caring, and dedicated faculty, who will train you to become the best mathematician or statistician you can be. The doctoral degree program with a concentration in computational mathematics and statistical sciences is through the College of Science, Engineering and Technology\u2019s Ph.D. program in Computational Data-Enabled Sciences and Engineering (CDS&amp;E). As a mathematician or statistician you can have careers in medical and pharmaceutical companies, high tech industries, and Wall Street Market trading and the doctorate prepares you for careers outside as well as within the academic setting.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Mathematics and statistics are both challenging and interesting fields that almost all academic and professional fields depend on. To succeed, you will have to work hard and\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">study diligently. We know you can do it and we are ready to help you. We urge you to come to Jackson State University and choose a major in the Department of Mathematics\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">and Statistical Sciences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/math\/files\/2012\/08\/Picture2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-223 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/math\/files\/2012\/08\/Picture2.jpg\" alt=\"Picture2\" width=\"428\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you have \u00a0questions about Jackson State University\u2019s Mathematics Program, please call 601-979-2161 or email us at <a href=\"mailto:mathematics@jsums.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mathematics@jsums.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Message from the Chair The programs we offer in the Department of Mathematics and statistical Sciences are comprehensive and will lead you to great career opportunities. 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