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[https://math.gatech.edu/about-pme|Pi Mu Epsilon] is a National Mathematics Honor Society whose purpose is to promote scholarly activities in mathematics among students, staff, faculty, and graduates. The Georgia Beta Chapter at Georgia Tech was established in 1958 and organizes the annual Georgia Tech High School Mathematics Competition. Undergraduates must have completed at least 2 semesters of calculus and 2 upper mathematical classes before being eligible to join. <ref>http://pme-math.org/what-is-pme</ref> The organization hosts the annual Georgia Tech High School Mathematics Competition (HSMC).
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[https://math.gatech.edu/about-pme| Pi Mu Epsilon] is a National Mathematics Honor Society whose purpose is to promote scholarly activities in mathematics among students, staff, faculty, and graduates. The Georgia Beta Chapter at Georgia Tech was established in 1958 and organizes the annual Georgia Tech High School Mathematics Competition. Undergraduates must have completed at least 2 semesters of calculus and 2 upper mathematical classes before being eligible to join. <ref>http://pme-math.org/what-is-pme</ref> The organization hosts the annual Georgia Tech High School Mathematics Competition (HSMC).
   
[https://math.gatech.edu/about-club-math|Club Math] is a social organization for students at Georgia Tech with an interest in mathematics. They meet weekly to discuss problems and puzzles, play games, and learn about interesting topics beyond the scope of what is taught in the classroom. In addition, Club Math also engages in mathematical crafting such as origami and mathematical knitting as well as movie nights. For the Fall 2021 semester, they meet in Skiles 006 on Tuesday from 5-6 pm.
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[https://math.gatech.edu/about-club-math| Club Math] is a social organization for students at Georgia Tech with an interest in mathematics. They meet weekly to discuss problems and puzzles, play games, and learn about interesting topics beyond the scope of what is taught in the classroom. In addition, Club Math also engages in mathematical crafting such as origami and mathematical knitting as well as movie nights. For the Fall 2021 semester, they meet in Skiles 006 on Tuesday from 5-6 pm.
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[https://hg.gatech.edu/node/624905| Actuary Club] assists prospective and practicing actuaries from the Georgia Tech community enabling them to come together to help one another find resources, give guidance, and make new contacts.
   
[https://hg.gatech.edu/node/624905|Actuary Club] assists prospective and practicing actuaries from the Georgia Tech community enabling them to come together to help one another find resources, give guidance, and make new contacts.
 
   
 
==Career Paths==
 
==Career Paths==
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|Description
 
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|APPH 1040/1050/1060
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|Wellness Requirement (2)
 
|Wellness Requirement (2)
 
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|ENGL 1101, 1102
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|English Requirement (6)
 
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|Social Science Requirement (6)
 
|Social Science Requirement (6)
 
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|MATH 1551, 1552
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|Calculus Requirement (6)
 
|Calculus Requirement (6)
 
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|MATH 1554
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|Linear Algebra Requirement (6)
 
|Linear Algebra Requirement (6)
 
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|Ethics Requirement (3)
 
|Ethics Requirement (3)
 
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|PHYS 2211, 2212 + CHEM 1310/1211K + 1 more [[Other Science]]
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|Lab Science Requirement (16)
 
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Revision as of 18:04, 11 September 2021

The William Skiles Classroom Building, home of Math and LMC majors.

Mathematics is a Bachelors of Science program at Georgia Tech, falling under the School of Mathematics and within the College of Sciences. Mathematics is independent of other sciences and engineering fields, generally concerned with the study of topics like quantities and space. Mathematicians can go on to become actuaries, cryptographers, statisticians, economists, and other fields involving numbers. Mathematics is generally seen as a good foundation of computer science given how much computer science relies on concepts such as logic and discrete mathematics for algorithms, computer infrastructure, and programming.

Georgia Tech's School of Mathematics is ranked 26th in mathematics,[1] having over 600 undergraduates and 800 graduate students.

Student Organizations

A metal key, with the pi, mu, and epsilon symbols in the center.

Pi Mu Epsilon is a National Mathematics Honor Society whose purpose is to promote scholarly activities in mathematics among students, staff, faculty, and graduates. The Georgia Beta Chapter at Georgia Tech was established in 1958 and organizes the annual Georgia Tech High School Mathematics Competition. Undergraduates must have completed at least 2 semesters of calculus and 2 upper mathematical classes before being eligible to join. [2] The organization hosts the annual Georgia Tech High School Mathematics Competition (HSMC).

Club Math is a social organization for students at Georgia Tech with an interest in mathematics. They meet weekly to discuss problems and puzzles, play games, and learn about interesting topics beyond the scope of what is taught in the classroom. In addition, Club Math also engages in mathematical crafting such as origami and mathematical knitting as well as movie nights. For the Fall 2021 semester, they meet in Skiles 006 on Tuesday from 5-6 pm.

Actuary Club assists prospective and practicing actuaries from the Georgia Tech community enabling them to come together to help one another find resources, give guidance, and make new contacts.


Career Paths

Is Mathematics right for me?

Degree Requirements

General Core [3]
Course Description
APPH 1040/1050/1060 Wellness Requirement (2)
ENGL 1101, 1102 English Requirement (6)
CS 1301 Computing Requirement (4)
6 credits of Humanities Classes Humanities Requirement (6)
One History/Government Requirement Class History/Government Requirement (3)
COE Economics Requirement COE Economics Requirement (3)
6 credits of Social Science Classes Social Science Requirement (6)
MATH 1551, 1552 Calculus Requirement (6)
MATH 1554 Linear Algebra Requirement (6)
Ethics Requirement Ethics Requirement (3)
PHYS 2211, 2212 + CHEM 1310/1211K + 1 more Other Science Lab Science Requirement (16)