Fariborz Maseeh Hall

Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics + Statistics

About the Department

The Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics + Statistics is composed of 33 faculty and an average of 36 graduate teaching and research assistants and 16 adjuncts. For Spring term 2020, 493 undergraduates, 30 post bacs, and 121 graduates were enrolled in our programs.

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Graduate Programs

We offer the following graduate programs: PhD Mathematical Sciences, PhD Mathematics Education, MA/MS Mathematics, MS Statistics, MS Mathematics for Teachers, Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics, Graduate Certificate in Mathematics for Middle School Mathematics Teachers. 

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Research

The department has active research areas in mathematics, statistics, and mathematics education. Faculty have earned several prestigious research grants from Oregon Departments of Education, Transportation,  Fish and Wildlife, Intel, OHSU, and the National Science Foundation

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Math Placement

The math placement test uses adaptive questioning to quickly and accurately determine exactly what you know, don't know and are ready to learn. Some introductory courses in mathematics, statistics, chemistry, physics, and engineering use the math placement test for registration purposes.

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Undergraduate Programs

Earn a bachelor's degree in mathematics or data science. We also offer two minors: a Minor in Mathematics and a Minor in Mathematics for Middle School Teachers.  Outstanding students may also apply for an Honors Track in Mathematics and Statistics. 

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Remote Service Due to Covid-19

The department is fully remote at this time. Operating hours are Monday through Friday, regular business hours. 

You can reach us in the following ways . . .

Virtual Front Desk

Our virtual front desk uses the Zoom video conferencing tool. Zoom is available externally to all users at pdx.zoom.us. If you don’t have a laptop or desktop computer, you can use Zoom on your mobile device to join either session.

Choose a time to access the virtual front desk by clicking on a Zoom meeting link below::

with Constance: 
9:30-10:30AM 
2:00-3:00PM  (Cancelled November 19)

with Kathie:
10:30-11:30AM  
1:00-2:00PM  

Email

(Students: please include your PSU ID number in all communication)
Undergraduate Advising Questions: mathstatadvising@pdx.edu
Math Placement Test Questions: mathplacement@pdx.edu
Course/class  Instruction Questions: Please email the instructor directly.  Instructor email links are listed as part of the course information in the Course Schedule as well as in our Department Directory. 
Graduate Advising Questions: Please email the Graduate Program Adviser 
Graduate Admissions/Application Questions: mathstatgrad@pdx.edu 
Other questions: mthdept@pdx.edu

Phone

Main department line: 503-725-3621 (Voicemail checked on a regular basis)
All phone numbers for department employees are listed in our Department Directory.

Dr. Dorcas Ofori-Boateng

Introducing our newest faculty - Dr. Dorcas Ofori-Boateng

Dr. Dorcas Ofori-Boateng joins the Mathematics + Statistics Department as Assistant Professor of Data Science. She will be part of the new Bachelor of Science in Data Science program starting in Fall 2020. Dr. Ofori-Boateng recently defended her dissertation at the University of Texas at Dallas. 

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Upcoming events

Urmas Yanis 501 mathematical literature and problems project…

Urmas Yanis will give a talk on the following mathematical literature and problems project in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of…
Add to my Calendar 2020-11-25 14:00:00 2020-11-25 15:00:00 Urmas Yanis 501 mathematical literature and problems project presentation Urmas Yanis will give a talk on the following mathematical literature and problems project in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Science in Mathematics Topic: “Overview and Demonstration of Supervised Deep Learning” Abstract: In this 501 project we shall give an overview of supervised deep learning by presenting three algorithms used in deep learning: backpropagation, used for computing a neural network's gradients, and the batch and stochastic gradient descents, used for updating a neural network's weights and biases. The aforementioned backpropagation algorithm will be the core of this presentation. We'll also demonstrate how a feedforward neural network coded in Python 3, not relying on Keras or TensorFlow, can achieve results above 95 percent of the MNIST and Fashion-MNIST databases. Under the direction of Dr. Mau Nam Nguyen   https://pdx.zoom.us/j/82904292252 Kathie Leck Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics + Statistics Kathie Leck Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics + Statistics America/Los_Angeles public

Mitchell Fennimore 501 statistical literature and problems…

Mitchell Fennimore will give a talk on the following statistical literature and problems project in partial fulfillment of requirements for the…
Add to my Calendar 2020-11-30 10:00:00 2020-11-30 11:00:00 Mitchell Fennimore 501 statistical literature and problems project presentation Mitchell Fennimore will give a talk on the following statistical literature and problems project in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Science in Statistics  Topic: “The resolution of a fractional factorial experiment in terms of error correcting codes” Abstract: This statistical literature and problems project is based on “An application of information theory and error-correcting codes to fractional factorial experiments” Journal of statistical planning and inference, 92 (2001) Irad Ben-Gal, Lev B. Levitin.  An isomorphism between the fractional factorial experiment and error correcting codes helps unravel the concept of a design’s resolution and the logic of alias structures. Once a resolution is determined by information theory’s H-optimization, inequalities from the study of error correcting codes provide optimality criteria for design selection. This criterion leads to a “paradoxical,” outcome: An optimal fractional factorial design can be maintained with a smaller experiment by increasing the number of levels. Under the direction of  Dr. Robert Fountain   https://pdx.zoom.us/j/89263044111 Kathie Leck Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics + Statistics Kathie Leck Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics + Statistics America/Los_Angeles public

Aaron Maroni 501 mathematical literature and problems project…

Aaron Maroni will give a talk on the following mathematical literature and problems project in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of…
Add to my Calendar 2020-12-04 13:00:00 2020-12-04 14:00:00 Aaron Maroni 501 mathematical literature and problems project presentation Aaron Maroni will give a talk on the following mathematical literature and problems project in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Science in Mathematics Topic: “A Discussion on Reviving the Method of Particular Solutions in Solving Laplace Equation's Eigenvalues” Abstract: In this project, I will present a research paper published in SIAM Review, "Reviving the Method of Particular Solutions (MPS)" written by Betcke and Trefethen. This paper first addresses the deficiency of the original method from "Approximations and Bounds for Eigenvalues of Elliptic Operators" written by Fox, Henrici and Moler. It then proposes an improved MPS which allows computation of eigenvalues of the Laplace's equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions for much better accuracy over the original MPS. Furthermore, it also enables treatment of domains with multiple singular corners. Therefore, it has dramatically expanded the capability and robustness of the MPS method. I will present the work given by Betcke and Trefethen, and then develop new Python code to solve eigenvalues of the Laplace's equation on the domains with multiple singular corners. The new Python algorithms achieves even better performance than those reported in the original paper which unfortunately doe not share their code. The new Python code is thus attached in the Appendix for open access by other researchers. Under the direction of Dr. Bin Jiang https://pdx.zoom.us/j/81597994369 Kathie Leck Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics + Statistics Kathie Leck Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics + Statistics America/Los_Angeles public
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