The Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics and Statistics is dedicated to excellence in research and teaching in mathematics, statistics, and mathematics education. Guided by the mission of Portland State University and by the principles of disciplinary excellence and cross-disciplinary engagement, we are particularly committed to building expertise and providing leadership in such areas as applied and computational mathematics and statistics and mathematics education.
Departmental News
The American Mathematical Society published a new book by John Erdman, Emeritus Associate Professor at the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics and Statistics. The book, "A Problems Based Course in
Advanced Calculus", is designed for a course in advanced calculus that promotes active learning through problem solving. The book will be available in July, https://bookstore.ams.org/amstext-32/.
6/7/2018
The Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics and Statistics hosted the Western Sectional Meeting of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) on April 14-15, 2018 (Saturday - Sunday). More information about this event can be found on the AMS web site.
4/4/2018
The Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics and Statistics hosted the 5th Annual Cascade RAIN Meeting on Saturday, April 7th. These meetings feature rapid and informal communication of research activities in computational and applied mathematics. Further information may be found at https://sites.google.com/view/cascaderain2018/.
3/7/2018
