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.

Our department office is located in Fariborz Maseeh Hall (FMH), Suite 460. We are open 9am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday.

Upcoming events

Maseeh Mathematics + Statistics Colloquium Series presents: Regular, Semi-Regular, and Proper Continued Fractions

Title: Regular, Semi-Regular, and Proper Continued Fractions Abstract: There are numerous equivalent derivations of the regular continued fraction of an irrational number. We begin with a review of the interpretation of the Gauss map as the (normalized length) rotation given by the first-return...