Mathematics at Rice University

Mathematics lies at the foundation of many disciplines in the sciences, engineering fields, and the social sciences, and this influence is growing as these subjects become increasingly quantitative. Recognizing this important role in the wide variety of directions available to our degree recipients, the program in mathematics provides undergraduates with a spectrum of choices. These range from nontheoretical treatments of calculus and courses in combinatorics, elementary number theory, and projective geometry to a broad variety of sophisticated mathematics, including real and complex analysis, differential geometry, abstract algebra, algebraic and geometric topology, algebraic geometry, dynamics, and partial differential equations.

Faculty research interests cover algebraic geometry, algebraic topology, analysis and partial differential equations, differential geometry, dynamics, geometric group theory, geometric topology, mathematical physics, number theory, and representation theory.