Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics is the study of numbers, sets of points, and various other abstract elements, and deals with the size, order, shape, and various relationships among these features. Statistics is a branch of Mathematics that includes the study of methods for data collection, analysis, interpretation, and principles of experimental design. Mathematics contributes to the formulation and solution of problems in diverse fields such as Medicine, Economics, and the Social Sciences in addition to being the foundation of the field of Computer Science and the "language" of Science and Engineering.