Frequently Asked Questions

There are 63 faculty billets, 46 for civilians with doctorates, and 17 for officers with at least masters degrees. Three officers in the Math dept are PMPs (permanent military professors, with PhDs).

All take 3 semesters of calculus, and then, depending on major, either differential equations or probability with naval applications. Additional mathematics courses are taken by some majors.

Around 30-40 midshipmen major in pure or applied math each year.

Around 50-60 midshipmen major in operations research each year.

Around 30-40 midshipmen major in mathematics with economics each year.

During the day, try the Chauvenet Hall Math Lab, staffed by faculty every period M-F. At night, try MGSP, which has experienced midshipmen helping other students in Statistics, Calculus I-III and Differential Equations.

That decision is made by the course coordinator about midway through the previous semester. You should ask him/her.

See Mathematics major (SMA and SMP) info, math honors program info, the Operations Research (SMO) major, and Mathematics with Economics major (SME) info. If you're interested in the honors program, you should also talk to your advisor about the Bowman scholar program and the Trident program.

The Math Dept also offers a variety of courses in this area. (Search the courses for courses coded with "SA" instead of "SM".) See also the Operations Research (SMO) major.

You can ask your instructor for old exams. Some course webpages offer old exams in pdf format for download. See also the resources page.

Yes. The USNA Math Dept has specific awards. They are all awarded upon graduation. Some external Math contests have prizes as well.

See grad school info. Also, you should talk to your advisor about the IGEP, VGEP, and Trident programs.