The mission of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science is grounded in the context of the mission of Duquesne University, particularly its focus on serving students. Our primary goal is to instruct students in the mathematical sciences, and more generally to enhance our students' logical reasoning and problem solving skills. Toward these goals, we strive to treat each learner as an individual, and we encourage significant interaction among students, faculty, and staff. To ensure continual improvement in meeting our goals, we are committed to supporting each other as we seek excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Duquesne University offers unique education and career opportunities for students choosing a program leading to either a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics or a Bachelor of Science in mathematics.

The mathematics program provides knowledge of the theoretical basis of the field, appreciation for the intrinsic beauty of the discipline, skill in interpreting the concepts underlying qualitative procedures, and the ability to apply modern mathematical techniques and tools to practical problems.

Mathematics students develop a basis for critical and logical analysis of problems and the ability to design and implement creative solutions. Students in the discipline have available to them specialty laboratories with the most modern equipment. Mathematics students use software packages such as Maple, Derive^™, S-PLUS^®, SAS^®, JMP^®, and MatLab^®.