Department of Mathematics at Columbia University

Visiting the Mathematics Department

The Columbia Mathematics department is located in the Mathematics building on the Morningside campus of Columbia University. The departmental and chair's offices are in Room 509 on the fifth floor. For ...

Overview

The combined Columbia-Barnard Mathematics Department has 55 faculty (28 senior and 27 junior), 7 Post-Doctoral Fellows, and 62 PhD students. In addition, each year we have many short-term and long-term visitors. The research activity in ...

Weekly Seminars

We are currently maintaining a list of mathematics or mathematics-related seminars associated with the department. You can view past and upcoming seminar events via our online calendar. Colloquia and Special Lectures Department Colloquium ...

Help Rooms

The Mathematics department maintains two help rooms as places for undergraduates to come and get help with material that comes up in their mathematics courses. These rooms are staffed by ...

Calculus Classes

Courses in the Calculus Sequence The systematic study of mathematics begins with one of the following two alternative sequences: Calculus I Calculus II Calculus III Calculus IV or Honors Math A and B Honors Math A-B is aimed ...

Geometry and Analysis

Geometry and analysis are particularly vibrant at Columbia University. These are vast fields, with myriad facets reflected differently in the leading mathematics departments worldwide. At Columbia, they are closely intertwined, ...

Afternoon Tea

The Mathematics Lounge on the fifth floor of the Mathematics building (room 508) plays a crucial role in bringing together students and faculty. Tea and refreshments are served there each ...

Announcements

Conference in Honor of Duong H. Phong

Analysis, Complex Geometry, and Mathematical Physics: A Conference in Honor of Duong H. Phong Tuesday, May 7, 2013 – Saturday, May 11, 2013 *Conference Program*

Dusa McDuff Elected as a Member of the American Philosophical Society

Congratulations to Dusa McDuff for her election as a member of the American Philosophical Society. The APS promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach.

Herve Jacquet & Duong H. Phong Elected as Members to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to Herve Jacquet & Duong H. Phong for their election as members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Academy is an international learned society aimed to elect membership to men and women of exceptional achievement drawn from science, scholarship, business, public affairs, and the arts. The Academy also conducts a varied program [...]

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Mathematics of Finance