Mathematics is the language in which, for the past 4,000 years, people have
been communicating and recording their thoughts and findings about the world.
Mathematics is the gateway to understanding many and varied fields: space and
time, money and commerce, growth and decay, motion and change. Mathematics at
Jacksonville University provides exciting opportunities to investigate
real-world problems in a teamwork setting, to "discover" mathematical ideas in a
cooperative learning environment. Students are "researchers," teachers are
coaches, and all are part of a learning team. The use of graphing and
computational technology supports learning and the development of mathematical
communication skills. JU's mathematics program has received national acclaim for
its reform of the teaching of calculus as a lab science with real world
applications.