Mathematics (BSc) Program at a Glance

Mathematics is the most fundamental of the sciences. It ranges from the beauty and satisfaction of pure thought in areas like algebra, analysis, geometry, or topology, to applications of immediate practical importance – modeling fluids using partial differential equations, for example. Often enough, the purest of mathematics finds intriguing practical applications in surprising ways: number theory is used in cryptography, dynamical systems and wavelets are successfully at work in engineering, and mathematical game theory has won a Nobel prize in economics.

Our curriculum is very flexible by design; it accommodates students of high potential with varying backgrounds and different interests. At the same time, the education is thorough and systematic, and accompanied by courses conveying advanced perspectives and aspects of current research. From early on, students are encouraged to accept challenges through bonus problems in courses, or at on-campus and international math competitions. Math students participate in our research groups together with graduate students and faculty, and several have even produced research articles.

Having hosted the 2009 International Mathematical Olympiad, Jacobs University is known for its commitment to the field, and proudly attracts ambitious students from all over the world to its campus.

During the first year, general (introductory) lectures and lab courses are mandatory. As outlined in the handbook, the students select more courses from a variety of electives from the School of Engineering and Science (SES) or from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS). In addition, so-called University Studies Courses (USCs) have to be selected which are taught by professors from both Schools. They are unique in that here perspectives from apparently different areas of science are brought together.

For a full listing of the Course Requirements of the Undergraduate Mathematics Program please see the program handbook. 
 
See also the Program Handbook for the course requirements for students matriculated in the year:
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003

Prof. Dr. Alan Huckleberry
Algebraic Topology
Keivan Mallahi-Karai, PhD
Arithmetic Groups
Prof. Marcel Oliver, PhD
Partial Differential Equations and Numerical Analysis
Prof. Dr. Peter Oswald
Approximation Theory, Numerical Analysis
Prof. Dr. Ivan Penkov
Algebra, Lie Theory, Geometry
Prof. Götz Pfander, PhD
Harmonic Analysis and Signal Processing
Prof. Dierk Schleicher, PhD
Dynamical Systems
Prof. Peter Schupp, PhD
Mathematical Physics
Vladlen Timorin, PhD
Complex Dynamics
Prof. Dr. Raymond O. Wells jr., PhD
Complex and Harmonic Analysis, Mathematical Physics

The mathematics curriculum at Jacobs University Bremen is designed to prepare students for work towards a PhD in the strongest graduate programs worldwide, the basis for an international career in academic research: most of our undergraduates have been admitted to PhD programs at places like Berkeley, Cornell, Göttingen, London, Oxford, Princeton, Yale, or Zürich, and a number of them stays at Jacobs University for their PhD. In addition, graduates have acquired skills such as abstract reasoning and logical thinking and endurance, which are well sought after by non-academic employers. Consequently, mathematicians enjoy a large and growing choice of well regarded top jobs even outside of the university world, for example in research and development, finance, banking, and management. Our students have an excellent track record of admission.