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Mathematics serves as a fundamental foundation for all scientific disciplines. Beyond this, it offers a universal language for describing countless phenomena: ranging from prime number distributions (crucial for secure communications and a key research focus at CWU) to signal processing techniques (valuable for image and audio analysis, as well as uncovering significant patterns within vast datasets), mathematical applications are ubiquitous. Apart from its practical uses, mathematics reveals concealed elegance: demonstrating how juggling patterns mirror prime number behaviors or how intricate fractals emerge from straightforward principles.
The compact major program is designed mainly for students pursuing dual degrees. Those aiming to combine data science with the mathematics minor program should note that courses fulfilling data science major requirements cannot count toward the 8-credit mathematics elective component in the abbreviated math track.