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mathematics department

mathematics department

1 2.9
The part of a university where teachers and students study math and do research
  • noun
  • /ˌmæθəˈmætɪks dɪˈpɑrtmənt/
: departamento de matemáticas
  • In addition, students in this program are required to take one course from the mathematics department and one writing course from the English department.

We spoke about Orwell earlier and I was applying to Moscow University mathematics department.

Examples

  • After completing her degree, she started her career as an assistant professor in the mathematics department at her alma mater.

  • " It's absolutely not a matter of debate," said Walter Neumann, the chairman of Barnard College's mathematics department.

    Blog text (15)

  • After the war, he continued to work with government agencies and joined the mathematics department at Princeton University and Bell Laboratories.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Moreover, there is a debate as to whether mathematics courses for engineering students should be given by faculty from the engineering department or the mathematics department.

    Academic text (2013)

  • There was a time when he had hoped for a position at MIT or perhaps Princeton, but the mathematics department at his university was highly regarded.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Erd's used to visit Ralph Faudree, then chair of the mathematics department at Memphis State University and a very frequent collaborator.

    Blog text (12)

  • According to the results of this research, it is advisable that a commission consisting of faculty from engineering and mathematics departments collaborate on course content and in providing examples and problems that depict engineering applications of the mathematics taught.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Perhaps textbook authors, curriculum planners, mathematics departments, and instructors should give serious consideration to the inclusion of mathematical writing in the calculus curriculum.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Many students choose to major in physics or engineering, but those interested in advanced theoretical concepts often join the mathematics department.

  • The mathematics department organized a seminar on new approaches to teaching calculus.

Synonyms

department of mathematics
vsmathematics department
2.9

A part of a university that teaches and studies mathematics

has identical meaning but uses a different word order

Surface Forms

mathematics department singular
mathematics departments plural

Morphology

mathematics + department

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'mathematics' (the subject) + 'department' (an organizational unit), i.e. the department responsible for mathematics. This noun-noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (department/group of X) and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Mathematics department shows a simple picture: the word department means a part of a university and mathematics is the subject of numbers and shapes. So the phrase means the part of the university for 'teaching and studying mathematics'.