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Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science -
Driving the Decisions That Shape Our World

Join us as an SDSU mathematics, statistics or data science major.

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Explore our programs that lead to great careers in mathematics, statistics or data science.

Online Course and Program Options

We offer a wide range of online courses and even an online Associates Degree in data science and graduate certificate in data science.

Free Help - learn how to study and reach for success in your mathematics classes

Our Jacks LeaP program offers free help sessions and tutoring for students in freshmen math classes.

Accelerated Masters Degrees

Pursue your Bachelor's Degree and get a Masters in mathematics, statistics or data science in one additional year of study.

Department of Mathematics and Statistics Events

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Feb 6

Data Science Conference - Registration

Feb 7

Data Science Conference

Department of Mathematics and Statistics News

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Semhar Michael

How statistical learning helps solve criminal activity

An associate professor in South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to train artificial intelligence models in making accurate predictions with theoretical guarantees.
Kamal Albousafi

Jackrabbit in the Spotlight / Kamal Albousafi

If terms like Kalman filtering, normalized difference vegetation index and recursive algorithms sound like a foreign language to you, then you’re probably not watching math videos for fun. Kamal Albousafi, a senior math major from Sioux Falls, does. “I love math,” said the outgoing Albousafi, who does admit to being a bit nerdy when it comes to math. “The deductive power to use information and data to gain insight and understanding drew me to math and statistics,” he said. Albousafi found his nerdiness very helpful this summer as a Research Experience for Undergraduates program participant at South Dakota State University. Working under math faculty Hossein Moradi and Jung-Han Kimn, Albousafi used satellite images and dynamic modeling to predict crop health.

Two new department heads come aboard

Lohr College of Engineering welcomes new department heads in electrical engineering and computer science and mathematics and statistics for the 2024-25 academic year.