School of Sciences

Department of Mathematics

Department

Profile

The Department of Mathematics is the second oldest Department at the University of Ioannina and was founded in 1966. It is comprised of four sections: • Mathematical Analysis • Algebra and Geometry • Probability, Statistics and Operations Reasearch • Applied and Computational Mathematics. Minimum duration of study: eight (8) academic semesters

Mission and goals

Mathematical Science is mostly about methods of proof, searching and describing mathematical concepts and laws that are necessary in describing modern reality. Mathematics is a widely studied field, thanks to its inherent beauty, and is considered an essential part of human culture. Some mathematicians view their science as artists, while others work to attribute such a conceptual accuracy to the meaning of words, to ensure ultimate causality of reasoning and strict mathematization of conclusions. The mechanistic generation of results is just a part of what a mathematician needs to learn. First and foremost, anyone who becomes a mathematician learns the internal causality of theory to get acquainted both with where and why they go, and where and how they start.