Department of Mathematics

The Math Gym is a great place for students in Precalculus, Calculus I, and other fundamental math courses to "work out" their math skills with help from "coaches."   Click here for details about hours, location, etc.

Congratulations to mathematics student Jonathan Davidson, who won the award for best poster in the Physical Science division at the RSCA poster session at the 2025 Cal State LA Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity.

There are plenty of programs, often in the summer, to guide students through the process of doing original research in math.  Career panels and other events of interest also take place from time to time.  In addition, several programs provide mentoring or other support for advanced studies in mathematics.  See our Student Opportunities page to learn more.

We are saddened by the loss of Mathematics Professor Emeritus Stewart Venit, who left us peacefully on February 27, 2025.  Throughout his long career at Cal State LA (which included a stint as Department Chair), Dr. Venit was known as a voice of reason who could be counted on for common sense, level-headedness, and good humor.  In 1981–1982, he won the university's prestigious Outstanding Professor Award.  He will be profoundly missed.

Congratulations to Dr. Sharri Kornblum for being the winner of the prestigious 2024 Cal State LA Outstanding Lecturer Award!  Learn more about Sharri's tremendous contributions from this video and this article.

On Aug. 23, two math majors presented posters on the results of their summer research at the LSAMP Summer Research Symposium.  The LSAMP program offers research funding and other opportunities for students. Shown here is Edgar Yak-de Padua, whose work dealt with chromatic numbers of circulant graphs.