The major of pure and applied mathematics began to enroll students in 1977. It was approved as a Characteristic Speciality of Anhui Province in 2014. It was selected as a major comprehensive reform and construction site in the same year. In 2019, it was selected as a first-class undergraduate professional construction pilot in Anhui Province. In recent years, our department has made remarkable achievements in discipline construction and teacher team construction in this major. It has a complete talent training system from bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees, and has outstanding characteristics and professional advantages in scientific research. The major of mathematics and applied mathematics pays attention to the training of students' mathematics quality as well as the cultivation of students' practical ability. It is characterized by innovation ability and diversion training. It not only highlights mathematical trainings, but also emphasizes applied skills. On the one hand, it cultivates research-oriented talents with a solid foundation in mathematics. On the other hand, relying on the background of an engineering university, cultivate top-notch talents with strong application type in order to adapt to the increasingly fierce international competition requirements and meet the social needs of a wide range of mathematics talents.

The major of Pure and Applied Mathematics has strong a teaching team, and has a relatively reasonable structure of backbone teachers, all with doctoral degrees. This major has strong teaching resources and high-level teaching resources: all full-time teachers have doctoral degrees. It has 1 national-level teaching teacher, 1 national "Double Ten Thousand Plan" teaching teacher, 3 Anhui province teaching teachers, and 1 Anhui province young mathematician prize winner, 1 young Huangshan scholar in Anhui Province. Full-time teachers have won 3 national awards and 13 provincial and ministerial awards in various teaching competitions in the past 3 years. The major of Pure and Applied Mathematics focuses on the combination of scientific research and teaching. All core courses of this major are taught and constructed by professors and associate professors. Teachers with rich teaching experience and excellent long-term teaching effects are invited to teach important basic courses. We insist "basic-oriented" principle and emphasize on the teaching of basic courses. In order to actively carry out the construction of teaching teams, we build teaching teams according to course groups, and form multiple teaching teams with advanced teaching concepts, reasonable age structure, and high teaching and research levels, led by subject leaders. Students of this major study the basic theories and methods of mathematics and applied mathematics, while receive training in mathematical modeling, computer application and software development. In recent years, the employment rate of this major has exceeded 95%, and the rate of entering graduate school is high. The graduates of this major have been praised in many aspects.

What do you learn in the major of Pure and Applied Mathematics?

The major of Pure and Applied Mathematics trains students to have good mathematical quality. It trains them to master the basic theories and basic methods in mathematics and applied mathematics. It also provides basic training in mathematical modeling and mathematical software. So they will be prepared to meet the preliminary requirements of scientific research and will be enabled to have basic research ability of mathematical problems in natural science and engineering, to solve practical problems. The core courses of this major include mathematical analysis, advanced algebra, analytic geometry, probability theory, mathematical statistics, data structure, mathematical modeling, functions in one real variable, functional analysis, differential geometry, complex variables, PDE, ODE, data mining and machine learning.

What are the professional development prospects?

Under the background of the era of big data, the employment prospects of mathematics and applied mathematics are even brighter. This major is generally based on the principle of "thick foundation, wide-calibre, high quality, and strong ability", and cultivates both profound abstract mathematical skills and strong skills to solve real-world problems. After four years of study, graduates will be able to continue pursuing a career in research mathematics as well as to work in financial institutions, statistical departments, software development, data mining and other related companies to use mathematical methods and computer technology to solve practical problems. When they purse a career in teaching and research universities, they can continue their studies in mathematics, or they can cross to interdisciplinary areas. The wide choices lead to better employment in the future.

Features of the background of an engineering university?

The major of Pure and Applied Mathematics relies on the background of the engineering university, with the characteristics of innovative ability and diversion training. The department cultivates high-quality, applied mathematics professionals for the society. We focus on different individual situations and highlight diversity. We cultivate a solid mathematical foundation, innovative ability and practical application ability.