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Philosophy

The philosophy of the mathematics programme is to train students to acquire academic excellence and competence in mathematics reasoning and problem-solving through the use of logics and computational skills, and courses are designed to cover the most basic aspects of pure and applied mathematics with equal balance.  The department offers some 100 – 300 level courses that meet the needs of some other departments, while the 400 level courses are mainly for the single honors mathematics students.

The philosophy of the programme is to produce graduates who are well-trained in all facets of Mathematics with the main purpose of meeting our national needs in the area of technological advancement which is currently a global concern.  Problem-appreciation in the programme is located in the concrete objective of the Nigerian situation and cultural milieu.