The B.A. major in mathematics is designed to afford dynamic double-degree opportunities. Mathematicians are creative and disciplined analytic thinkers who work in diverse areas of business, industry, government, finance, insurance, and education. A math degree also prepares a student for graduate or professional school in statistics, medicine, law, or the natural sciences, and for a mathematical research career. Curriculum explores patterns in numbers, space, nature, music, science, and art. It introduces students to mathematics as a precise language that facilitates qualitative and quantitative analysis of these patterns, and often connects them with completely unexpected areas of application.