The Department of Mathematics in the College of Science at Korea University was formed in 1953 when the College of Liberal Arts at Korea University was expanded and reorganized into the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and recruited new students. In 1954, the Department of Mathematics and Physics was divided into the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Physics, and in 1963, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences was divided into the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Science.
In the Department of Mathematics, as of 2023, 17 full-time professors are evenly distributed between the different fields of mathematics. We conduct research in the fields of analysis, probability theory, partial differential equations, harmonic analysis, number theory, algebraic geometry, group representation theory, combinatorics, topology, differential geometry, artificial intelligence and machine learning, data and information science, finance and insurance mathematics, mathematical physics, and numerical analysis. Plans to improve the quantity and quality of research and education by inviting outstanding researchers are always being reviewed, and a number of postdoctoral researchers and visiting professors conduct research in the Department of Mathematics every year.
We aim to nurture future-oriented talent who can actively operate within various fields in a rapidly changing era and to develop leading researchers in the field of mathematical science that contribute to human society. To this end, the department pursues diversity in mathematics education by emphasizing an in-depth education on advanced theories in the field of pure mathematics and practice using computers to improve problem-solving skills in various industries. In the 1990s, we initiated pioneering courses such as computer-aided mathematics, finance/insurance mathematics, and cryptography/information mathematics, which were among the first of their kind to be offered at universities in Korea. We then developed them further into courses on scientific computation in the 2000s. Continuing this tradition of pioneering education, in 2020, we launched a systematic major curriculum related to artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science.
Contact Us phone: +82-2-3290-3070,4597 fax: +82-2-929-8562 email: sci001@korea.ac.kr Mailing address: Department of Mathematics Korea University Asan Science Hall Room 514 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu Seoul, Korea (Postal code: 02841)