The City College of New YorkCCNY
Department of Mathematics
Division of Science

Welcome to the Department of Mathematics!

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Mathematics Department operations and instruction are being performed via a mix of remote and in-person means. This can make it challenging to contact the department. To make it easier, we have made a page devoted to contacting the Mathematics Department.

Introduction to the department

A City College graduate, and later Mathematics Professor, Jesse Douglas, was a recipient of the first Fields Medal in Mathematics -- regarded by the profession as the equivalent of the Nobel prize. Nobel laureates Herbert Hauptman in chemistry, Kenneth Arrow and most recently Robert Aumann (2005) in economics, were former City College math majors who received their Nobel prizes for highly mathematical work.

Indeed, dozens of our graduates, having received a rigorous and inspiring education from the College, have achieved recognition as world leaders in all fields touched by mathematics. Hundreds of others have become mathematics educators, business executives, and respected faculty in colleges and universities throughout the country.

We invite you to share in this magnificent tradition. Whether you are just beginning college-level mathematics, or are interested in graduate study, or are somewhere in between, you will find in our Department the instruction you need. We offer a wide selection of introductory and advanced courses, taught by an outstanding group of dedicated faculty, many of whom are internationally renowned mathematicians. Browse through our site to learn what we have to offer and how we can use our talents to help you develop yours.


Department of Mathematics
The City College of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031
Phone: (212) 650-5346
Fax: (212) 650-6294
math@ccny.cuny.edu

Dr. Jesse Douglas

Photograph of Jesse Douglas

Jesse Douglas won the Belden Medal in his first year at City College. He then continued to win the Fields Medal in 1936. In 1930, he was honored for solving the problem of Plateau, which was an open problem proposed by Joseph-Louis Lagrange in 1760. Jesse Douglas became a full professor at City College in 1955.

He graduated with honors from City College (1916) and received his Ph.D. from Columbia University (1920).

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