Manhattanville College Department of Math and Computer Science

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Manhattanville College offers majors and second areas (minors) in both Mathematics and in Computer Science. The Mathematics major is a classical major in theoretical mathematics. The Computer Science major is a software oriented major.

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Faculty of the Department

The Department's teaching faculty includes six full time members and several regular part time members.

The full time faculty members and their research interests are:

Norman Bashias, Ph.D.; Associate Professor of Computer Science; Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems with uncertainty
Mirela Djordjevic, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Constructive type theory, electronic document management systems
Gerard Kiernan, Ph.D.; Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science; Group Theory, Event Driven Programming, Expert Systems, Large computations
Arnold Koltun, Ph.D.; Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science; Topology, Event Driven Programming, Expert Systems
Phyllis Lefton, Ph.D.; Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science; Number Theory
Edward N. Schwartz, Ph.D.; Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science; Mathematical Logic, Event Driven Programming, Expert Systems, Neural Networks, Analysis of Algorithms

Mathematics Major:

The courses required to complete a major in Mathematics are:

• Calculus 2
• Computer Programming 2
• Calculus 3
• Differential Equations
• Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics
• Linear Algebra
• Advanced Calculus
• two upper level Mathematics Electives
• Senior readings and seminar

Mathematics Second Area:

The courses required to complete a second area in Mathematics are:

• Two courses in mathematics beyond Calculus 2

Computer Science Major:

The courses required to complete a major in Computer Science are:

• Computer Programming 1
• Computer Programming 2
• Calculus 1
• Calculus 2
• Probability
• Introduction to File Processing and Data Bases
• Computer Organization and C
• Data Structures
• Programming Languages
• Discrete Structures
• two advanced Computer Science Electives
• Senior Evaluation - Click to see a copy of the guidelines for a Senior Thesis.

Computer Science second area:

The courses required to complete a second area in Computer Science are:

• Visual Basic
• Introduction to Data Processing
• Computer Programming 1
• Computer Programming 2
• and one course chosen from among:
      Introduction to File Processing and Data Bases
      Computer Organization and C
      Data Structures
      Programming Languages

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The Department Offices are located in Room 8 of Brownson Wing.

The Department can be reached by phone at 914 323 5324.

Department members can be reached by e-mail at:

• Norman Bashias, Ph.D.: bashiasn@mville.edu
• Gerard Kiernan, Ph.D.: kiernang@mville.edu
• Arnold Koltun, Ph.D.: koltuna@mville.edu
• Phyllis Lefton, Ph.D.: leftonp@mville.edu
• Edward N. Schwartz, Ph.D.: schwartze@mville.edu
• Michelle Longhitano: longhitm@mville.edu