The Mathematics Department of Xiangtan University is one of the earliest departments established in Xiangtan University, with a history of more than 50 years. There are nearly 90 teachers in the Department of Mathematics, including 3 academicians, 2 Changjiang scholars, 6 winners of the National Outstanding Youth Fund, and many high-level talents from the Ministry of Education and Hunan Province. The Department of Mathematics offers undergraduate, master and doctoral education and training programs. There are two undergraduate majors: mathematics and applied mathematics, and information and computing science. The doctoral program includes applied mathematics, computational mathematics and basic mathematics, and the master program includes mathematics (including applied mathematics, computational mathematics and basic mathematics), operational research and cybernetics, and statistics. The Department of Mathematics has a group of excellent scientific research teams, involving algebra, geometry, analysis, computational mathematics, applied statistics and other fields, and maintains close cooperative relations with well-known universities and scientific research institutions at home and abroad.

The department of mathematics has shown a high level in teaching and scientific research. In teaching, mathematics teachers pay attention to cultivating students' innovative ability and practical ability, and try various new teaching methods in the teaching process, such as micro-video, smart classroom, etc., to improve the teaching effect. In scientific research, mathematics teachers are active in various fields, and have published high-level papers in first-class academic journals at home and abroad, and many research results have reached the international leading level.

In a word, the Mathematics Department of Xiangtan University has made remarkable achievements in teaching staff, teaching quality and scientific research level, and has great potential for future development.