The concentration in Applied and Computational Mathematics is intended for any student who enjoys mathematics, problem solving, and applications to solving practical problems in business, government, and science. The concentration is intended especially for students seeking a career as quantitative analysts, computational scientists, and applied mathematicians, and for those thinking of continuing the study of applied or discrete mathematics at the graduate level.
Course Requirements
Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
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CSC 242 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II (or another approved computer science course) | 4 |
Select three of the following: | 12 | |
COMBINATORICS | ||
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
MATHEMATICAL MODELING | ||
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS I | ||
Select two additional courses from among the above and the following: | 8 | |
REAL ANALYSIS I | ||
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I | ||
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS II | ||
ADVANCED LINEAR ALGEBRA | ||
FOURIER ANALYSIS AND SPECIAL FUNCTIONS | ||
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS II | ||
Select one additional course from among the above and the following: | 4 | |
THEORY OF NUMBERS | ||
GRAPH THEORY | ||
ABSTRACT ALGEBRA I | ||
ABSTRACT ALGEBRA II | ||
METHODS OF COMPUTATION AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS I | ||
METHODS OF COMPUTATION AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS II | ||
REAL ANALYSIS II | ||
COMPLEX ANALYSIS | ||
TOPOLOGY | ||
STATISTICAL METHODS USING SAS | ||
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS III | ||
STOCHASTIC PROCESSES | ||
OPERATIONS RESEARCH: LINEAR PROGRAMMING | ||
OPERATIONS RESEARCH: OPTIMIZATION THEORY | ||
Data Analysis Requirement, which can be satisfied via one of the following: | 4 | |
AP Statistics Credit (score of 3 or better) | ||
An applied statistics or data analysis course from this list: MAT 137, MAT 242, MAT 341, MAT 348, IT 223, PSY 240, BIO 206, ENV 260, SOC 279, MAT 353, HON 180. Other data analysis courses may satisfy the requirement with departmental approval. Note that this course may be taken as part of the major or as an open elective. |
Students interested in graduate study in applied mathematics are encouraged to take: MAT 335 and MAT 336, MAT 370, MAT 385 and MAT 386.
Open Electives
Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.