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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
CSC 242INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II (or another approved computer science course)4
Select three of the following:12
MAT 302
COMBINATORICS
MAT 304
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
MAT 384
MATHEMATICAL MODELING
MAT 385
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS I
Select two additional courses from among the above and the following:8
MAT 335
REAL ANALYSIS I
MAT 351
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I
MAT 352
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS II
MAT 370
ADVANCED LINEAR ALGEBRA
MAT 381
FOURIER ANALYSIS AND SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
MAT 386
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS II
Select one additional course from among the above and the following:4
MAT 303
THEORY OF NUMBERS
MAT 310
ABSTRACT ALGEBRA I
MAT 311
ABSTRACT ALGEBRA II
MAT 330
METHODS OF COMPUTATION AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS I
MAT 331
METHODS OF COMPUTATION AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS II
MAT 336
REAL ANALYSIS II
MAT 337
COMPLEX ANALYSIS
MAT 340
TOPOLOGY
MAT 341
STATISTICAL METHODS USING SAS
MAT 353
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS III
MAT 355
STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
MAT 387
OPERATIONS RESEARCH: LINEAR PROGRAMMING
MAT 388
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.