Program Overview

BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics

To qualify for a Bachelor of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics, a student must satisfactorily complete with a grade of C or better each of the following courses. Changes from the standard program must be approved by the department.

Learning Goals

• Have a broad perspective on modern mathematics and its applications.
• Master basic mathematical and computational ideas and techniques in calculus, abstract algebra, analysis, geometry, differential equations, numerical analysis, probability, and statistics.
• Be able to analyze quantitative information and apply mathematical and computational techniques and concepts where appropriate.
• Be able to effectively communicate rigorous mathematical ideas and reasoning.

Required Courses (48 credits)

• 50:640:121 Calculus I OR 50:640:123 Active Calculus I (4 credits)
• 50:640:122 Calculus II OR 50:640:124 Active Calculus II (4 credits)
• 50:640:221 Calculus III (4 credits)
• 50:640:250 Linear Algebra OR 50:640:253 Linear Algebra with Applications (3 credits)
• 50:750:131 Elements of Physics I AND 50:750:133 Lab (4 credits)
• 50:750:132 Elements of Physics II AND 50:750:134 Lab OR 50:120:101 General Biology I AND 50:120:107 Lab (4 credits)
• 50:198:111 Programming Fundamentals (4 credits)
• 50:198:113 Object-Oriented Programming (3 credits)
• 50:198:171 Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (3 credits)
• 50:640:314 Elementary Differential Equations (3 credits)
• 50:640:331 Probability and Stochastic Processes OR 50:198:467 Applied Probability (3 credits)
• 50:198:213 Data Structures (3 credits)
• 50:640:357 Introduction to Computational Mathematics OR 50:640:497 Advanced Computational Mathematics (3 credits)
• 50:960:336 Applied Statistics OR 50:960:481 Mathematical Statistics (3 credits)

Elective Courses (9 credits)

• Any Mathematics (640), Statistics (960), or Computer Science (198) courses at 400-level

Total: 57 credits

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