Program Overview

Mathematical Sciences

The Mathematical Sciences Department is designed to meet the ever-increasing demands for diverse quantitative skills. By making different choices from technical electives, students can tailor their degrees to prepare for various careers. Those who plan to teach mathematics, work in engineering, or work in the physical sciences should choose mathematics courses. Those who wish to apply mathematical methods to life sciences, social sciences, actuarial sciences, or business fields should choose statistics courses. Any of these choices provide excellent preparation for graduate work in fields that need quantitative skills.

The Bachelor's Degree

The B.A. in Mathematical Sciences is designed to prepare students for careers using mathematics, operations research, and statistics in the fields of teaching, research, industry, insurance, and management or for graduate study in mathematical sciences or related areas.

Advising

Students should consult with academic advisors in the major for specific guidance regarding completion of general education requirements.

Grading Policy

Required core and elective MAT courses must be numbered 330 or higher and must be taken for a letter grade. With the exception of MAT 330 and MAT 491, the CR/NC option is not acceptable. Transfer credit for upper-division course work is evaluated on a case-by-case basis through a Student Petition.

Mathematics Placement

All mathematics courses have prerequisites to assure appropriate placement. For mathematics courses at or below 100-level, students may meet prerequisites by having an appropriate standardized test score (ACT Math Score or SAT Math Score) or by earning an appropriate score on the placement test (ACCUPLACER Math test).

Program Learning Outcomes

• Apply algorithms, check the reasonableness of solutions, and communicate the reasoning and results in coherent English.
• Formulate mathematical models, or apply mathematical theorems, check the reasonableness of solutions, and communicate the reasoning and results in coherent English.
• Apply mathematical reasoning to solve problems, test conjectures and examine the validity of the arguments involved.
• Able to represent and describe random phenomena through mathematical models and make statistical decisions.

Requirements

Required Courses:

• MAT 330: Entrance Assessment (0 hours)
• Core Courses:
  • MAT 332: Linear Algebra (4 hours)
  • MAT 415: Advanced Calculus (4 hours)
  • MAT 431: Mathematical Statistics I (4 hours)
  • MAT 444: Operations Research Methods (4 hours)
  • MAT 491: Exit Assessment (0 hours)
• Select from one of the following two clusters:
  • Cluster A:
    • MAT 403: Abstract Algebra
    • MAT 404: Geometry
    • Two MAT elective courses (8 hours)
  • Cluster B:
    • MAT 421: Statistical Methods
    • MAT 432: Mathematical Statistics II
    • Two MAT elective courses (8 hours)
• Total Hours: 32

Minors

A Minor in Mathematical Sciences augments a student's background in mathematics by increasing knowledge of mathematics, operations research, or statistics -- knowledge that is useful in careers in teaching, research, industry, or management.

Online

The Mathematical Sciences program is available online.

Admissions Requirements

• Three semesters of calculus, to be completed before any math course requiring these prerequisites
• Enroll in MAT 330 Entrance Assessment as soon as possible after Calculus III is completed

Courses

Lower-Level Courses

• MAT 092: Arithmetic Review (3 hours)
• MAT 094: Beginning Algebra (3 hours)
• MAT 096: Intermediate Algebra (3 hours)
• MAT 101: Introduction to Algebra (4 hours)
• MAT 102: College Algebra (3 hours)
• MAT 103: Trigonometry (2 hours)
• MAT 104: Corequisite Workshop for MAT 102 (1 hour)
• MAT 105: Corequisite Workshop for MAT 103 (1 hour)
• MAT 109: Corequisite Workshop for MAT 111 (1 hour)
• MAT 111: Quantitative Reasoning (3 hours)
• MAT 113: Business Calculus (4 hours)
• MAT 114: Finite Mathematics and Its Applications (4 hours)
• MAT 115: Calculus I (4 hours)
• MAT 116: Calculus II (4 hours)
• MAT 119: Corequisite Workshop for MAT 121 (1 hour)
• MAT 121: Applied Statistics (3 hours)
• MAT 122: Contemporary Statistics (3 hours)
• MAT 217: Calculus III (4 hours)

Upper-Level Courses

• MAT 302: Discrete Mathematics (4 hours)
• MAT 330: Entrance Assessment (0 hours)
• MAT 332: Linear Algebra (4 hours)
• MAT 336: Introduction to Differential Equations and Its Applications (4 hours)
• MAT 400: Topics in Mathematics (1-4 hours)
• MAT 401: History Of Mathematics (4 hours)
• MAT 403: Abstract Algebra (4 hours)
• MAT 404: Geometry (4 hours)
• MAT 405: Introduction to Topology (4 hours)
• MAT 415: Advanced Calculus (4 hours)
• MAT 416: Real Analysis (4 hours)
• MAT 420: Topics in Statistics and Probability (1-4 hours)
• MAT 421: Statistical Methods (4 hours)
• MAT 431: Mathematical Statistics I (4 hours)
• MAT 432: Mathematical Statistics II (4 hours)
• MAT 442: Data-driven Modeling and Numerical Simulation (4 hours)
• MAT 444: Operations Research Methods (4 hours)
• MAT 446: AI-informed Scientific Computing (4 hours)
• MAT 491: Exit Assessment (0 hours)
• MAT 499: Tutorial (1-12 hours)