Math Major: Applied Discrete Math Track

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Notes:

  • Students majoring in math who plan to graduate with Honors in the Arts and Sciences MUST take at least the 161.01H or 190H sequence and one other honors math sequence.
  • Students will be required to obtain written approval for some tracks prior to their junior year for their planned program of study from a faculty advisor, assigned by the Mathematics Counselors.



I.  CORE REQUIREMENTS


A.  Calculus sequence: 151.xx - 152.xx - 153.xx - 254.xx, or one of the accelerated or honors sequences
(161.xx - 162.xx - 263.xx, 161.01H - 162.01H - 263.01H, 190H - 191H - 264H)
B.  Linear Algebra: 568 (or 571 or 520H)
C.  Foundations of Higher Mathematics: 345
D.  Data Analysis: Statistics 421

 

II. REQUIRED MATH-RELATED COURSES


E. Computer Programming: CSE 202
F. Combinatorial Mathematics and Graph Theory: Math 575
G. Discrete Mathematical Models: Math 578
H. Probability: Math 530 or 531H (or Stat 420)
I. Either (i) or (ii) below:

(i) Algebra: Math 580-581-582 (or 590H-591H-592H); and Coding Theory/Designs (Math 585)
or
(ii) Set Theory and Mathematical Logic:  Math 647-648-649

 

III. REQUIRED CIS MINOR

Students in the applied discrete math track are required to take a CIS minor including CSE 625 as one of the two elective courses in their minor program:

Required courses:  CSE 221, 222, 321, 625; Math 345 or 366
Elective course:  One chosen from CSE 541, 560, 625, 655, 660, 670, 675, 680

 

IV.  RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL COURSES  (depending on the student’s special interest) 

Computer Science and Engineering:  CSE 725 (Computability and Unsolvability)
Industrial and Systems Engineering:  ISE 702 (Mathematical Programming: Linear)
Linguistics:  Lin 601 (Introduction to Linguistics)
Linguistics:  Lin 680 (Formal Foundations of Linguistics)
Linguistics:  Lin 681 (Algebraic Linguistics)
Linguistics:  Lin 683 (Linguistic Semantics)
Mathematics:  Math 573 (Elementary Number Theory)
Math 576H-577H (Number Theory through History)
Philosophy:  Phil 650 (Advanced Symbolic Logic)
Philosophy:  Phil 652 (Nonclassical Logic)
Philosophy:  Phil 654 (Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics)

 



SAMPLE SCHEDULE (I)

 

Autumn

Math 151.xx

 

Winter

Math 152.xx

CSE 202  

Spring

Math 153.xx

CSE 221

Autumn

Math 254

CSE 222

Winter

Math 568

CSE 321 

Spring

Math 345

 

Autumn

Math 580

CSE 625

Winter

Math 581

Math 575

Spring

Math 582

CSE 655

Autumn

Math 530 or Stat 420

Math 585

Winter

Stat 421 

 

Spring

Math 578

 



 

SAMPLE SCHEDULE (II)

Autumn

Math 151.xx

 

Winter

Math 152.xx

CSE 202

Spring

Math 153.xx

CSE 221

Autumn

Math 254.xx

CSE 222

Winter

Math 568

CSE 321

Spring

Math 345

 

Autumn

Math 530

 

Winter

Stat 421

Math 575

Spring

Math 578

 

Autumn

Math 647

CSE 625 

Winter

Math 648

 

Spring

Math 649

CSE 655 


 


Last updated by Diana DeVol Bev... on 10/30/09