The curriculum in the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics explores mathematical problems and their interplay with science and engineering. Students in this program investigate a broad array of techniques in pure mathematics and pursue electives in science and related fields that demonstrate the crucial underpinnings of mathematics in our understanding of information, science, and technology.
A student completing this program is prepared to enter employment with analytical and quantitative tools relevant to technological industries or modern financial markets. Furthermore, with the appropriate electives chosen, the student is prepared to enter quantitatively oriented graduate schools, including PhD programs in Mathematics. All advising for this degree option is done through the Undergraduate Program Office in the Department of Mathematics.
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
ENGL 104
| Composition and Rhetoric
or Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition | 3 |
| MATH 171 | Calculus I | 4 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3,4 | 1 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| MATH 172 | Calculus II | 4 |
| 4 |
| Programming I | |
| Introduction to Computer Science Concepts and Programming | |
| Structured Programming in C | |
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3,4 | 1 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| MATH 221 | Several Variable Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 300 | Foundations of Mathematics | 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 14 |
| Spring |
|---|
| MATH 308 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 323 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
PHYS 206
& PHYS 226 | Newtonian Mechanics for Engineering and Science
and Physics of Motion Laboratory for the Sciences | 4 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| MATH 409 | Analysis on the Real Line | 3 |
| MATH 415 | Modern Algebra I | 3 |
| 3 |
| Public Speaking | |
| Communication for Technical Professions | |
| Argumentation and Debate | |
| 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
MATH 410
| Multivariate Real Analysis
or Analysis on Metric Spaces | 3 |
MATH 416
| Modern Algebra II
or Elliptic Curve Cryptography | 3 |
| 4 |
| Mathematical Modeling of Ocean Climate | |
| Electricity and Magnetism for Engineering and Science
and Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory for the Sciences | |
| 1 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 13 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
MATH 411
| Mathematical Probability
or Mathematical Statistics I | 3 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Spring |
|---|
| 6 | 9 |
| 4 | 6 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 |
Maximum of 3 hours of MATH 300 or CSCE 222/ECEN 222 may be used in this degree program.
Maximum of 3 hours of MATH 411 or STAT 414 may be used in this degree program.
Maximum of 4 hours of MATH 417, MATH 437 or CSCE 442 may be used in this degree program.
If a grade of D or F is earned in any of the following courses, MATH 151/MATH 171, MATH 152/MATH 172, MATH 221/MATH 251/MATH 253, MATH 300, MATH 323 or MATH 308, this course must be immediately retaken and a grade of C or better earned. The department will allow at most two D's in upper-level (325-499) courses. If a third D is earned, one of the three courses in which a D was earned must be retaken and a grade of C or better earned.
Students desiring teacher certification should consult the requirements for certification before registering for electives.
Graduation requirements include a requirement for 3 hours of International and Cultural Diversity courses and 3 hours of Cultural Discourse courses. A course satisfying a Core category, a college/department requirement, or a general elective can be used to satisfy this requirement. See academic advisor.
