Math Major: Applied Discrete Math Track

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 Advisors.


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  (requisite:  either Math 530 or 531H or Stat. 420-see required Math-Related Courses)



II. REQUIRED MATH-RELATED COURSES

E. Combinatorial Mathematics and Graph Theory: Math 575
F. Discrete Mathematical Models: Math 578
G. Probability: Math 530 or 531H or Stat 420
H.  Algebra:  Math 580-581-582 (or 590H-591H-592H); and Set Theory:  Math 647


III. REQUIRED CIS MINOR (must be at least 25 credit hours)

Students in the applied discrete math track are required to take a CIS minor:
Required courses:  CSE 201, 202, or 205; 221; 222; 321 (has hidden Math 366 requisite); 625 and TWO selected from CSE 421, 541, 670


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

Computer Science and Engineering:  CSE 360, 560, 675.02, 725
Industrial and Systems Engineering:  ISE 720 (Linear Programming)
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)
Math 648-649 (Mathematical Logic)
Philosophy:  Phil 650 (Advanced Symbolic Logic)
Philosophy:  Phil 652 (Nonclassical Logic)



SAMPLE SCHEDULE

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 minor course 

Autumn

Math 530 or Stat 420

Math 647

Winter

Stat 421 

CSE minor course 

Spring

Math 578

 


Last updated by devol-bevilacqua.1 on 07/15/10