Applied Mathematics Degree
Students must also complete the Undergraduate Registration Requirement and the degree requirements of their home school.
Requirements (48 units)
Core Courses (26 units)1
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| 4 mathematics courses | |
| 4 units of basic science: 2 | |
| PHYSICS 135-1 & PHYSICS 136-1 | General Physics and General Physics Laboratory 3 |
| PHYSICS 135-2 & PHYSICS 136-2 | General Physics and General Physics Laboratory |
| PHYSICS 135-3 & PHYSICS 136-3 | General Physics and General Physics Laboratory |
| 3 engineering foundation courses | |
| 3 design, communications, and innovation courses | |
| 7 social sciences/humanities courses | |
| 5 unrestricted electives | |
Major Program (22 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| 5 units of basic technical coursework | |
| Applied Ordinary Differential Equations | |
Plus 4 courses from at least 3 different McCormick departments, Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science (at 200-level or above) | |
| 7 units of engineering sciences and applied mathematics coursework | |
| Complex Variables | |
or MATH 325-0 | Complex Analysis |
| Advanced Methods for Differential Equations | |
| Models in Applied Mathematics | |
| Applied Dynamical Systems | |
| Applied Linear Algebra | |
or MATH 334-0 | Linear Algebra: Second Course |
| Modeling and Computation in Science & Engineering | |
1 additional unit of any 300- or 400-level ES_APPM course | |
| 1 unit of probability and statistics coursework chosen from the options below 3,4 | |
| Statistics and Data Science | |
or IEMS 303-0 | Engineering Statistics |
| Probabilistic Systems | |
or IEMS 302-0 | Probability |
or MATH 310-1 | Probability and Stochastic Processes |
| Probability and Stochastic Processes | |
| Probability and Stochastic Processes | |
| 1 additional unit of probability and statistics coursework chosen from the options above or 1 course chosen from the options below | |
| Operations Research | |
| Foundations of Optimization | |
| 1 unit of mathematical modeling coursework chosen from the options below | |
| Introduction to Computational Neuroscience | |
| Quantitative Biology I: Experiments, Data, Models, and Analysis | |
| Special Topics | |
| Projects | |
| Selected Topics in Applied Mathematics | |
ES_APPM 395-0, ES_APPM 399-0, ES_APPM 495-0 , or other modeling course subject to department pre-approval | |
| 5 courses in engineering or the sciences at the 300 level or higher leading to an approved concentration 3,4 | |
| 2 technical electives at the 300 level or higher in engineering, science, or mathematics 3,4 | |
- 1
See general requirements for details.
- 2
PHYSICS 125-1 General Physics ISP or PHYSICS 140-1 Fundamentals of Physics may be substituted for PHYSICS 135-1 General Physics.PHYSICS 125-2 General Physics for ISP or PHYSICS 140-2 Fundamentals of Physics may be substituted for PHYSICS 135-2 General Physics. PHYSICS 125-3 General Physics for ISP or PHYSICS 140-3 Fundamentals of Physics may be substituted for PHYSICS 135-3 General Physics. Associated labs are PHYSICS 126-2 Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory or PHYSICS 136-2 General Physics Laboratory and PHYSICS 126-3 Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory or PHYSICS 136-3 General Physics Laboratory.
- 3
PHYSICS 135-1 General Physics can be replaced by GEN_ENG 212-0 Engineering Physics - Dynamics (Note: if replaced by GEN_ENG 212-0 Engineering Physics - Dynamics another 1/3 unit of science is needed to fulfill the science requirement). Courses can be chosen from McCormick-approved basic science categories of Chemistry, Physics, Biological Science, Earth & Planetary Science or Astronomy.
- 4
Only 1 unit of ES_APPM 405-1 or IEMS 303-0 can be used for the probability and statistics requirement.
- 5
Only one of the courses IEMS 302, Math 310-1 and ELEC_ENG 302 can be taken for credit.