Advanced Courses with Substantial Mathematical Content

Several concentrations in the Mathematics department require

Two additional advanced courses with substantial mathematical content.

The official description of such courses is

Courses that employ mathematical language, reasoning or methodology qualify.  Any mathematics course numbered 200 or above qualifies, as do certain non-introductory courses in other departments. The most common courses in other departments that qualify are courses of a quantitative nature from the social and physical sciences, engineering, computer science or statistics, but there are other possibilities.  Selections must be approved by the student's departmental advisor.

In order to aid students and advisors, we have developed the following list of qualifying courses. This list is not exhaustive. If you are a student and believe a course satisfies the above description but is not on this list, please consult with your advisor. You advisor in consultation with the undergraduate committee can approve a course not on this list.

Courses qualifying as Advanced Courses with Substantial Mathematical Content for the purpose of satisfying Mathematics Department concentrations requirements:

Astronomy: 241 Astrophysics I, 242 Astrophysics II

Biology: 263 Ecology

Biomedical Engineering: 218, 221, 230, 251, 260, 283

Chemical Engineering: 225 Thermodynamics, 231 Chemical reactor design, 243 Fluid Dynamics, 244 Heat and Mass Transfer

Chemistry: 251 Quantum Chemistry I, 252 Physical Chemistry II

Computer Science: 217 Uncertain Inference, 242 Artificial Intelligence,

244 Logical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence, 246 Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence, 264 Computational Biology, 280 Computer Models, 281, Cryptography, 282 Design and Analysis of Efficient Algorithms, 284 Advanced algorithms, 286 Computational Complexity, 287 Randomized parallel and other ,,, .

Economics: ECO 207H Intermediate Microeconomics, ECO 209H Intermediate Macroeconomics (H is more mathematical), ECO 231(W) Econometrics, ECO 232 Econometrics of Financial Markets, ECO 288 Introduction to Game Theory

Education (Warner School) EDU 436 Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Mathematics,

EDU 444 Implementing Innovation in Mathematics Education,

EDU 482 Integrating Mathematics and Literacy (TC-MATH),

EDU 483 Integrating Mathematics and Technology

(Note: these courses may also count toward the 4+1 Program in Teaching --- see that program for details)

Electrical and Computer Engineering: 210,226,230,231,234,240,241,242,243,244,245, 246

Material Science: 230

Mathematics: Any 2xx course

Mechanical Engineering: 201(cross listed as MTH 281), 202 (cross listed as MTH 282), 204 Machanical Design, 205 Advanced Machanical Design, 211 Computational Methods, 213 Mechanical Systems, 223 Heat Transfer, 225 Fluid Dynamics, 226 Solid Dynamics,

250 Optimum Design, 251 Heat Power, 280 Material Science, 281 Mechanical Properties of Materials

Optics: 211 Computational Methods, 223 Quantum Theory, 241 Geometrical Optics, 261 Interference and Diffraction, 262 Electromagnetic Theory

Philosophy: 214, 215, 216 Logic, 217 Uncertain Inference, 218 Philosophy of Math, 219 Deviant Logic

Physics: Any 2xx except for labs

Political Science: 281 Formal Models, 288 Game Theory, 407 Mathematical Modeling

Psychology: CSP 211 Statistical Methods

Statistics: Any 2xx course

Revised October 2005