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The information found below is a corrected and expanded version of the copy found in the 1996-97 CSUSM General Catalog.
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Preparation
High school students are encouraged to take four (4) years of English, four (4) years of mathematics including trigonometry, a year of biological science, and a year of physical science. Courses in calculus, physics, and computer programming are recommended. Experience in clear, concise, careful writing is valuable for success in all courses.
Transfer Credits
A maximum of seventeen (17) lower-division units, including courses in mathematics and computer science, may be applied toward the minor requirements. Of the seventeen (17) units, four (4) units must appropriately match the description in the catalog for CS 111, and nine (9) units must appropriately match the descriptions for MATH 160 and MATH 162. It is also possible to apply another four (4) units which must appropriately match the description for
MATH 260.
Special Requirements for the Minor in Mathematical Sciences
Each course submitted toward the mathematical science minor must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better. No more than a total of three (3) units of either Individual Study (MATH 498) or Independent Research (MATH 499) may be applied. No more than three (3) units of Internship (MATH 495) may be applied to the options.
Lower-division (13 units) Units
CS 111 Computer Science I 4
MATH 160 Calculus with Applications, I 5
MATH 162 Calculus with Applications, II 4
Upper-division (12 units)
Choose one of the following: 3
MATH 370 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 372 Introduction to Number Theory
Choose one of the following: 3
MATH 440 Mathematical Statistics
MATH 462 Introduction to Probability
Six (6) elective units chosen
from the following: 6
[Or three (3) elective units if MATH 260
(Calculus with Applications, III) has been taken]
MATH 330 Introduction to the History of Mathematics
MATH 350 Foundations for Theoretical Mathematics
MATH 356 Mathematical Models
MATH 360 Foundations of Analysis
MATH 362 Differential Equations
MATH 370 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 372 Introduction to Number Theory
MATH 374 Linear Algebra
MATH 410 Modern Geometry
MATH 420 Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces
MATH 421 Calculus on Manifolds
MATH 440 Mathematical Statistics
MATH 460 Introduction to Complex Analysis
MATH 462 Introduction to Probability
MATH 464 Numerical Analysis and Computing
MATH 470 Introduction to Abstract Algebra
MATH 472 Introduction to Graph Theory
MATH 474 Introduction to Combinatorics
MATH 480 Introduction to Optimization, I
MATH 482 Introduction to Optimization, II
MATH 490 Senior Seminar
MATH 495 Internship in Mathematics
MATH 498 Individual Study in Mathematics
MATH 499 Independent Research in Mathematics
MATH 520 Algebra
MATH 522 Number Theory
MATH 530 Measure Theory
MATH 540 Concrete Mathematics
MATH 542 Algorithmic Graph Theory
MATH 550 Geometry
MATH 555 General Topology
MATH 561 Computational Linear Algebra
MATH 562 Mathematical Programming, I
MATH 564 Mathematical Programming, II
MATH 570 Mathematical Modeling
Total Units (if 6 units of electives are taken) 25
or
(if MATH 260 is substituted for an elective) 26
Note: At most three (3) units of MATH 498 and MATH 499 may be counted toward the six (6) units of mathematics electives. A course may not satisfy both a specific requirement and an elective requirement.
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