Many students taking our undergraduate courses in mathematics and statistics are not mathematics or statistics majors. We offer coursework in all branches of mathematics and statistics for majors in any field that has a quantitative component, and that includes just about everything except some of the humanities. We also offer general education courses that do not fall into any of these categories. Specifically, we have the following constituencies:

Elementary education
All elementary education majors must take MTE 210 and STA 225. Those "majoring" or "minoring" in mathematics must take additional courses, including MTH 141, MTE 211, and MTE 410. To be fully prepared to teach even K–5 math, MTE 211 is strongly recommended.

Business administration
Most majors in School of Business Administration take MTH 121-122, a sequence dealing with mathematics relevant to business administration, including linear programming and calculus. Those students planning graduate work in economics are advised to take MTH 141 and MTH 154 instead. Students in the SBA should check with their academic adviser.

The sciences
All chemistry and physics majors take several mathematics courses, including calculus. Biology majors usually take the less rigorous calculus course (MTH 122) and/or statistics (STA 225, STA 226, or — preferably — STA 228), after completing MTH 141 if necessary.

Health sciences
Majors in the School of Health Sciences take mathematics courses that vary by specialty.

Engineering and computer science
All students in SECS take a wide range of courses in the mathematical sciences, such as calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, and discrete mathematics.

General education courses
MTH 118 and STA 225 are courses with little or no prerequisite mathematical knowledge, suitable for all university students. They satisfy the general education requirement in the formal reasoning knowledge foundation area and give students a good feeling for the many uses of the mathematical sciences in contemporary society. MTH 121, 122, 154, 155, 414, APM 163, and STA 226 also meet various general education requirements.

 

Last updated: June 16, 2010. Send additions or corrections (or other comments) to Professor Grossman.