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Mathematics, Minor

We are committed to serving students with diverse backgrounds and goals by providing innovative curriculum and dynamic learning environments in order to prepare them for a wide variety of careers that require quantitative skills.

Mathematics is a science of patterns and, as such, is particularly well suited for describing, defining, expressing and answering questions about the natural world. Mathematics gives us a methodology for the collection and organization of data, as well as models and techniques that allow us to analyze and make predictions. It is through an understanding of mathematics that we comprehend and impose meaning on our observations of the physical world.

Mathematics courses will give you a valuable advantage in any career in which advanced quantitative and reasoning skills are needed. These skills are particularly relevant to employment and graduate study in technical fields. Mathematics is not only the language of science and technology, but it also provides a set of tools for data analysis, problem solving, and methods of thinking that are extremely valuable in any academic discipline.

Required Courses

Please note: Twelve of the units taken to complete a minor (6 of which are upper division) may not be used in fulfillment of other minors, concentrations, or major requirements.

Note

If you have already successfully completed STAT 250 - Applied Stat:Sci Tech  (4 units), you may NOT use MATH 320 - Applied Probability and Statistics  (4 units) to complete the elective requirement.

Learning Outcomes

Foundational Knowledge

Students will apply the principles and methods of differential calculus to both theoretical and applied problems.  Depending on their chosen coursework, students will either apply the techniques of integral calculus to both theoretical and applied problems; or they will apply the topics of deductive logic, mathematical proof, discrete structures, and graph theory to different applications (including computer science).

Breadth of Application

Students will demonstrate the ability to apply advanced mathematical principles and constructs to solve problems from three additional from the fields of applied mathematics, pure mathematics, or mathematical knowledge for teaching.

Mathematical Reasoning

Students will judge the validity of arguments, formulate and test conjectures, and analyze and construct concise mathematical proofs.

Mathematical Problem Solving

Students will utilize advanced mathematical problem-solving strategies to applied problems. This includes the ability to apply mathematical concepts and models, to select appropriate strategies, and to carry out solutions.

Mathematical Communication

Students will express complex mathematical ideas orally and in writing using appropriate mathematical symbols and terminology.