Bachelor of Sicence in Mathematics (Industrial and Applied Math)
About This Program
The Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with an emphasis on Industrial and Applied Mathematics prepares students for careers as mathematicians in the emerging high-tech industries. This option is for students seeking immediate employment after graduation. Additional coursework may be required for admission to graduate school.
Competencies
- The student will gain knowledge and skills in industrial and applied mathematics and that will prepare them for jobs and careers as mathematicians in emerging high-tech industries.
- The student will gain knowledge and skills in a wide range of mathematical fields, including abstract algebra, analysis, and statistics.
- The student will gain knowledge and understanding of definitions and theorems on abstract mathematical concepts.
- The student will gain knowledge and skills in solving problems and writing proofs about abstract mathematical concepts.
Curriculum
| Foundations | ||
| General Core Requirements | 42 | |
| Students must complete specific courses within certain core areas | ||
| For Communication, select: | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I and RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II | ||
| For Mathematics, select: | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| CALCULUS II | ||
| For Life & Physical Sciences, select one sequence from the following: | ||
| BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS: CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY and BIOLOGY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | ||
| EARTH SYSTEMS and EARTH HISTORY | ||
| GENERAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS I and GENERAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS II | ||
| Mathematics Foundations | ||
| Additional hours required in core from Calculus core sequence. | 2 | |
| UNIV 1101 | CAREER PREPARATION AND STUDENT SUCCESS | 1 |
| or UNIV 1131 | STUDENT SUCCESS | |
| Select two courses in Life & Physical Science approved for the core and not previously taken. | 6 | |
| Select one of the following in computer programming: | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS & PROGRAMMING | ||
| PYTHON FOR DATA SCIENCE 1 | ||
| NUMERICAL ANALYSIS & PROGRAMMING | ||
| Mathematics Specialization | ||
| MATH 2326 | CALCULUS III | 3 |
| MATH 3300 | INTRODUCTION TO PROOFS (satisfies Oral Communication Competency) | 3 |
| MATH 3313 | INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY | 3 |
| MATH 3316 | STATISTICAL INFERENCE | 3 |
| MATH 3318 | DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 3 |
| MATH 3321 | ABSTRACT ALGEBRA I | 3 |
| MATH 3330 | INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA AND VECTOR SPACES | 3 |
| MATH 3335 | ANALYSIS I | 3 |
| MATH 3345 | NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS | 3 |
| MATH 4311 | STOCHASTIC MODELS AND SIMULATION | 3 |
| MATH 4322 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEX VARIABLES | 3 |
| MATH 4324 | INTRODUCTION TO PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 3 |
| Select additional advanced hours in mathematics except for capstone mathematics courses specifically for prospective middle or secondary grades mathematics teachers | 21 | |
| IE 3315 | OPERATIONS RESEARCH I | 3 |
| IE 4315 | OPERATIONS RESEARCH II | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| ABSTRACT ALGEBRA II | ||
| ANALYSIS II | ||
| ADVANCED MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| MATH 1426 | 4 | MATH 2425 | 4 |
| Life and Physical Science | 3-4 | MATH 3316 | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| Creative Arts | 3 | Life and Physical Science | 3-4 |
| UNIV 1131 (UNIV 1101) | 1 | ||
| 14-15 | 13-14 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| MATH 2326 | 3 | MATH 3318 | 3 |
| MATH 3300 | 3 | MATH 3321 | 3 |
| MATH 3330 | 3 | MATH 33XX (Math Elective) | 3 |
| MATH 33XX (Math Elective) | 3 | MATH 33XX (Math Elective) | 3 |
| Language & Philosophy | 3 | Social and Behavioral Science | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| MATH 3345 | 3 | MATH 4311 | 3 |
| MATH 3313 | 3 | MATH 4324 | 3 |
| MATH 4322 | 3 | MATH 33XX (Math Elective) | 3 |
| MATH 3335 | 3 | IE 3315 | 3 |
| History core | 3 | Computer programming elective | 3 |
| History core | 3 | ||
| 15 | 18 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| IE 4315 | 3 | Select one of the following: | 3 |
| MATH 33XX (Math Elective) | 3 | ||
| Component Area | 3 | ||
| POLS 2311 or POLS 2312 | 3 | ||
| Life and Physical Science | 3-4 | MATH 33XX (Math Elective) | 3 |
| MATH 33XX (Math Elective) | 3 | ||
| Life and Physical Science | 3-4 | ||
| POLS 2311 or POLS 3212 | 3 | ||
| 15-16 | 15-16 | ||
| Total Hours: 120-124 | |||
Advising Resources
First-time-in-college students should plan to speak to the math advisor when starting their second year. Transfer students should contact the math advisor after acceptance at UTA to create a degree plan and enroll in classes.
Location:
PKH 489
Email:
math.advising@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-9688