Major Requirements

 

Coursework Requirements

Students majoring in mathematics must complete MATH 115 and one of 116/120 (or the equivalent) and at least eight units of 200-level and 300-level courses. These eight units must include 205, 206, 302, 305, and two additional 300-level courses. (Thus a student who places out of 115/116 and starts in 205 requires only eight courses.) At most two of 206, 210 and 215 may be counted towards the major. These courses must be completed for the mathematics major:

  • Math 115: Calculus I and Math 116: Calculus II, or the equivalent
  • Math 205: Multivariable Calculus
  • Math 206: Linear Algebra
  • Math 302: Elements of Analysis I
  • Math 305: Abstract Algebra
  • At least two elective 300-level courses not counting any of 350, 360, 370.

A student may count Math 215/Phys 215 towards her mathematics major. However, she may count at most two of the course 206, 210, and 215 toward the major. Credit for Math 216/Phys 216 satisfies the requirement that a math major take 205, but cannot be counted as one of the 200- or 300-level units required for the major.

Major Presentation Requirement

Majors are also required to present one classroom talk in either their junior or senior year. This requirement can be satisfied with a presentation in the student seminar, but it can also be fulfilled by giving a talk in one of the courses whose catalog description says"Majors can fulfill the major presentation requirement in this course." In addition, a limited number of students may be able to fulfill the presentation requirement in other courses, with permission of the instructor.

Upcoming Events

 

Mon, Apr 29 @ 12:20

The student seminar continues this week when Raissa Antwi and Marjorie Kasten give a joint talk.  As usual, we'll start lunch in room 362 at 12:20, then we'll move over to room 364 around 12:35 or 12:40 to begin the talk. Everyone is welcome to attend!


Tues, Apr 30 @ 4:30

Gerta Malaj, Sookyo Jeong, Sophie Sun, and Elsa Wong (Babson) will speak about their application of Bayesian statistics to quality control management at Boston Scientific. Their talk will be in room 396 of the Science Center.


Mon, May 6 @ 12:20

The student warps up for the year when HyeWon Shin and YeJi Kee give a joint talk.  As usual, we'll start lunch in room 362 at 12:20, then we'll move over to room 364 around 12:35 or 12:40 to begin the talk. Everyone is welcome to attend!


Tues, May 7 @ 5:30

Elize Huang, Rachel Insoft, Marjorie Kasten, Sarika Patel (Babson), and Sophia Guo (Babson) will speak about optimizing the pick-up and distribution routes for BigBelly (they make solar-powered trash compactors; we have two right outside the science center) Their talk will be in room 396 of the Science Center.


Wed, May 8 @ 1:00

Ran Ji will be giving a presentation on her thesis "Towards enumerating C-alt and D matrices." The talk will be held in room 364 of the Science Center, and everyone is welcomed to attend!


Thurs, May 9 @ 4:30

Laura Liu, Shuyu Gao, Farheen Rahimtoola, Ana Casillas, and Karan Kanodia (Babson) will present global pricing models they developed for Boston Scientific using optimization and statistical techniques. Their talk will be in room 396 of the Science Center.