Course Recommendations for Particular Interests
Students who would like to pursue special career goals should consider
taking courses which would develop their skills in their chosen path.
Listed below are a few of the options available to mathematics majors
along with some course recommendations.
Students interested in Actuarial Science should consider the
Actuarial Science minor
which is offered through the Statistics Department.
For a Mathematics major the additional courses for the Actuarial minor include:
Actuarial Science STA 4321 Mathematical Statistics 1 STA 4322 Mathematical Statistics 2 STA 4183 Theory of Interest STA 4210 Regression Analysis STA 4853 Intro to Time Series and Forecasting ACG 2021C Financial Accounting FIN 3403 Business Finance ECO 2013 Macroeconomics ECO 2023 Microeconomics
Students interested in Applied Mathematics should learn a computer programming language, either Fortran or C++, in the course CGS 2425. A selection of electives from the following courses is suggested:
Applied Mathematics MAP 4305 Differential Equations MAP 4341 Elements of Partial Differential Equations MAD 4401 Introduction to Numerical Analysis MAP 4102 Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes MAP 4413 Fourier Series and Transforms 1 MAP 4484 Modeling in Mathematical Biology MAD 4203 Combinatorics 1 MAD 4204 Combinatorics 2 STA 4321 Mathematical Statistics 1 STA 4322 Mathematical Statistics 2 STA 4210 Regression Analysis
A student interested in computer science should consider taking these courses. The last three, COP 3520, CDA 3101 and COP 4600 can all be used as Math electives in a BA program and towards a minor in Computer Science.
Computer Science CIS 3022 Programming for CIS Majors I CIS 3023 Programming for CIS Majors II COT 3100 Applications of Discrete Structures COP 3530 Data Structures and Algorithms CDA 3101 Introduction to Computer Organization COP 4600 Operating Systems
Students interested in Financial Mathematics should consider taking some or all of these courses. A selection of three of STA 4321, STA 4322, ESI 4312 and ESI 4313 can be used as electives for the BA degree.
Financial Mathematics STA 4321 Mathematical Statistics 1 STA 4183 Theory of Interest MAP 4102 Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes MAP 4413 Fourier Series and Transforms 1 ACG 2021C Financial Accounting FIN 3408 Business Finance ESI 4312 Operations Research 1 ESI 4313 Operations Research 2
Students wishing to pursue graduate study in a PhD. program in mathematics should pursue the BS degree and try to complete MAS 4301 and MAA 4211-4212 by the end of their junior years and to include MAS 5311 (Introductory Algebra 1) and MAA 4226 (Modern Analysis 1) among their electives. Generally, they should try to take as much mathematics as possible. These sequences are particularly useful:
Graduate Study MTG 4302-4303 Topology Sequence MAD 4203-4204 Combinatorics Sequence MHF 4102-4203 Foundations Sequence
Students interested in Operations Research should learn a computer programming language, either Fortran or C++, in the course CGS 2425. A selection of electives from the following courses is suggested:
Operations Research STA 4321 Mathematical Statistics 1 STA 4322 Mathematical Statistics 2 STA 4210 Regression Analysis MAD 4401 Numerical Analysis MAS 4124 Numerical Linear Algebra ESI 4312 Operations Research 1 ESI 4313 Operations Research
Mathematics students who are interested in Physics should consider one of the options which would lead to a
minor in Physics. An example would be
Physics PHY2048 Physics with Calculus 1 PHY2048L Lab for PHY 2048 PHY2049 Physics with Calculus 2 PHY2049L Lab for PHY 2049 PHY3101 Introduction to Modern Physics PHY3513 Thermal Physics 1 PHY3221 Mechanics 1
The following courses are suggested for the student interested in statistics. The student who intends to take all of these courses should consider the minor in Statistics.
Statistics STA 4321 Introduction to Probability Theory STA 4322 Introduction to Statistical Theory 2 STA 4211 Design of Experiments STA 4210 Regression Analysis
Teaching Mathematics in High School (UFTeach)
A selection of the mathematics courses listed below would be
beneficial for a student who is interested in teaching high
school mathematics. The student pursuing teaching certification
should also consider the UFTeach minor
UFTeach MAT 3503 Functions and Modeling MTG 3214 Euclidean Geometry MTG 3212 Geometry MAS 4203 Number Theory MAA 4402 Complex Variables STA 4321 Probability Theory