UF Mathematics

Quantitative
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE: The Quantitative Sciences major is being phased out and, effective Summer A 2006, will no longer be available to incoming students or to upper-division students (semesters 5-8) changing their majors.

Students already in the major will be allowed to complete it (as long as they don't switch out of it and then try to switch back in again), and lower-division students (semesters 1-4) with catalog-year 2005 or earlier may be allowed to switch into it (except for students who entered UF in Summer A 2006). Students who entered as freshmen in the Summer B 2005 or Fall 2005 semester have through the Spring 2007 semester to switch into Quantitative Sciences; students who entered as freshmen in the Spring 2006 semester will have through the Spring 2008 semester to switch. After these dates, no more changes-of-major to Quantitative Sciences will be allowed.

The interdisciplinary program in Quantitative Sciences, administered by the Mathematics and Statistics Departments, equips students with the mathematical and statistical perspectives and computational skills required to understand the challenges of an increasingly technological and quantitatively-analyzed society.

The requirements for this major consist of ten core courses plus four electives. The electives must be chosen from eight "elective packages", of which the student must complete two packages (two courses per package, times two packages, for a total of four courses). The core courses and elective packages are listed below.

Core Requirements:

  • MAC 2312 (Calculus 2)
  • MAC 2313 (Calculus 3)
  • MAP 2302 (Differential Equations)
  • a course in a scientific programming language (CIS 3020 or CGS 2425 preferred; CGS 2414 allowed)
  • MAS 3114 or MAS 4105 (Linear Algebra)
  • MAD 4203 (Combinatorics) or MAD 3107 (Discrete Mathematics)
    or COT 3100 (Applications of Discrete Structures)
  • MAD 4401 (Intro to Numerical Analysis)
  • STA 4321 (Intro to Probability)
  • STA 4322 (Intro to Statistics Theory)
  • STA 4210 (Regression Analysis)

Elective Packages:

  1. Applied Mathematics
    • Any two of MAP 4305, MAP 4341, MAS 4124

  2. Statistics
    • Any two additional (i.e. non-core) 4000-level STA courses. Note: no course may count simultaneously for the Statistics package and the Actuarial Science package.

  3. Operations Research
    • ESI 4312
    • ESI 4313

  4. Computer Science
    • COP 3530 (note: prerequisite courses needed for this),
      and one of
    • CAP 4621, CAP 4800, COT 4400, COT 4420, CIS 4301, COP 4720

  5. Imaging Science
    • Any two of CAP 4410, CAP 4700, MAP 4413
      (note: prerequisite courses needed for these)

  6. Actuarial Science
    • STA 4183 (Theory of Interest). MAP 3170 (Introduction to Actuarial Mathematics) is no longer offered but may substitute for STA 4183 if previously taken.
    • STA 4853 (Time Series and Forecasting)
    Note: no course may count simultaneously for the Statistics package and the Actuarial Science package.

  7. Basic Education Package
    • One of MTG 3212 (Geometry) and MTG 3214 (Euclidean Geometry)
    • One of MAS 3300 (Numbers and Polynomials) and MHF 3202 (Sets and Logic)

  8. Advanced Education Package
    Two courses from this list:
    • MHF 4404 (History of Mathematics)
    • MAA 4102 (Advanced Calculus for Engineers and Physical Scientists 1)
    • MAA 4103 (Advanced Calculus for Engineers and Physical Scientists 2)
    • MAA 4402 (Complex Variables)
    • MAS 4203 (Number Theory)
    • MHF 4203 (Foundations of Mathematics)

For further information about this program, please contact:

University of Florida * Mathematics * Contact Info

Last update made by D. Groisser Tue Jun 20 17:05:36 EDT 2006