PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
   To provide a foundation for further learning as well as contributing to the general education of students, the programs at Rose-Hulman all have a heavy investment in mathematics and science in the first two years. The freshman and sophomore mathematics curriculum is designed to contribute to this foundation by ensuring that students are familiar with basic mathematical and statistical concepts, and mathematical and statistical reasoning and modeling. Students will also understand the use of mathematics in other disciplines as well as developing an appreciation of mathematics as a discipline in its own right. In addition, students will learn to be competent users of mathematics, especially in problem solving, and be able to effectively communicate mathematically. The curriculum makes strong use of computer methods to develop students’ mathematical understanding and to enhance their ability to use the computer in modeling, computation and problem solving.
   For students seeking a major in mathematics, the curriculum prepares them for a mathematically based career after graduation or further graduate study. The major builds upon the goals and objectives of the freshman and sophomore curriculum. In addition to a deeper and broader study of mathematics, majors will further develop their ability to formulate and solve problems from a mathematical perspective, become familiar with the use of mathematics in other fields, and develop competence at the application of mathematics to at least one other field. Graduates will also be able to use technology effectively in mathematics and the application of mathematics. To complement these technical skills graduates will learn the professional skills of effective communication with both technical and non-technical audiences and the ability to work cooperatively with others.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
   Major Concentrations: Mathematics majors choose to complete their program in one of three concentrations: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, or Statistics. The Mathematics concentration provides the foundational mathematical depth of a traditional mathematics major and is intended for students planning on graduate study in an area of mathematics. The Applied Mathematics concentration may be completed in one of two areas: continuous applied mathematics or discrete applied mathematics. Students selecting this concentration may tailor their programs to interface with another major or to enhance industrial employment or graduate school opportunities. The Statistics concentration is recommended for students pursuing careers in actuarial science, graduate study in statistics, or employment in government or industry in a statistical capacity. Upon graduation a student may request the Head of the Mathematics Department to issue a letter attesting to the fact that the requirements in the chosen concentration have been completed.
   Mathematics Coursework Requirements: All mathematics majors must complete a common core consisting of 39 credit hours of mathematics coursework, which provides breadth across the main areas of mathematics. A mathematics major must also complete an additional 20 credit hours of mathematics coursework specified for the selected major concentration plus an additional 8 credit hours earned in free elective mathematics courses. A total of 67 credit hours of mathematics courses is required for the major.

(A student may take an appropriate MA 490 course in place of either of the two courses not marked with * or ** upon obtaining permission from the student’s advisor and the Mathematics Department Head.)

    
SUGGESTED SCHEDULE
   The schedule below is a suggested schedule only. Scheduling of courses may be altered, subject to approval of the advisor, in order to take advantage of advanced placement or to accommodate a second major, area minor or other special program. However, note that some courses are offered only at certain times during the year, and all prerequisites must be met. In the schedule an MA elective is either a concentration elective or free math elective, as described above, and a science elective is a physical or life science elective as defined above.

MATHEMATICS

Freshman Year Fall Term Credit MA CHEM RH   HSS CLSK EM 111 111 131 100 104 Calculus I .............................. General Chemistry I.............. Rhetoric and Composition    or Elective.................................. College and Life Skills ........ Graphical Comm.................... 5 4     4 1 2       16         Winter Term Credit MA PH CSSE   HSS   RH 112 111 120       131 Calculus II............................. Physics I................................ Fundamentals of    Software Dev I .................. Elective   or Rhetoric & Composition ..... 5 4   4 4       17         Spring Term Credit MA PH CHEM   CHEM   AB HSS 113 112 113   153   101 Calculus III............................ Physics II............................... General Chemistry II   or Intro To Organic Chemistry   or Essential Biology (or higher). Elective.................................. 5 4     4 4       17

Sophomore Year Fall Term Credit MA PH CSSE HSS 221 113 220   Diff Eq & Matrix Alg I ......... Physics III ............................. Fundamentals of    Software Dev II ................. Elective................................... 4 4   4 4       16         Winter Term Credit MA     HSS 222       Diff Eq & Matrix Alg II ........ Science Elective.................... Technical Elective ................  Elective.................................. 4 4 4 4       16         Spring Term Credit MA MA   HSS 381 371 Intro to Probability ............... Linear Algebra ...................... Technical Elective ................ Elective................................... 4 4 4 4       16

Junior Year Fall Term Credit MA MA    HSS 215 Disc & Comb Alg I .............. Elective .................................. Technical Elective ................ Elective................................... 4 4 4 4       16         Winter Term Credit MA MA   HSS 306 Functions of a Real Variable. Elective.................................. Technical Elective ............... Elective................................... 4 4 4 4       16         Spring Term Credit MA MA   HSS       Elective................................... Elective .................................. Technical Elective ................ Elective.................................. 4 4 4 4       16

Senior Year Fall Term Credit MA   401 Elective .................................. Technical Elective ............... Free Elective ......................... Free Elective ......................... 4 4 4 4       16         Winter Term Credit MA   Elective .................................. Free Elective ......................... Free Elective ......................... Free Elective ......................... 4 4 4 4       16         Spring Term Credit MA     Elective .................................. Free Elective ......................... Free Elective ......................... Free Elective ......................... 4 4 4 4       16

Notes and Definitions

The suggested four year plan is a guideline. Close consultation and planning with the advisor on electives is required, especially for electives after the freshman year, or if a double major or minor is planned. Math Elective: A course either required by the concentration or a true math elective. Science Elective: Any Physical or Life Sciences elective (not Computer Science) at any level. Technical Elective: Non-mathematics courses numbered 200 or above in Engineering, Science or Economics. Free Elective: Any course except Military Science or Aerospace Studies.

WITH THESIS OPTION
Students pursuing a major or second major in Mathematics may elect to complete a “thesis option” as follows: Students seeking a degree “with thesis” must complete

• a written thesis or a project and project write-up involving effort equivalent to at least 8 credit hours of MA495;
• at least 2 credit hours of MA495.

The thesis or project must involve creative work done by the student and a significant portion of this work must have been done by the student individually (not as part of a team). The written submission must be signed by the student’s thesis/project advisor and two additional mathematics faculty members, and must be presented in the departmental seminar. The student’s transcript would have the designation “with thesis”.
   

AREA MINOR IN MATHEMATICS
   A student, not pursuing a major in mathematics, computer science, or economics or a second major in mathematics may obtain an area minor in mathematics by taking 10 or more mathematics courses as follows:

• Six courses in foundational mathematics
  Calculus, Differential Equations and Matrix Algebra: MA 111, MA 112, MA 113, MA 221, MA 222
  Basic Probability/Statistics: one of MA 223 or MA 381
       
• Sixteen additional credit hours of “upper division” courses
  Courses selected from MA 215, all MA courses numbered 300 or higher (except MA 351-356), or other MA courses approved by the area minor advisor for mathematics.

   All area minors must be approved by the area minor advisor (Math Department Head) and the student’s advisor. The department has a form for the planning and approval of a minor. In addition, note that:

• Almost all students are required to take six foundational courses as a requirement for their major; therefore, only four “extra courses” are required for most students.
• No student can take both MA371 and MA373 for credit.
• If MA 381 is being counted towards the four additional courses, then MA223 may be taken and counted towards the Basic Probability/Statistics requirement.
• Science and engineering, especially the more recently developed “high tech” areas, have sophisticated mathematical and statistical concepts and methodologies in their foundation. Thus a well chosen set of courses for a mathematics minor (or a second major in mathematics) will greatly enhance a student’s analytical and computational skills. Students thinking of going on to graduate school should especially give consideration to this option.