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2010-2011

The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Academic Plans and Requirements

Computational Mathematics

Computational Mathematics/Earth and Space Option

The four "core" courses selected must include:

CM 352/AMATH 342 Computational Methods for Differential Equations
CM 375/CS 475 Computational Linear Algebra

In addition, the following courses are required:

One of

AMATH 231 Calculus 4
AMATH 250 Introduction to Differential Equations

All of

CM 452/AMATH 442 Computational Methods for Partial Differential Equations

Three additional 400-level CM courses.

Seven of

AMATH 261/PHYS 263 Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity
AMATH 361 Continuum Mechanics
AMATH 475/PHYS 476 Introduction to General Relativity
EARTH 121 Introductory Earth Sciences
EARTH 122 Introductory Environmental Sciences
EARTH 123 Introductory Hydrology
EARTH 223 Hydrology
EARTH 260 Applied Geophysics 1
EARTH 359 Flow Through Porous Media
EARTH 361 Atmospheric Motions and Physics
EARTH 458 Physical Hydrogeology
EARTH 460 Applied Geophysics 2
EARTH 461 Applied Geophysics 3
PHYS 121 Mechanics and Waves 1
PHYS 122 Mechanics and Waves 2
PHYS 222 Electricity and Magnetism 1
PHYS 258 Thermal Physics
PHYS 275 Astrophysics 1 – The Solar System
PHYS 375 Astrophysics 2 – Stars and Stellar Evolution
PHYS 475 Astrophysics 3 – Galaxies and Cosmology
Note: Of these courses, at least three must be at the 300- or 400-level.


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