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The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Academic Plans and Requirements

Combinatorics and Optimization

Combinatorics and Optimization Minor

One of

MATH 103 Introductory Algebra for Arts and Social Science
MATH 106 Applied Linear Algebra 1
MATH 114 Linear Algebra for Science
MATH 115 Linear Algebra for Engineering
MATH 136 Linear Algebra 1 for Honours Mathematics
MATH 146 Linear Algebra 1 (Advanced Level)

One of

ECE 103 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 135 Algebra for Honours Mathematics
MATH 145 Algebra (Advanced Level)
PMATH 340 Elementary Number Theory

One of

MATH 104 Introductory Calculus for Arts and Social Science
MATH 116 Calculus 1 for Engineering
MATH 117 Calculus 1 for Engineering
MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences
MATH 137 Calculus 1 for Honours Mathematics
MATH 147 Calculus 1 (Advanced Level)

All of

CO 250 Introduction to Optimization or CO 255 Introduction to Optimization (Advanced Level)
MATH 239 Introduction to Combinatorics or MATH 249 Introduction to Combinatorics (Advanced Level)

Three of

CO 330 Combinatorial Enumeration
CO 331 Coding Theory
CO 342 Introduction to Graph Theory
CO 351 Network Flow Theory
CO 353 Computational Discrete Optimization
CO 367 Nonlinear Optimization
CO 370 Deterministic OR Models
CO 372 Portfolio Optimization Models
CO 430 to CO 487, excluding CO 480

Notes

  1. The Combinatorics and Optimization Minor designation is not available to students outside the Faculty of Mathematics pursuing a Joint Honours academic plan with Mathematics or a Mathematics Minor.
  2. Other Linear Algebra and Calculus courses than those listed above may be used to satisfy the "One of" requirements above, with approval of the Combinatorics and Optimization advisor.

 


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