Undergraduate Guide for Mathematics Majors
 

Contents
 

Introduction
Liberal Studies
Foreign Language
Summer Requirement
CLAST requirement
Minor
 

Major in Mathematics

Core Requirements

Required Coursework

Additional Coursework

Additional Sequences

Major in Applied Mathematics

Core Requirements

Required Coursework

Additional Coursework

Program in Actuarial Science

 

The Department of Mathematics at Florida State University offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Science (BS) and Bachelor of Arts (BA) degrees, the Master of Science (MS) and Master of Arts (MA) degrees, and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. Areas of specialization are mathematics, applied mathematics and actuarial mathematics.

A student in mathematics can look forward professionally to employment in an industrial or financial firm, a governmental agency, or teaching in secondary, college, or university institutions. Alternatively, a degree in the department can be regarded as the central component of liberal education, either for its own sake or as preparation for professional study in another field.

Students desiring to major in mathematics must meet the following criteria: satisfactory completion of 52 semester hours; overall 2.0 GPA; and completion of MAC1113, MAC1140 and either MAC2311 or MAD3104 with a "C-" or better in each. If you have any questions regarding this major, please contact the Mathematics Academic Coordinator, Jennifer Meder, at (850) 644-5868.

A student who has accumulated more than five grades below "C-" (including grades of "U") in mathematics or computer science courses taken for college credit at Florida State University or elsewhere, whether repeated or not, will not be permitted to continue as a major in the department.

Mathematics courses at the 4000-level applied toward the mathematics major must be taken at Florida State University unless specifically exempted by the chair on written request.

The mathematics department is within the College of Arts and Sciences and students in the mathematics program must complete not only the mathematics requirements but also the requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences. Listed below are some of those requirements. For complete requirements, please consult the General Bulletin.     [contents]

Liberal Studies: All areas of liberal studies must be satisfactorily completed. Students who enter the University with an Associate of Arts (AA) degree from a Florida community college must have completed at least six (6) semester hours of English composition, three (3) semester hours of mathematics, three (3) semester hours of history, six (6) semester hours of humanities, and six (6) semester hours of natural sciences in order to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences requirements. Students who did not complete these courses at their previous institution will need to do so at Florida State University.      [contents]

Foreign Language: The College of Arts and Sciences requires that students be proficient at the intermediate level in one language other than English. Students may satisfy the requirement by completing course work through the 2000 level (2200 or equivalent course) of a classical or modern foreign language. (Mathematics majors who are considering doctoral work in mathematics are strongly encouraged to complete the foreign language requirement in French, German or Russian.)      [contents]

Summer Requirement: Students who enter the University with fewer than sixty (60) semester hours of transfer credit must complete nine (9) hours of course work during the summer at any of the nine State University System institutions.      [contents]

CLAST requirement: Unless students are exempt, they must show passing scores on all sections of the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST).      [contents]

Minor: Students in the College of Arts and Sciences are required to complete a minor. Minors are typically twelve (12) to eighteen (18) semester hours.      [contents]

Major in Applied Mathematics
 

Please note that the semesters indicated above are listed to assist students in planning their schedules and indicate which semesters the courses are usually offered. This does not guarantee these courses will always be offered in the same semesters as they have in the past. Courses marked "irregular" are courses which are not offered on a regular basis.      [contents]

Core Requirements (Major in Applied Mathematics):

course number	course name	semester hours	semester offered
MAC 2311	Calculus I	(4)	(F, SP, SU)
MAC 2312	Calculus II	(4)	(F, SP, SU)
MAC 2313	Calculus III	(5)	(F, SP)
MAS 3105	Applied Linear Algebra I	(4)	(F, SP)
MAP 2302	Ordinary Differential Equations	(3)	(F, SU)
COP 2000    or MAD 3703	Computer Programming I   Numerical Analysis I	(4)   (3)	(F, SP)   (F)
STA 4442	Introductory Probability I	(3)	(F, SP)

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Required Coursework (Major in Applied Mathematics):

course number	course name	semester hours	semester offered
CGS 3410	ForTran for Specialists	(2)	(F, SP, SU)
MAD 3703	Numerical Analysis I	(3)	(F)
MAP 4103	Mathematical Modeling	(3)	(SP)
MAP 4341	Elementary Partial Differential Equations I	(3)	(F, SU)
PHY 2048C	General Physics A	(5)	(F, SP, SU)

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Additionally, students must take at least three of the following courses (Major in Applied Mathematics):

course number	course name	semester hours	semester offered
MAA 4224   MAA 4226	Introduction To Analysis I   Advanced Calculus I	(3)   (3)	(F)   (F)
MAA 4227	Advanced Calculus II	(3)	(SP, SU)
MAA 4402	Complex Variables	(3)	(SP, SU)
MAD 4704	Numerical Analysis II	(3)	(SP)
MAP 4153	Vector Calculus	(3)	(SU)
MAP 4180	Game Theory and Applications	(3)	(Irregular)
MAP 4202	Optimization	(3)	(SP)
MAP 4216	Calculus of Variations	(3)	(Irregular)
MAP 4331	Qualitative Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations	(3)	(Irregular)
MAP 4342	Elementary Partial Differential Equations II	(3)	(SP)
MAS 4106	Applied Linear Algebra II	(3)	(SU)
MAT 4934	Honor Work	(3)	(F, SP, SU)

*PHY 3049C is recommended