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Office of the University Registrar

2005-06 Undergraduate Catalog

Majors

Quantitative Sciences
College: Liberal Arts and Sciences
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Hours for the Degree: 120
Minor: No
Combined-Degree Program: No
Website: www.math.ufl.edu/undergradprog/quantitative_science.html

The interdisciplinary major in quantitative sciences, co-administered by the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Statistics, equips students with the mathematical and statistical perspectives and computational skills required for an increasingly technological and quantitatively analyzed society. Consult department advisers in mathematics and statistics to plan your individual program.

Beyond prerequisites, the quantitative sciences major must complete six core courses and four elective courses. The four electives must be chosen to complete two elective packages. The elective packages offered are mathematics, statistics, operations research, computer science, imaging science, actuarial science, basic education and advanced education.

Students who complete this program will have a wide range of academic and employment opportunities. Students attracted to engineering, mathematics, statistics and computer science may wish to explore this major. The elective packages are intended to tailor the program in a specific direction chosen by the student, such as biology and medicine, business and finance, computer science, or imaging science.

Prerequisites (four courses)
  • MAC 2312 (or MAC 2512 or MAC 3473),
  • MAC 2313 (or MAC 3474),
  • MAP 2302, and
  • A course in a scientific programming language (CIS 3020 or CGS 2425 and 2425L is preferred; CGS 2414 is allowed). The sequence CIS 3022-3023 may be substituted for CIS 3020.

Core Courses (six courses)
  • MAS 3114 Computational Linear Algebra or MAS 4105 Linear Algebra 1
  • MAD 3107 Discrete Mathematics or COT 3100 Applications of Discrete Structures or MAD 4203 Introduction to Combinatorics 1 or MAD 4204 Introduction to Combinatorics 2
  • MAD 4401 Introduction to Numerical Analysis
  • STA 4321 Mathematical Statistics 1
  • STA 4322 Mathematical Statistics 2
  • STA 4210 Regression Analysis

Elective Packages (complete two packages for a total of four courses)
  • Package 1 (Applied Mathematics):
    Choose two of MAA 4402, MAD 4204, MAP 4305, MAP 4341, MAP 4413, MAS 4124
  • Package 2 (Statistics):
    Two additional 4000-level STA courses, except 4033, 4170 or 4183
  • Package 3 (Operations Research):
    ESI 4312 and ESI 4313
  • Package 4 (Computer Science):
    COP 3530 and one of CAP 4621, CAP 4800, CIS 4301, COP 4720, COT 4400, COT 4420
  • Package 5 (Imaging Science):
    Choose two of CAP 4410, CAP 4730, MAP 4413
  • Package 6 (Actuarial Science):
    STA 4183 and one of: STA 4211, STA 4502, STA 4702, STA 4821, MAP 4102
  • Package 7 (Basic Education):
    One of MTG 3212 and MTG 3214, and one of MAS 3300 and MHF 3202
  • Package 8 (Advanced Education):
    Any two courses from: MHF 3404, MAA 4102, MAA 4103, MAS 4203, MAA 4402, MHF 4203

Students must earn a grade of C or better for course work to count toward the major. For further information, please see an adviser in the Department of Mathematics or the Department of Statistics.

To remain on track, students must meet the following critical-tracking criteria.

Semester 1:

  • Complete one MAC course
  • Achieve 2.0 UF GPA

Semester 2:

  • Maintain 2.0 UF GPA

Semester 3:

  • Complete MAC 2311 and MAC 2312
  • Maintain 2.0 UF GPA

Semester 4:

  • Complete MAC 2313 with a 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking course work
  • Maintain 2.0 UF GPA

Semester 5:

  • Complete MAP 2302 and a programming language (CIS 3020, CIS 3022, or CGS 2425 plus CGS 2425L preferred; CGS 2414 allowed) with a 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking course work
  • Maintain 2.0 UF GPA

Critical-tracking courses do not necessarily have to be completed as early as in the sample program; see the tracking criteria above. The program below is only a sample; it may be adjusted to reflect background and goals.

Suggested semester-by-semester plan

Semester 1Credits
MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE–M)4
Biological Sciences (GE)3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE)3
Humanities (GE)3
Total 13
Semester 2Credits
MAC 2312 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (GE–M)4
Biological Sciences (GE)3
Composition (GE)3
Humanities (GE)3
Elective3
Total 16
Semester 3Credits
MAC 2313 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 (GE–M)4
Computer programming course2-3
Physical Sciences (GE)3
Science laboratory (GE–P or B)1
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE)3
Humanities (GE)3
Total 16-17
Semester 4Credits
MAP 2302 Elementary Differential Equations (GE–M)3
MAD 3107 Discrete Mathematics or
COT 3100 Applications of Discrete Structures or
MAD 4203 Introduction to Combinatorics 1
3
Physical Sciences (GE)3
Composition (GE)3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE)3
Total 15
Semester 5Credits
MAS 3114 Computational Linear Algebra or
MAS 4105 Linear Algebra 1
3-4
STA 4321 Mathematical Statistics 13
Elective (3000 level or higher, not in major)3
Foreign language4-5
Elective2-0
Total 15
Semester 6Credits
STA 4322 Mathematical Statistics 23
Quantitative Sciences elective 13
Foreign language3-5
Elective (3000 level or higher, not in major)3
Elective3-0
Total 15-14
Semester 7Credits
MAD 4401 Introduction to Numerical Analysis3
STA 4210 Regression Analysis3
Quantitative Sciences elective 23
Electives (3000 level or higher, not in major)6
Total 15
Semester 8Credits
Quantitative Sciences electives 3 and 46
Electives (3000 level or higher, not in major)6
Elective (or foreign language if 4-3-3 option)3
Total 15