Mathematical Biology Option

A grade of at least C– and a GPA of 2.25 are required in all mathematics courses used to fulfill degree requirements. No course used to fulfill requirements for the mathematics major or any of its options may be taken S/U.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Lower-Division Requirements  
BI 221
BI 222
BI 223
*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS
and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS
and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS
12
MTH 251 *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS 4
MTH 252 INTEGRAL CALCULUS 4
MTH 253 INFINITE SERIES AND SEQUENCES 4
MTH 254 VECTOR CALCULUS I 4
MTH 255 VECTOR CALCULUS II 4
MTH 256 APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 4
CH 231
CH 261
GENERAL CHEMISTRY
and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231
5
Upper-Division Requirements  
Part A: Required Mathematics Core Courses  
MTH 311 ADVANCED CALCULUS I 4
MTH 312 ADVANCED CALCULUS II 4
MTH 341 LINEAR ALGEBRA I 3
MTH 342 LINEAR ALGEBRA II 4
MTH 343 INTRODUCTION TO MODERN ALGEBRA 4
MTH 355 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS 3
Select one of the following writing intensive courses (WIC): 3

MTH 323

^MATHEMATICAL MODELING  

MTH 333

^FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF TOPOLOGY  

MTH 338

^NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY  
Part B: Required Area Course Work in Mathematics and Statistics  
MTH 427 INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY 3
MTH 428 STOCHASTIC ELEMENTS IN MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY 3
MTH 463 PROBABILITY I 3
MTH 480 SYSTEMS OF ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 3
ST 351 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS 4
or ST 411 METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS
Part C: Directed Electives  
Select one course from the following: 3

MTH 419

MULTIVARIABLE ADVANCED CALCULUS  

MTH 430

METRIC SPACES AND TOPOLOGY  

MTH 483

COMPLEX VARIABLES  
Select one course from the following: 3

MTH 420

MODELS AND METHODS OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS  

MTH 440

COMPUTATIONAL NUMBER THEORY  

MTH 441

APPLIED AND COMPUTATIONAL ALGEBRA  

MTH 464

PROBABILITY II  

MTH 482

APPLIED PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS  
Select one course from the following: 3

MTH 351

INTRODUCTION TO NUMERICAL ANALYSIS  

MTH 451

NUMERICAL LINEAR ALGEBRA  

MTH 452

NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS  
Select one of the following or another upper division life science course approved by a mathematics advisor: 3-4

BDS 310

FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCES  

BI 311

GENETICS  

BI 351

MARINE ECOLOGY  

BI 370

ECOLOGY  

BI 445

EVOLUTION  

BOT 341

PLANT ECOLOGY  

CS 446/BDS 446

NETWORKS IN COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY  

FW 320

INTRODUCTORY POPULATION DYNAMICS  
Total Credits 94-95

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)