Math Minor Requirements

THIS WEB PAGE HAS MOVED; ANY INFORMATION HERE IS NO LONGER MAINTAINED AND MAY BE OUT OF DATE. GO TO       http://wumath.wustl.edu/ AND USE THE UNDERGRADUATE TAB TO LOCATE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM INFORMATION The mathematics minor incorporates a broad range of courses touching many of the important areas of mathematics. Minor Requirements Lower Level Courses   Math 131-132-233                                      Calculus I-II-III  One of CSE 131 or 200  (students who have already taken CSE 126 may count that course) Please read these comments about choosing CSE courses. This advice was formulated with the help of Professor Ron Cytron in the CSE Department.          Upper Level Courses Math 309                                                      Matrix Algebra  Math 318 or Math 308                               Calculus of Several Variables or  Mathematics for the                                                                                Physical Sciences Note that Math 318 has Math 309 as a prerequisite. It is not the equivalent of Math 233.  Most lower level courses from other colleges with names similar to "Multivariable Calculus" cannot replace Math 318.  Math 318 and Math 308 CANNOT both be counted toward a minor (or major) program.  Math 318 is offered both semesters but Math 308 is offered only in the spring semester. Math 3200                                                   Elementary to Intermediate Statistics with Data                                                                                                                                         Analysis One additional upper level mathematics course This course can be chosen in accordance with your other interests.  However, Math 310 (Foundations for Higher Mathematics) is one nice way to round out the minor with an introduction to proofs and a chance to look at some topics that most college math students should see.                            All of the following apply in fulfilling course requirements for the minor.  All minors should read these carefully:    An “upper level” mathematics course is one numbered L24-300 or higher.  A course with a lower number does not count toward upper level mathematics requirements even if it is cross-listed as an upper level course in another department or program:  for example, if Math 2200 were cross-listed by another department as Lxx-3xx, then registering for Lxx-3xx would not satisfy an upper-level mathematics requirement. For each course counting toward the minor, a grade of C- or better is required ("Pass/Fail" not allowed). The only exception is for courses (usually Calculus I or II) for which credit was awarded through AP, IB, or a similar program. Math 318 and 308 cannot both be used. Courses transferred from other accredited colleges and universities can be counted toward the minor with departmental approval. However, ·  courses transferred from a 2-year college (such as a community college) cannot be used to satisfy upper level requirements.   For example, if you took a community college course that seemed roughly similar to 309, we might transfer the credit “as” 309 but the course would not count toward the minor.  However, in such a case, you may ask the Mathematics Department for permission to allow you to substitute an additional elective in place of 309 rather than retaking the course. ·  at least half the upper level units required in a minor must be earned at Washington University or in a Washington University approved Overseas Study Program Courses from University College cannot be used.  Any exceptions must be made, in advance, by the Department's Undergraduate Committee.  Approval requires a compelling special need for taking the course through University College and the Committee's judgment of the appropriateness of the course in a particular semester. Double counting:  at least two of the four upper level courses counted toward the minor must not be used to fulfill the requirements (including “elective requirements”) of any other major, minor, or program.  At least three of the 4 upper level courses required in the minor must be courses “home-based” in the Mathematics Department. Approved course substitutions in the minor are listed below.  In all cases at most one substitution can be made using a course not home-based in the Department of Mathematics.   A course is home-based in Mathematics if i)   The department number of the course is L24, and ii)  The course number does not end in a “C”.  (A terminal  “C” indicates that the course belongs to another department but is cross-listed as a math course.)         For example, the following courses are not home-based in the Mathematics         Department:  ESE-317, ESE-326, QBA 120-121, L24-501C (home-based in the         Physics Department), L24-440C (home-based in the Department of Computer                  Science & Engineering), L24-403C (home-based in the Philosophy Department) Minors may substitute at most one course from the list below.  Any other proposed substitutions, or any variation from this rule, must be approved by the Department's Undergraduate Committee. Approved “one-only” courses for use in satisfying minor requirements: ESE 326  in place of Math 3200  (but ESE 326 and Math 3200 cannot both be used to satisfy minor requirements)                                                                     For Business School students who entered WU as full time students before fall 2010:  QBA 120 + QBA 121, in place of Math 3200).  In this case, Math 3200 cannot also count toward minor requirements.   For students entering WU in fall 2010 or later, QBA 120-121 can no longer count as an upper level mathematics course. As an upper level elective: Any course from another department that is cross-listed as a mathematics L24 course:  for example, L24-501C, L24-440C, or L24-403C.  Such L24 courses always end with a “C”. Philosophy 401, 403 or 404  (Set Theory, Mathematical Logic I or II) Economics 413  (Econometrics) ESE 317  (as but not a substitute for Math 318 or 308) ESE 403  (Operations Research) ESE 411 (Numerical Methods)