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Department of Mathematics | Faculty of Science
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calendar 2012 Spring

This program leads to a bachelor of science (BSc) degree.

Prerequisite Grade Requirement

To enrol in a course offered by the Department of Mathematics, a student must obtain a grade of C- or better in each prerequisite course. Some courses may require higher prerequisite grades.

Students will not normally be permitted to enrol in any course for which a D grade or lower was obtained in any prerequisite. No student may complete, for further credit, any course offered by the Department of Mathematics which is a prerequisite for a course the student has already completed with a grade of C- or higher, without permission of the department.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete a minimum total of 31 units, including either one of

• CMPT 126-3 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming
• CMPT 128-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming for Engineers

or both of

• CMPT 120-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I
• CMPT 125-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming II

and all of

• MACM 101-3 Discrete Mathematics I
• MACM 201-3 Discrete Mathematics II
• MATH 242-3 Introduction to Analysis I
• MATH 251-3 Calculus III
• STAT 270-3 Introduction to Probability and Statistics

and either

• MACM 202-4 Mathematical Modeling and Computation

or two of

• MACM 203-2 Computing with Linear Algebra
• MACM 204-2 Computing with Calculus
• MATH 294-2 Computational Studies in Mathematics

or with prior approval, one of†

• MACM 401-3 Introduction to Computer Algebra
• MACM 409-3 Numerical Linear Algebra: Algorithms, Implementation and Applications
• MATH 439-3 Algebra IV: Selected Topics in Algebra

†cannot be used to satisfy other upper division requirements for a major program

and one of

• MATH 150-4 Calculus I with Review
• MATH 151-3 Calculus I*
• MATH 154-3 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences (with a B grade or better)
• MATH 157-3 Calculus for the Social Sciences I (with a B grade or better)

and one of

• MATH 152-3 Calculus II*
• MATH 155-3 Calculus II for the Biological Sciences (with a B grade or better)
• MATH 158-3 Calculus for the Social Sciences II (with a B grade or better)

and one of

• MATH 232-3 Applied Linear Algebra (with a B grade or better)
• MATH 240-3 Algebra I: Linear Algebra*

*strongly recommended

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete a minimum total of 44 units, including the following.

Students complete 15 units, including

• MATH 340-3 Algebra II: Rings and Fields

and one of

• MATH 308-3 Linear Optimization
• MATH 343-3 Applied Discrete Mathematics
• MATH 345-3 Introduction to Graph Theory

and one of

• MATH 320-3 Introduction to Analysis II
• MATH 322-3 Complex Variables

and one of

• MATH 338-3 Advanced Linear Algebra
• MATH 341-3 Algebra III: Groups
• MATH 342-3 Elementary Number Theory

and one of

• MATH 310-3 Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
• MACM 316-3 Numerical Analysis I

The Faculty of Science requires students to complete 44 upper division units. Of these 44, the Department of Mathematics requires students to complet 30 upper division units, 15 of which are prescribed and listed above. The remaining 15 upper division units must be chosen from the following, or any combination of the following.

• any upper division MATH courses
• any upper division MACM courses
• PHYS 413
• STAT 330, 350, 380, 402, 430, 450, 460

Twenty-four units will be in MATH or MACM courses. At least three courses will be 400 division courses, of which at least two must be in 400 division MATH or MACM courses. Directed studies, job practicum, or honours essay courses cannot be used to fulfil the 400 division requirement.

and students are required to complete an additional 14 upper division units chosen from any courses.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

Students obtain at least six units in courses offered by the Faculty of Science outside the Department of Mathematics, and the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science. Students will also obtain at least six units in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses. (The two required CMPT courses and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences six unit requirement fulfil the Faculty of Science requirement that students complete 12 units from outside the Faculty of Science.)

Faculty of Science Requirements

In addition to the above requirements, students must also satisfy Faculty of Science major program requirements to complete a total of 120 units including

• additional upper division units to total a minimum of 44 upper division units (excluding EDUC 401, 406)
• students who were enrolled at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV between fall 1991 and summer 2006 are required to complete a minimum of 12 units in subjects outside the Faculty of Science (excluding EDUC 401 to 406) including six units minimum to be completed in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Grade Requirements

In the courses used to satisfy the upper division requirements, a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.00 is required. In addition, University regulations require a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 and an upper division GPA of at least 2.00. These averages are computed on all courses completed at the University.

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

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