Applied Mathematics (Please see NOTE below)
NOTE: Admission to this program was discontinued effective October 5, 2021 and a teach-out plan is in place for current students.
Home Department: Mathematics
Department Head:
Adam Salminen, Ph.D.
Room 2-100A AB, 810-762-9557
math@kettering.edu
Applied Mathematics Program Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| First Year Experience | ||
| CILE-101 | First Year Foundations | 1 |
| General Education | ||
| COMM-101 | Rhetoric & Writing | 4 |
| ECON-201 | Economic Principles | 4 |
| LA-201 | Sophomore Seminar: Exploring the Human Condition | 4 |
| LA-489 | Sr. Seminar:Leadership, Ethics | 4 |
| Advanced Humanities Electives 1 | 8 | |
| Advanced Social Science Electives 1 | 8 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 33 | |
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Humanities and Social Science advanced electives must be selected from approved 300 and 400 level courses.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Programming | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Computing & Algorithms I | ||
| MATLAB and C Programming | ||
| Algorithms and Computer Programming | ||
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 4 | |
| Basic Science | ||
| CHEM-135 & CHEM-136 | Principles of Chemistry and Principles of Chemistry Lab | 4 |
| PHYS-114 & PHYS-115 | Newtonian Mechanics and Newtonian Mechanics Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS-224 & PHYS-225 | Electricity and Magnetism and Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory | 4 |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 12 | |
| Mathematics | ||
| MATH-101 | Calculus I | 4 |
| or MATH-101X | Calculus I | |
| MATH-102 | Calculus II | 4 |
| or MATH-102X | Calculus II | |
| MATH-203 | Multivariate Calculus | 4 |
| or MATH-203X | Multivariate Calculus | |
| MATH-204 | Differential Equations & Laplace Transforms | 4 |
| MATH-305 | Numerical Methods and Matrices | 4 |
| MATH-307 | Matrix Algebra | 4 |
| MATH-308 | Abstract Algebra | 4 |
| MATH-313 | Boundary Value Problems | 4 |
| MATH-321 | Real Analysis I | 4 |
| MATH-327 | Probability & Stochastic Modeling | 4 |
| MATH-412 | Complex Variables | 4 |
| MATH-416 | Vector Analysis | 4 |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 48 | |
| Concentration | ||
| Select one of the following concentrations: | 28-36 | |
(Courses for each concentration are listed in the Plan of Study Tab) | ||
Actuarial Science | ||
Applied and Computational Mathematics | ||
Applied Statistics | ||
Mathematical Biology | ||
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 28-36 | |
| Electives | ||
| Science Electives | 8 | |
| Free Electives | 16-24 | |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 24-32 | |
| Culminating Undergraduate Experience | ||
| CILE-400 | Culminating Undergraduate Experience: Thesis 2 | 4 |
(Minimum) Total Credits Required for Program: 161
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Students are automatically registered for CILE-400 in a co-op term when they reach Junior II status.
Representative Program
| Freshman I | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| CILE-101 | First Year Foundations | 1 |
| CHEM-135 | Principles of Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM-136 | Principles of Chemistry Lab | 1 |
| COMM-101 | Rhetoric & Writing | 4 |
| MATH-101 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Computing & Algorithms I | ||
| Algorithms and Computer Programming | ||
| MATLAB and C Programming | ||
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Freshman II | ||
| ECON-201 | Economic Principles | 4 |
| MATH-102 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH-307 | Matrix Algebra | 4 |
| PHYS-114 | Newtonian Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS-115 | Newtonian Mechanics Laboratory | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore I | ||
| MATH-203 | Multivariate Calculus | 4 |
| MATH-308 | Abstract Algebra | 4 |
| LS-201 | Sophomore Seminar: Exploring the Human Condition | 4 |
| PHYS-224 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
| PHYS-225 | Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore II | ||
| MATH-204 | Differential Equations & Laplace Transforms | 4 |
| MATH-327 | Probability & Stochastic Modeling | 4 |
| Science Elective | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 65 | |
Actuarial Science Concentration
| Junior I | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| MATH-258 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| MATH-313 | Boundary Value Problems | 4 |
| MATH-350 | Financial Mathematics | 4 |
| BUSN-221 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| Advanced Communications Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 20 | |
| Junior II | ||
| MATH-305 | Numerical Methods and Matrices | 4 |
| MATH-321 | Real Analysis I | 4 |
| ECON-342 | Intermediate Microeconomics: Managerial Economics | 4 |
| Advanced Humanities Elective | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 20 | |
| Senior I | ||
| MATH-427 | Statistical Inference & Modeling | 4 |
| MATH-360 | Life Contingencies I | 4 |
| MATH-416 | Vector Analysis | 4 |
| Science Elective | 4 | |
| Advanced Social Science Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 20 | |
| Senior II | ||
| MATH-361 | Life Contingencies II | 4 |
| MATH-412 | Complex Variables | 4 |
| ECON-344 | Intermediate Macroeconomics: Economic Growth and Fluctuation | 4 |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Senior III | ||
| MATH-450 | Statistics for Risk Modeling | 4 |
| BUSN-331 | Financial Management | 4 |
| LS-489 | Senior Seminar: Leadership, Ethics, and Contemporary Issues | 4 |
| Advanced Comm, Humanities or Social Science Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Any Term | ||
| CILE-400 | Culminating Undergraduate Experience: Thesis | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 4 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 96 | |
(Minimum) Total Credits Required for Program: 161
Applied and Computational Mathematics Concentration
| Junior I | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| MATH-305 | Numerical Methods and Matrices | 4 |
| MATH-313 | Boundary Value Problems | 4 |
| Advanced Communications Elective | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Junior II | ||
| MATH-328 | Methods of Applied Mathematics | 4 |
| MATH-418 | Intermediate Differential Equations | 4 |
| Advanced Humanities | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Senior I | ||
| MATH-416 | Vector Analysis | 4 |
| Engineering Applications/CS Sequence | 4 | |
| Advanced Social Science Elective | 4 | |
| Free Electives | 8 | |
| Credit Hours | 20 | |
| Senior II | ||
| MATH-321 | Real Analysis I | 4 |
| MATH-423 | Partial Differential Equations | 4 |
| Engineering Applications/CS Sequence | 4 | |
| Science Elective | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 20 | |
| Senior III | ||
| LS-489 | Senior Seminar: Leadership, Ethics, and Contemporary Issues | 4 |
| MATH-412 | Complex Variables | 4 |
| Engineering Applications/CS Sequence | 8 | |
| Advanced Comm, Humanities or Social Science Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 20 | |
| Any Term | ||
| CILE-400 | Culminating Undergraduate Experience: Thesis | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 4 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 96 | |
(Minimum) Total Credits Required for Program: 161
The student will develop an engineering applications or computer science sequence with the assistance of an academic advisor. The following are examples of a possible CS-sequence, EE-sequence, MECH-sequence, and PHYS sequence.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-Sequence | ||
| CS-102 | Computing & Algorithms II | 4 |
| CS-203 | Computing & Algorithms III | 4 |
| CS-312 | Theory of Computation | 4 |
| CS-415 | Cryptography | 4 |
| EE-Sequence | ||
| EE-210 | Circuits I | 3 |
| EE-240 | Electromagnetic Fields and Applications | 4 |
| EE-340 | Electromagnetic Wave Propagation | 4 |
| EE-348 | Electromagnetic Compatibility | 4 |
| MECH-Sequence | ||
| MECH-210 | Statics | 4 |
| MECH-212 | Mechanics of Materials | 4 |
| MECH-310 | Dynamics | 4 |
| MECH-320 | Thermodynamics | 4 |
| PHYS-Sequence | ||
| PHYS-302 | Vibration, Sound and Light | 4 |
| PHYS-362 | Modern Physics and Lab | 4 |
| PHYS-412 | Theoretical Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS-462 | Quantum Mechanics | 4 |
Applied Statistics Concentration
| Junior I | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| MATH-258 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| MATH-313 | Boundary Value Problems | 4 |
| MATH-412 | Complex Variables | 4 |
| Advanced Communications Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Junior II | ||
| MATH-305 | Numerical Methods and Matrices | 4 |
| MATH-450 | Statistics for Risk Modeling | 4 |
| Industrial/MATH Elective 1 | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Advanced Humanities Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 20 | |
| Senior I | ||
| MATH-350 | Financial Mathematics | 4 |
| MATH-416 | Vector Analysis | 4 |
| MATH-427 | Statistical Inference & Modeling | 4 |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Advanced Social Science Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 20 | |
| Senior II | ||
| IME-471 | Quality Control | 4 |
| IME-473 | Design of Experiments | 4 |
| MATH-321 | Real Analysis I | 4 |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Science Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 20 | |
| Senior III | ||
| LS-489 | Senior Seminar: Leadership, Ethics, and Contemporary Issues | 4 |
| Industrial/Math Elective 1 | 4 | |
| Advanced Comm, Humanities or Advanced Social Science Elective | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Any Term | ||
| CILE-400 | Culminating Undergraduate Experience: Thesis | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 4 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 96 | |
(Minimum) Total Credits Required for Program: 161
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The student should select at least two IME/MATH electives from the following courses: IME-321, IME-422, MATH-428.
Mathematical Biology Concentration
| Junior I | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| MATH-313 | Boundary Value Problems | 4 |
| Advanced Chemistry Elective | 4 | |
| Advanced Communications Elective | 4 | |
| Advanced Humanities Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Junior II | ||
| MATH-328 | Methods of Applied Mathematics | 4 |
| MATH-418 | Intermediate Differential Equations | 4 |
| BIOL-241 | Human Biology | 3 |
| BIOL-242 | Human Biology Lab | 1 |
| Advanced Social Science Elective | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 20 | |
| Senior I | ||
| MATH-258 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| MATH-416 | Vector Analysis | 4 |
| BIOL-341 | Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| Science Elective | 4 | |
| Advanced Comm, Humanities or Advanced Social Science Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 20 | |
| Senior II | ||
| MATH-321 | Real Analysis I | 4 |
| MATH-330 | Biostatistics | 4 |
| BIOL-381 | Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOL-382 | Molecular Biology Lab | 3 |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 19 | |
| Senior III | ||
| BIOL-351 | Genetics | 4 |
| LS-489 | Senior Seminar: Leadership, Ethics, and Contemporary Issues | 4 |
| MATH-412 | Complex Variables | 4 |
| Free Electives | 8 | |
| Credit Hours | 20 | |
| Any Term | ||
| CILE-400 | Culminating Undergraduate Experience: Thesis | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 4 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 99 | |
(Minimum) Total Credits Required for Program: 161