New Computational and Applied Mathematics Major (CAAM)

<p>There's a new major now, which is a hodgepodge of applied stat, math, and computer science courses for students who want computational background without the excessively theoretical bent that comes with UChicago mathematics. The student response so far has been overwhelmingly favorable - it's the first explicitly applied addition to UChicago's undergraduate major offerings in quite some time :)</p>

<p><a href="http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/thecollege/caam/"&gt;http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/thecollege/caam/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Summary of Requirements
GENERAL EDUCATION<br>
One of the following sequences: * 200
PHYS 13100-13200 Mechanics; Electricity and Magnetism<br>
CHEM 12100-12200 Honors General Chemistry I-II<br>
Total Units 200</p>

<p>MAJOR<br>
One of the following: ** 100
-MATH 16300 Honors Calculus III
-MATH 19900 Introduction to Analysis and Linear Algebra
One of the following sequences: 300
-MATH 20300-20400-20500 Analysis in Rn I-II-III
-MATH 20700-20800-20900 Honors Analysis in Rn I-II-III<br>
STAT 24300 Numerical Linear Algebra 100
One of the following sequences: 200
-CMSC 12100-12200 Computer Science with Applications I-II
-CMSC 15100-15200 Introduction to Computer Science I-II<br>
-CMSC 16100-16200 Honors Introduction to Computer Science I-II<br>
CMSC 27100 Discrete Mathematics 100
CMSC 27200 Theory of Algorithms 100
MATH 27300 Basic Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations 100
One of the following: 100
MATH 21100 Basic Numerical Analysis<br>
MATH 21200 Advanced Numerical Analysis
STAT 24400-24500 Statistical Theory and Methods I-II 200
One of the following: *** 100
STAT 25100 Introduction to Mathematical Probability<br>
STAT 25300 Introduction to Probability Models<br>
MATH 23500 Markov Chains, Martingales, and Brownian Motion
STAT 28000 Optimization 100
Three approved electives (see Elective Courses below) 300
Total Units 1800</p>

<p>There’s an awful lot of theoretical bent in that program, especially when you take into account that Statistics classes at Chicago tend to be proof-based, and that its Computer Science department isn’t known for excessive practicality.</p>

<p>Looks like an easy major - not for someone wanting to go to grad school. </p>