In addition to adhering to the UC Merced and School of Natural
Sciences requirements, the additional requirements that must
be met to obtain the B.S. degree in the Applied Mathematical
Sciences at UC Merced are:
Applied Mathematical Sciences
Requirements (62-64 units)
The Applied Mathematical Sciences major consists of 16 courses
(5 or 6 lower division and 10 or 11 upper division, depending
on the emphasis track chosen) designed to give all students a
common foundation of core knowledge specific to the
discipline, plus breadth in an application area.
Lower division courses (20
units)
- Contemporary Biology (BIS 1), Introduction to Earth
Systems Science (ESS 1) or Introduction to Biological
Earth Systems (ESS 5) [4 units]
- Calculus II (MATH 22) [4 units]
- Vector Calculus (MATH 23) [4 units]
- Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (MATH 24) [4
units]
- Physics II (PHYS 9) [4 units]
Upper division courses (24
units)
- Applied Math Methods I (MATH 121) [4 units]
- Applied Math Methods II (MATH 122) [4 units]
- Numerical Analysis I (MATH 131) [4 units]
- Numerical Analysis II (MATH 132) [4 units]
- Linear Analysis I (MATH 141) [4 units]
- Linear Analysis II (MATH 142) [4 units]
Emphasis Tracks (18 - 20
units)
The student must complete at least 17 units of approved
course work from other programs toward the completion of
an emphasis track. At least 10 of these 17 units must be
upper division courses. Some examples of emphasis tracks
include physics, computational biology, economics,
computer science and engineering, and engineering
mechanics. These examples appear in the sample course
plans below. More application themes will become
available as new programs on campus develop.
Additional requirements for
Physics Emphasis Track
- Introductory Physics III (PHYS 10) [4 units]
- Analytical Mechanics (PHYS 105) [4 units]
- Electromagnetics I (PHYS 110) [4 units]
- Electromagnetics II (PHYS 111) [4 units]
- Quantum Mechanics I (PHYS 136) [4 units]
Additional requirements for
Computational Biology Emphasis Track
- Contemporary Biology (BIS 1) [4 units]
- Principles of Organic Chemistry (CHEM 8) [4 units]
- Molecular Machinery of Life (BIS 100) [4 units]
- The Cell (BIS 110) [4 units]
- Introduction to Scientific Modeling (BIS 180) [4 units]
Additional requirements for
Economics Emphasis Track
- Introduction to Economics (ECON 1) [4 units]
- History of Economic Thought (ECON 11)[4 units]
- Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (ECON 100)[4
units]
- Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (ECON 101)[4
units]
- Econometrics (ECON 130) [4 units]
Additional requirements for
Computer Science & Engineering Emphasis Track
- Introduction to Computer Science and Engineering I
(CSE 30) [4 units]
- Introduction to Computer Science and Engineering
II (CSE 31) [4 units]
- Algorithm Design and Analysis (CSE 100) [4 units]
- Database Systems (CSE 111) [4 units]
- Networking (CSE 160) [4 units]
Additional requirements for
Engineering Mechanics Emphasis Track
- Dynamics (ENGR 57) [3 units]
- Fluid Mechanics (ENGR 120) [4 units]
- Finite Element Analysis (ME 135) [3 units]
- Vibrations and Controls (ME 140) or Analytic
Mechanics (PHYS 105) [3 units]
- Strength of Materials (ENGR 151) [4 units]