The Computational Mathematics minor gives students not majoring in Mathematics the opportunity to explore tools and techniques that might enhance their quantitative research endeavors. In short, the Computational Mathematics minor should allow students from areas outside Mathematics and Computer Science to be able to effectively collect and analyze data in their respective fields. Courses required for a Computational Mathematics minor are

• MATH 2221   Calculus I (4)
• MATH 2241   Programming for the Sciences (4)
• MATH 3092   Informatics/Data Mining (3)
• MATH 3185   Mathematical Modeling (3)
• An additional 2000-, 3000-, or 4000-level MATH course, as approved by advisor and department chair (6)

            Total: 20 semester hours

Students seeking a minor in Computational Mathematics are encouraged to seek a Summer or Interim-term internship position in programs related to their majors that utilizes computational techniques. Students who are interested in graduate school could alternately consider attending a computational Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), which is a National Science Foundation program offered at institutions throughout the country in a variety of science fields. Alternatively, these students may wish to engage in an undergraduate research project focused on computational applications in their field of interest, which may be jointly supervised by a research advisor from the student’s field and by a faculty member of the Department of Mathematics.