Cornell Engineering : Minor in Applied Mathematics

Minor in Applied Mathematics

Offered jointly by: Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and Department of Mathematics
Administered by: Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Contact Person: Professor Richard Rand, 207 Kimball Hall, 255-7145, rhr2@cornell.edu
Eligibility: Engineering undergraduates affiliated with all Engineering Majors are eligi¬ble to participate in the Applied Mathematics minor.
Educational Objectives: This minor is aimed at providing a focus for students who are interested in applied mathematics.

Requirements
At least six (6) courses beyond MATH 294, to be chosen as follows:
(a)At most one course may be chosen from any one of the groups 1, 2, 3, or 4.
(b)At least three courses must be chosen from groups 5 and 6.
(c)At most one 200-level course may be chosen.
(d)At most one course may be chosen that is offered by the student’s Major department.

I. Analysis

T&AM 310	Advanced Engineering Analysis I
MATH 321	Manifolds and Differential Forms II
MATH 420	Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems
A&EP 321	Mathematical Physics I

II. Computational Methods

BEE 449	Computational Tools for Engineers
COM S 322	Introduction to Scientific Computation
COM S 421	Numerical Analysis
CEE 241	Engineering Computation
OR&IE 320	Optimization I

III. Probability and Statistics

OR&IE 270	Basic Engineering Probability and Statistics
OR&IE 360	Engineering Probability and Statistics II
ECE 310	Introduction to Probability and Random Signals
CEE 304	Uncertainty Analysis in Engineering
MATH 471	Basic Probability

IV. Applications

A&EP 333	Mechanics of Particles and Solid Bodies
CHEME 323	Fluid Mechanics
CEE 331	Fluid Mechanics
CEE 371	Modeling of Structural Systems
ECE 425	Digital Signal Processing
M&AE 323	Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
M&SE 303	Thermodynamics of Condensed Systems
COM S 280	Discrete Structure

V. Advanced Courses
Only one of the following three may be chosen:

T&AM 311	Advanced Engineering Analysis II
MATH 422	Applied Complex Analysis
A&EP 322	Mathematical Physics II

Only one of the following two may be chosen:

ECE 411	Random Signals
OR&IE 361	Introductory Engineering Stochastic Processes I

Only one of the following two may be chosen:

COM S 381	Introduction to Theory of Computing
COM S 481	Introduction to Theory of Computing

Only one of the following two may be chosen:

M&AE 571	Applied Dynamics
T&AM 570	Intermediate Dynamics

Also, you may choose from:

COM S 482	Introduction to the Design of Algorithms
OR&IE 321	Optimization II
OR&IE 431	Discrete Models
OR&IE 435	Introduction to Game Theory
OR&IE 462	Introductory Engineering Stochastic Processes II
T&AM 578	Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
T&AM 610	Methods of Applied Math I
T&AM 611	Methods of Applied Math II

VI. Math Courses
Any 300+ level course offered by the Mathematics Department in algebra, analysis, probability/statistics, geometry, or logic, with the following exceptions:
(i) MATH 323 or MATH 420, if any course from group 1 is chosen.
(ii) MATH 471, if any course from group 3 is chosen.
(iii) MATH 422, if T&AM 311 or A&EP 322 is chosen from group 5.
(iv) Only one of the following may be chosen:

Math 332 Algebra and Number Theory
Math 335 Introduction to Cryptology
Math 336 Applicable Algebra

Academic Standards
At least C for each course in the minor.

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