Computational Science Track
The Computational Science Track is offered through the Department of Mathematics in the College of Science.
A wide variety of businesses and industries need people with expertise in mathematical modeling. Once a problem has been formulated mathematically, a diverse collection of mathematical and computational techniques can be applied to solve it. Frequently, visualization of computational or experimental results can substantially aid in their interpretation and in the final solution of a problem.
Students in the CS Track will learn:
- mathematical modeling to help translate a scientific or engineering problems into precise mathematical statements
- numerical methods for solving these mathematical problems
- visualization to display computational or experimental results in a way that can substantially aid in their interpretation
The logic developed in mathematical training can empower individuals to become problem-solvers in many different disciplines. In addition to courses in Transferable Skills (9 credits), Advanced Quantitative Skills (9 credits), and an Internship (3 credits), students must take one pair of classes from the core courses and may select their remaining courses from the list of electives, for a total of 15 credits.
| Core Courses | ||
| Set | Number | Description |
| 1 | MATH 5610 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis I |
| 1 | MATH 5620 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis II |
| 2 | MATH 6610 | Analysis of Numerical Methods I |
| 2 | MATH 6620 | Analysis of Numerical Methods II |
| 3 | CS 6210 | Advanced Scientific Computing I |
| 3 | CS 6220 | Advanced Scientific Computing II |
| 4 | MATH 5710 | Introduction to Applied Mathematics I |
| 4 | MATH 5720 | Introduction to Applied Mathematics |
| Electives | |
| Visualization | |
| CS 5600 | Introduction to Computer Graphics |
| CS 6610 | Interactive Computer Graphics |
| CS 6620 | Advanced Computer Graphics II: Ray Tracing |
| CS 6630 | Scientific Visualization |
| Parallel Computing | |
| CS 6230 | High Performance Computing and Parallelization |
| CS 6810 | Computer Architecture |
| Integrated Math Simulations | |
| MATH 5040 | Stochastic Processes and Simulation I |
| MATH 5050 | Stochastic Processes and Simulation II |
| MATH 5600* | Survey of Numerical Analysis |
| MATH 5750 | Topics in Applied Mathematics |
| MATH 6010 | Linear Models |
| MATH 6070 | Mathematical Statistics |
| MATH 6790 | Case Studies in CES |
| CS 7940 | Seminar |
* Note: Survey of Numerical Analysis (MATH 5600) cannot be combined with the core sets MATH 5610/20 or MATH 6610/20