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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR IN MATHEMATICS (CURRICULUM CODE 640)
This page gives the core course requirements for the major in mathematics at Rutgers/New Brunswick.
Mathematics majors must complete:
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- Three terms of calculus (01:640:151-152, and 251, or their equivalents);
- Introductory Linear Algebra (01:640: 250); and
- Elementary Differential Equations (01:640:252);
- Majors normally should complete 01:640:250 and 251 by the end of their sophomore year.
- 2. – 01:198:107 Introduction to Computer Science, with a grade of C or better.
- 01:198:111 may be substituted for 01:198:107 and is specifically recommended for students with a strong interest in computation.
- 14:332:252 Electrical Engineering may be substituted for 01:198:107, but 14:440:127, a three-credit course, may not.
- It is strongly recommended that this course be completed by the end of the sophomore year.
- 3. – All the requirements in one of the mathematics major options (standard, honors).
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Restrictions:
- Students must notify the mathematics department in writing if they are not following the standard mathematics major option (Option A).
- Students may not substitute courses from other departments for mathematics (subject code 640) courses.
To be admitted into the mathematics major program, a student must normally have completed three terms of calculus with a grade of C or better in each course. To continue as a mathematics major, a student is expected to make satisfactory progress toward completing the program. Under normal circumstances, satisfactory progress for a full-time student means completion of at least one mathematics course each term, at an appropriate level, with a grade of C or better.
To complete the mathematics major a student must receive grades of C or better in each of 01:640:250, 251 and 252, and in all but at most one of the further mathematics courses. Moreover, a student must receive grades of C or better in all courses in other departments (e.g., computer science) that are used to fulfill the requirements of the mathematics major. (This applies to all options.)
Note: Mathematics 300 (Mathematical Reasoning) is a prerequisite for the abstract courses Math 311, 350, and 351, as well as many other upper-level mathematics courses.