Courses within this major can provide foundations applicable to the many fields of engineering, physical sciences, life sciences, behavioral and social sciences, and computer sciences. Undergraduate majors have considerable freedom to plan a course of study consistent with their particular interests.

The CAAM Department offers a B.A. degree with advanced courses chosen from the areas of:

• Numerical Analysis
• Operations Research
• Optimization
• Differential Equations
• Scientific Computation

DEGREES REQUIREMENT FOR B.A. IN COMPUTATIONAL & APPLIED MATHEMATICS:

Students majoring in computational and applied mathematics are required to complete the 52 semester hours spelled out in the following program of study.

INTRODUCTORY COURSES: ( Typically completed during the first two years )

MATH 101: Single Variable Calculus I*
MATH 102: Single Variable Calculus II
MATH 212: Multivariable Calculus+
COMP 110: Computation in Science and Engineering*
CAAM 210: Introduction to Engineering Computation
CAAM 335: Matrix Analysis

*Students who have prior experience with calculus and/or computational science may petition the department for a waiver.

+Students may substitute the Honors Calculus sequence (MATH 221, 222) for MATH 212.

Entering students should enroll in the most advanced course commensurate with their background; advice is available from the CAAM department during Orientation Week.

INTERMEDIATE COURSES: ( Typically completed by the end of the third year )

CAAM 336: Differential Equations in Science and Engineering
(or STAT 310: Probability and Statistics or STAT 331: Applied Probability)
CAAM 378: Introduction to Operations Research and Optimization
CAAM 401: Analysis I
CAAM 402: Analysis II

ADVANCED COURSES: ( Typically completed during the fourth year )

CAAM 453: Numerical Analysis I
CAAM 454: Numerical Analysis II

DESIGN PROJECTt: ( Typically completed during the 4th year )

CAAM 495: Senior Design Project I
CAAM 496: Senior Design Project II

ELECTIVES:

4 Courses at 300 level or above, 2 of which are at 400 level or above. (Chosen in consultation with a CAAM undergraduate advisor).

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:

CAAM 415: Theoretical Neuroscience
CAAM 420: Computational Science I
CAAM 436: Partial Differential Equations of Mathematical Physics
CAAM 460: Optimization Theory
MATH 423: Partial Differential Equations
MATH 425: Integration Theory
MATH 427: Complex Analysis
STAT 431: Overview of Mathematical Statistics

Current degree requirements - online General Announcements

HELPFUL LINKS:

• CAAM Course Descriptions
• CAAM Course Pages
• Rice Future Owls
• Rice General Announcements
• Summer Undergraduate Research / Internship Opportunities (for CAAM Majors)
• Tuition and Fees (2008-09)
• Undergraduate Scholarship Endowments (for students majoring in the mathematical sciences)