Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics (BA)

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Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics (BA)

Sample program of study

The table below shows just one of many possible ways of satisfying degree requirements. However, course scheduling and degree requirements change periodically. Thus, students enrolled in this degree program should expect to modify this table in consultation with their faculty advisor.

Fall Quarter, Freshman Year

Calculus I [MTH 229]	5
Computer Programming I [CS 141]	4
Freshman Composition [ENG 101] ¹	4
Western World: Ancient and Medieval Eras [HST 101] ¹	3
Total credit hours ...	16

Winter Quarter, Freshman Year

Calculus II [MTH 230]	5
Computer Programming II [CS 142]	4
Freshman Composition [ENG 102] ¹	4
Western World in Transition: 14^th-18^th Centuries [HST 102] ¹	3
Total credit hours ...	16

Spring Quarter, Freshman Year

Calculus III [MTH 231]	5
Great Books of the Western World [ENG 204, PHL 204, or REL 204] ¹	3
Psychology: the Science of Behavior [PSY 105] ¹	4
Modern Western World: 19^th-20^th Centuries [HST 103] ¹	3
Total credit hours ...	15

Fall Quarter, Sophomore Year

Calculus IV [MTH 232]	5
General Physics/General Physics Lab [PHY 240/200] ²	5
Fine and Performing Arts in Western Culture [ART 214, MUS 214, or TH 214] ¹	3
Social Institutions and Processes: Social Life [SOC 200] ¹	3
Total credit hours ...	16

Winter Quarter, Sophomore Year

Applied Statistics I [STT 360]	4
General Physics/General Physics Lab [PHY 242/202] ²	5
Non-Western World -- Comparative Studies (select one of five available courses) ¹	3
Social Institutions and Processes: Political Life [PLS 200] ¹	3
Total credit hours ...	15

Spring Quarter, Sophomore Year

Linear Algebra [MTH 255]	3
Applied Statistics II [STT 361]	4
General Physics/General Physics Lab [PHY 244/204] ²	6
Non-Western World -- Regional Studies (select one of five available courses) ¹	3
Total credit hours ...	16

Fall Quarter, Junior Year

Introduction to Mathematical Proof [MTH 280]	3
Advanced Linear Algebra [MTH 355]	3
Social Institutions and Processes: Economic Life [EC 200] ¹	3
Electives	7
Total credit hours ...	16

Winter Quarter, Junior Year

Introduction to Modern Algebra I [MTH 451]	3
Mathematics elective	3
Electives	9
Total credit hours ...	15

Spring Quarter, Junior Year

Introduction to Modern Algebra II [MTH 452] ³	3
Mathematics elective	3
Electives	9
Total credit hours ...	15

Fall Quarter, Senior Year

Real Variables I [MTH 431]	3
Electives	12
Total credit hours ...	15

Winter Quarter, Senior Year

Real Variables II [MTH 432] ³	3
Geometry [MTH 471]	3
Electives	8
Total credit hours ...	14

Spring Quarter, Senior Year

History of Mathematics [MTH 440]	3
Undergraduate Mathematics Seminar [MTH 492]	3
Electives	8
Total credit hours ...	14

Grand Total: 183 Credit Hours

¹This is a "General Education" course, required of all undergraduates. In a few cases, alternatives are available.

²Sequences in chemistry, biology, or geology may be substituted for PHY 240/200 -- 242/202 -- 244/204.

³Students in the BA program must take at least one of MTH 432 and MTH 452; taking both is not required.

Undergraduate Programs in Mathematics and Statistics including syllabi

An Overview

The degree program leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics provides a broad background in mathematics and statistics for students who want a degree in mathematics, but who also have serious interests in another area -- one within the curriculum of Wright State's College of Liberal Arts, or College of Education and Human Services, or College of Business and Administration. For example, this program should appeal to many students preparing to teach mathematics in the secondary schools.

The mathematics component of the Bachelor of Arts program surveys the classical areas of mathematics -- analysis, algebra, and geometry -- and their history. Courses in statistics and in computer science provide a taste of two relatively young branches of the mathematical sciences. In addition, a broad choice of electives allows one either to pursue greater depth in one of these areas, or to sample a broader range of mathematics, statistics, and computing.

The Bachelor of Arts program features breadth and flexibility. For instance, there is a "Related Course Requirement" specifically designed to accommodate subject matter outside the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and even outside both the College of Science and Mathematics and the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Other elective courses can be chosen with essentially no restriction. To examine the remarkable variety of possibilities, see the Wright State University Undergraduate Catalog; listed there are hundreds of courses which can be selected by students in this program.

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