Mathematical Sciences, B.A.
Degree Requirements
Mathematical Sciences Courses (required)
| Units | ||
| 21-120 | Differential and Integral Calculus | 10 |
| 21-122 | Integration and Approximation | 10 |
| 21-127 | Concepts of Mathematics | 12 |
| or 21-128 | Mathematical Concepts and Proofs | |
| 21-201 | Undergraduate Colloquium | 1 |
| 21-228 | Discrete Mathematics | 9-12 |
| or 15-251 | Great Ideas in Theoretical Computer Science | |
| 21-241 | Matrices and Linear Transformations | 11 |
| or 21-242 | Matrix Theory | |
| 21-259 | Calculus in Three Dimensions | 10-12 |
| or 21-266 | Vector Calculus using Matrix Algebra | |
| or 21-268 | Multidimensional Calculus | |
| or 21-269 | Vector Analysis | |
| 21-260 | Differential Equations | 9-10 |
| or 21-261 | Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations | |
| or 33-231 | Physical Analysis | |
| 21-325 | Probability | 9-12 |
| or 21-425 | Probability and Martingales | |
| or 15-259 | Probability and Computing | |
| or 36-218 | Probability Theory for Computer Scientists | |
Depth Electives (required)
Seventy-two total units
- Forty-five units of Mathematical Sciences Electives (at the 21-300 level or above; or 21-270 or 21-292).
- Twenty-seven units of Technical Electives. These may be Mathematical Sciences (at the 21-300 level or above or 21-270 or 21-292), or Computer Science (at the 15-200 level or above), or Physics (at the 33-300 level or above), or Statistics (must be at the 36-300 level or above and have at least 36-225 as a prerequisite) electives. These may also be technical courses with course codes 10-xxx (Machine Learning), 11-xxx (Learning Technologies Institute), or 07-xxx (SCS interdisciplinary), subject to department approval.
MCS General Education (required)
MCS humanities, social sciences, and science core (114 units)