Applied and computational mathematics are used to model and solve real-world problems from a variety of areas including engineering, technology, biology and medicine. The minor covers the essential computational and numerical methods of applied mathematics.

Students enrolling in the applied and computational mathematics minor should have normally completed a minimum of 30 credit hours of course work and be in good academic standing.

Students seeking a minor in applied and computational mathematics must successfully complete the following requirements:

• a minimum of 15 credit hours including:
  • six credit hours of minor requirements
  • a minimum of nine credit hours of minor electives
• a minimum of nine credit hours of the 15 credit hours required for the minor successfully completed in residence at AUS
• a minimum of six credits hours of the courses for the minor at or above the
• 300 level successfully completed in residence at AUS
• a minimum GPA of 2.00 in courses completed to satisfy the minor

Courses used to satisfy the student’s degree program’s graduation requirements can be used towards meeting the requirements of the minor as follows:

• at least 12 credit hours of courses used to satisfy the requirements of the minor do not double count towards meeting the core requirements, major requirements, major electives, concentration requirements, concentration electives or general education requirements of the student’s degree program graduation requirements
• free elective courses can double count towards meeting the minor’s required and elective courses

Students pursuing two minors must meet the requirements of both minors. Courses used to satisfy the requirements of one minor can double count towards satisfying the requirements of the second minor provided that, at a minimum, 12 credit hours are not double counting.

This minor is not open to students majoring in mathematics.

Minor Requirements (6 credit hours)

Students must successfully complete the following courses:

• MTH 343 Numerical Analysis I or CVE 325 Numerical Methods in Engineering or MCE 325 Numerical Methods in Engineering
• MTH 351 Methods of Applied Mathematics

Minor Electives (minimum of 9 credit hours)

Students must successfully complete a minimum of nine credit hours in courses meeting the following requirements:

• a minimum of three credit hours in approved 300-level or above MTH and/or STA courses. Consult the online course catalog or the online class schedule accessible via the AUS student information system to verify course classifications.
• a maximum of six credit hours in courses from the following list:
  • CHE 300 Fluid Mechanics
  • CHE 307 Heat Transfer
  • CHE 421 Chemical Process Dynamics and Control
  • CMP 305 Data Structures and Algorithms
  • CMP 333 Artificial Intelligence
  • CMP 340 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
  • CMP 466 Machine Learning and Data Mining
  • CVE 410 Computer Methods in Structural Analysis
  • ECO 451 Advanced Econometrics
  • ECO 452 Economic Forecasting
  • ELE 324 Digital Signal Processing
  • ELE 360 Probability and Stochastic Processes for Electrical Engineers or COE 375 Modeling and Simulation of Stochastic Systems
  • ELE 456 Pattern Recognition
  • INE 322 Operations Research II
  • INE 323 Stochastic Processes and Simulation
  • INE 415 Design of Experiments
  • MCE 410 Control Systems
  • MCE 473 Applied Finite Element Analysis
  • MCE 482 Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
  • MCE 488 Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • MTH 203 Calculus III
  • MTH 205 Differential Equations
  • MTH 221 Linear Algebra
  • PHY 310 Mathematical Methods in Physics
  • PHY 320 Classical Mechanics
  • PHY 330 Electromagnetics Theory or ELE 311 Electromagnetics

This information is taken from the 2022–2023 AUS Undergraduate Catalog. For more information on program requirements and course descriptions or for a different catalog year, please click here.