This program provides a versatile set of tools for the student interested in applications in business, government, or the financial world. Our recent graduates can be found in finance, consulting, and actuarial positions. The program can also lead to graduate study in areas such as operations research, economics, business, or statistics.
Because of the importance of decision making under uncertainty this program includes six statistics courses.
A 1993 NSF study of mathematics bachelor degree holders showed that while only 1% listed operations research as a concentration a substantial majority were employed in nonacademic areas. We offer a solid preparation for many of those careers.
To learn more about operations research, click here.
Selected courses:
Operations Research I
Projects in Applied Mathematics
Operations Research II
Introduction to Probability and Statistics I
Introduction to Probability and Statistics II
Introduction to Probability Models
| Suggested course sequence | ||
| Sophomore Year: Fall | Units | |
| 03-121 | Modern Biology | 9 |
| 21-201 | Undergraduate Colloquium | 1 |
| 21-228 | Discrete Mathematics | 9 |
| 21-241 | Matrix Algebra | 9 |
| 21-259 | Calculus in Three Dimensions | 9 |
| 73-100 | Principles of Economics | 9 |
| 46 | ||
| Spring | ||
| 21-201 | Undergraduate Colloquium | 1 |
| 21-260 | Differential Equations | 9 |
| 21-292 | Operations Research I | 9 |
| 70-122 | Introduction to Accounting | 9 |
| xx-xxx | Humanities Elective | 9 |
| xx-xxx | Elective | 9 |
| 46 | ||
| Junior Year: Fall | ||
| 21-369 | Numerical Methods | 9 |
| xx-xxx | Depth Elective | 9 |
| 36-225 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics I (or 21-325) | 9 |
| 73-251 | Economic Theory | 9 |
| xx-xxx | Elective | 9 |
| 45 | ||
| Spring | ||
| xx-xxx | Depth Elective | 9 |
| 36-226 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics II | 9 |
| 36-410 | Introduction to Probability Models | 9 |
| xx-xxx | Humanities Elective | 9 |
| xx-xxx | Elective | 9 |
| 45 | ||
| Senior Year: Fall | ||
| 21-393 | Operations Research II | 9 |
| xx-xxx | Depth Elective | 9 |
| 36-401 | Modern Regression | 9 |
| xx-xxx | Humanities Elective | 9 |
| xx-xxx | Elective | 9 |
| 45 | ||
| Spring | ||
| 36-402 | Topic in Data Analysis | 9 |
| xx-xxx | Depth Elective | 9 |
| xx-xxx | Depth Elective | 9 |
| xx-xxx | Humanities Elective | 9 |
| xx-xxx | Elective | 9 |
| 45 | ||