SAMPLE Plan of Study for Core Mathematics (7MA)
MATH requirements Science 2007 Core requirements Electives Hours
Semester 1                
Course MA 161, 165   ENGL 106/108 Language 1012   MA 108 Free/Minor  
Title Calculus I   Freshman Comp     Intro Math    
Hours 4-5   3-4 3-4   1 3 14-17
Semester 2                
Course MA 162, 166, 173, 181   CS 177 Language 1022 SCI 1303 Free/Minor    
Title Calculus II   Programming   Teamwork      
Hours 4-5   4 3-4 1 3   15-17
Semester 3                
Course MA 261, 174, 182, 271   Lab Science I Language/Culture2 Teamwork3 MA 301 Free/Minor  
Title Calculus III       Experience Intro Analysis    
Hours 4-5   3-4 3-4   3 3 16-19
Semester 4                
Course MA 362, 442, 510 MA 351 Lab Science II Writing/Present   Free/Minor    
Title Vector Calc Linear Alg            
Hours 3 3 3-4 3-4   3   15-17
Semester 5                
Course MA 366 MA 341, 440   General Eduation   Free/Minor Free/Minor  
Title Diff Eqn Analysis            
Hours 4 3   3   3 3 16
Semester 6                
Course MA 353   STAT 350 General Eduation I   Free/Minor Free/Minor  
Title Linear Alg 2   Statistics          
Hours 3   3 3   3 3 15
Semester 7                
Course MA4 MA 453 Multidisciplinary1 General Eduation II   Free/Minor Free/Minor  
Title   Algebra            
Hours 3 3 3-4 3   3 0-3 15-19
Semester 8                
Course MA4 MA4   Great Issues   Free/Minor Free/Minor  
Title                
Hours 3 3   3   3 3 15
1 Multidisciplinary--can be either an approved course, minor, or dual major     *Total*: 121-135
2 Language and Culture requirement may also be satisfied via an approved Study Abroad for a semester *Total* must be ≥ to 124
3 SCI 130 and experience is on of the many options for teamwork requirement.  See www.science.purdue.edu/core for more
4 Any four courses from among the following (but no more than two from each group):
Analysis:  MA 425 (525), 440 (which can be taken in addition to 341), 442, 521
Algebra:  MA 454
Differential Equations:  MA 520, 523, 543
Discrete Mathematics, Foundations:  MA 375, 385, 387, CS 381, CS 483
Geometry:  MA 462, 571
Computer Science:  CS 240, 251
Numerical Analysis:  CS 314 (514), 415, 515, 520
Statistics, Probability:  STAT 416 (516), 417 (517)
Other choices may be approved.  See your advisor.