The Mathematics & Statistics Minors
Advisers
Members of the department
Requirements
- MTH 211 plus 16 other credits selected from below:
Applied Mathematics Minor
- MTH 153, 204, 212, 222, 225, 233, 243, 245, 246, 247, 254, 255, 264, 270, 325, 346, 353, 364
- PHY 211
Discrete Mathematics Minor
- MTH 153, 270
- PHI 220, 233, 238
- CSC 250, 254, 255, 333, 353
Algebra–Analysis–Geometry Minor
- MTH 153, 212, 217
- PHI 220, 224, 233, 238, 243, 325, 333, 342, 343
Mathematical Statistics Minor
- MTH 212, 246, 247, 290, 346
Applied Statistics Minor
The minor in applied statistics does not require MTH 211, but consists of five courses:
- MTH 111, MTH 245, MTH 247, MTH 290
- plus one (or more) from the following applications fields: BIO 260, PSY 303, SOC 203, ECON 280, MTH 246, MTH 346
Notes
Some courses, including topics courses and Special Studies, might fall into different groups in different years depending on the material covered.
Students who have taken calculus or AP statistics in high school will not have to repeat these courses at Smith, but they will be expected to complete 5 statistics courses to satisfy the requirements for the minor. Other courses might include other applications courses taken at the Five Colleges. Approval for such courses may be granted by the statistics minor adviser.
Normally, all courses that are counted towards either the major or minor must be taken for a letter grade.
