Major Concentration Mathematics (B. A.)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Mathematics(46 Credits)

    Offered by:Mathematics and Statistics
    Degree:Bachelor of Arts

Program Requirement:

The B.A.; Major Concentration in Mathematics aims to provide an overview of the foundations of mathematics.

Guidelines for Course Selection

Students who received advanced standing or the CEGEP equivalent of the 100-level Math courses listed below are no longer required to take them. Whenever an exemption without credits is granted for a 200-level and above required Math course, the latter must be replaced with a complementary course chosen in consultation with a program advisor.

Where appropriate, Honours-level courses may be substituted for their Majors-level counterparts. Students planning to undertake graduate studies in mathematics are urged to make such substitutions. If there is no major counterpart available for a course, please see a departmental advisor to discuss its inclusion into your program as a complementary course in the lower section.

Students interested in computer science should consider the courses MATH 317, MATH 318, MATH 327, MATH 340, MATH 417, and take the Minor Concentration Computer Science.

Students interested in probability and statistics should consider either taking the Minor Concentration Statistics under option C or taking the major concentration in statistics.

Students interested in applied mathematics should consider the courses MATH 317, MATH 319, MATH 324, MATH 326, MATH 327, and MATH 417.

Students interested in careers in business, industry or government should consider the courses MATH 317, MATH 319, MATH 327, MATH 417, MATH 423, and MATH 447.

Students who have done well in MATH 242 and MATH 235 at the end of their first term should consider, in consultation with their adviser and the instructors of the courses involved, the possibility of entering an Honours program in Mathematics, in Applied Mathematics, in Probability and Statistics, or a Joint Honours program in Mathematics and another discipline.



    Required Courses (28 credits)


    • MATH 133 Linear Algebra and Geometry 3 Credits
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    • MATH 140 Calculus 1 3 Credits
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    • MATH 141 Calculus 2 4 Credits
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    • MATH 222 Calculus 3 3 Credits
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      • Fall
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    • MATH 235 Algebra 1 3 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
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    • MATH 236 Algebra 2 3 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
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    • MATH 242 Analysis 1 3 Credits
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    • MATH 243 Analysis 2 3 Credits
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    • MATH 323 Probability 3 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
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    Complementary Courses (18 credits)

    9-18 credits from:



      * Note: Either MATH 249 or MATH 316 may be taken but not both.


      • MATH 249 Honours Complex Variables 3 Credits*
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 314 Advanced Calculus 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
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      • MATH 315 Ordinary Differential Eqns 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 316 Complex Variables 3 Credits*
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 317 Numerical Analysis 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 318 Mathematical Logic 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
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      • MATH 324 Statistics 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 340 Discrete Mathematics 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
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      • MATH 346 Number Theory 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
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      • MATH 378 Nonlinear Optimization 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
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      • MATH 417 Linear Optimization 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
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      • MATH 451 Intro. to General Topology 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      0-3 credits from:


      • MATH 329 Theory of Interest 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 338 History & Philosophy of Math 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
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      0-9 credits from:


      • MATH 208 Intro to Statistical Computing 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 308 Fundls of Statistical Learning 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 319 Partial Differential Equations 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 326 Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 327 Matrix Numerical Analysis 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 335 Groups, Tilings and Algorithms 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 348 Euclidean Geometry 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 352 Problem Seminar 1 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 410 Majors Project 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 420 Independent Study 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 423 Applied Regression 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 427 Statistical Quality Control 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 430 Mathematical Finance 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 447 Intro. to Stochastic Processes 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 463 Convex Optimization 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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      • MATH 478 Comput. Meth. in Applied Math 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
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