Course list for the Applied Mathematics Major

Information valid for students commencing 2021

Applied Mathematics (Major)

For the major in Applied Mathematics, students must complete 16 units comprising —
    - 2 units for Level 1 Applied Mathematics major compulsory course; and
    - 6 units for Level 2 Applied Mathematics major compulsory courses; and
    - 2 units for Level 3 Applied Mathematics major compulsory courses; and
    - 6 units from Level 3 Applied Mathematics major elective courses.
Students should complete the 4 units of Level 1 prerequisite courses for the major.

Students who have not successfully completed Queensland Specialist Mathematics (or equivalent) should complete MATH1050 in their first semester as an elective course.

Prerequisite courses for the Applied Mathematics major

Complete these 4 units —

Course Code Units Course Title
[ MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I [1]
[ or
[ MATH1071 2 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra I [2]
[ MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations [2]
[ or
[ MATH1072 2 Advanced Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations [2]

Level 1 Applied Mathematics major compulsory courses

Complete these 2 units —

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH1061 2 Discrete Mathematics

Level 2 Applied Mathematics major compulsory courses

Complete these 6 units —

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH2001 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra II
MATH2100 2 Applied Mathematical Analysis
[ MATH2400 2 Mathematical Analysis [2]
[ or
[ MATH2401 2 Mathematical Analysis & Advanced Topics [2]

Level 3 Applied Mathematics major compulsory courses

Complete these 2 units —

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH3401 2 Complex Analysis

Level 3 Applied Mathematics major elective courses

Complete 6 units from the following choices —

Choose 2 to 4 units from —

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH3102 2 Methods & Models of Applied Mathematics
MATH3204 2 Numerical Linear Algebra & Optimisation

Choose 2 to 4 units from —

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH3070 2 Natural Resource Mathematics
MATH3101 2 Bifurcation & Chaos
MATH3104 2 Mathematical Biology
MATH3201 2 Scientific Computing: Advanced Techniques & Applications
MATH3202 2 Operations Research & Mathematical Planning
MATH3403 2 Partial Differential Equations
MATH3404 2 Optimisation Theory

End notes

  • [1] Students without at least a grade of C in Queensland Specialist Mathematics (or equivalent) are required to take MATH1050 before MATH1051.
  • [2] Students with a keen interest in mathematics and a grade of B or higher in Queensland Specialist Mathematics (or equivalent) (or a 6 or 7 in MATH1050) should take the sequence MATH1071, MATH1072 and MATH2401. Other students, including those with a grade of C in Queensland Specialist Mathematics (or equivalent) (or a 4 or 5 in MATH1050), should take the sequence MATH1051, MATH1052 and MATH2400.