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Mathematical Biology
Administered By: Department of Mathematical Sciences
mathematics
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s1 * Joint appointment with Department of Biomedical Engineering
s2 ** Joint appointment with the Department of Information Systems
s3 *** Joint appointment with the Federated Department of Biological Sciences
s4 **** Joint appointment with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
s5 ***** With Biological Sciences
s6 ****** With School of Management
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Administration
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Chair Ahluwali
Associate Chair. lukej
Director, Undergraduate Program matveev
Director, Graduate Studies booty
Director, Statistics Program jain
Departmental Coordinator gulati

Administration
Chair Daljit S. Ahluwalia
Associate Chair. Jonathan H. Luke
Director, Undergraduate Program Victor V. Matveev
Director, Graduate Studies Michael R. Booty
Director, Statistics Program Aridaman K. Jain
Departmental Coordinator Padma Gulati

Faculty
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Foundation Chair grkrie
Distinguished Professors grkrie,miura[s1]
Professors ahluwali,andrushk,bechtold,bhattach,blackmor,bose,booty,wychoi,deek[s2],kondic, lacker[s1],levy,lukej,milojevi,perez,michalop[s4],misieg,farzan[s3]
Associate Professors bukiet,chase,lcumming,dhar,dios,goodman,golowasc[s3],horntrop,kappraff,katzen,lieb,matveev,rmoore,peterp,plastock,horacio,sundars,muratov
Assistant Professors shahriar,boubendi,cchang,peterg,jiang,yyoung
Senior University Lecturers Jain,Rappapor,Ratnaswa
Lecturers abdel, hunter, klimekd,mohebbi, jjp3,nn28,zaleski
Post Doctoral Fellows rbarros,abg3,mo42
Research Professors Booth,Thomas Erneux,elmer, Georgiev,Roberto Mauri,dalc,Jean Vanden-Broeck,depapa,raymond
Visiting Assistant Professors dbunker[s5],kj22,rsverdlo[s6]

Faculty
Foundation Chair Gregory A. Kriegsmann
Distinguished Professors Gregory A. Kriegsmann, Robert M. Miura*
Professors Daljit S. Ahluwalia, Roman I. Andrushkiw, John K. Bechtold, Manish Bhattacharjee, Denis L. Blackmore, Amitabha K. Bose, Michael R. Booty, Wooyoung Choi, Fadi Deek** , Lou Kondic, H M. Lacker* , Dorothy Levy, Jonathan H. Luke, Petronije Milojevic, Manuel Perez, Zoi-heleni Michalopoulou**** , Michael S. Siegel, Farzan Nadim***
Associate Professors Bruce G. Bukiet, Hamilton A. Chase, Linda J. Cummings, Sunil K. Dhar, Rose Dios, Roy H. Goodman, Jorge P. Golowasch*** , David J. Horntrop, Jay M. Kappraff, Martin Katzen, Murray I. Lieb, Victor V. Matveev, Richard O. Moore, Peter G. Petropoulos, Roy A. Plastock, Horacio G. Rotstein, Sundarraman Subramanian, Cyrill B. Muratov
Assistant Professors Shahriar Afkhami zakerzadeh, Yassine Boubendir, Chung Chang, Peter Gordon, Shidong Jiang, Yuan-nan Young
Senior University Lecturers Aridaman K. Jain, Karen D. Rappaport, Jeyakumaran Ratnaswamy
Lecturers Soha R. Abdeljaber, John Hunter, Diana P. Klimek, Soroosh Mohebbi Forushani, Jonathan J. Porus, Nemanja Nikitovic, Joseph Zaleski
Post Doctoral Fellows Ricardo A. Lopes barros, Arnaud B. Goullet, Myongkeun Oh
Research Professors Booth, Thomas Erneux, Christopher E. Elmer, Georgiev, Roberto Mauri, dalc, Jean Vanden-Broeck, Demetrius Papageorgiou, Christopher S. Raymond
Visiting Assistant Professors Daniel E. Bunker***** , Kenneth A. Johnson, Ronald Sverdlove******
*  Joint appointment with Department of Biomedical Engineering
**  Joint appointment with the Department of Information Systems
***  Joint appointment with the Federated Department of Biological Sciences
****  Joint appointment with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
*****  With Biological Sciences
******  With School of Management
 
Administered By: Department of Mathematical Sciences, Cullimore Hall, Room 606

The undergraduate program in Mathematical Sciences with an option in Mathematical Biology prepares students for modeling, computational, and analytical work in industry or government, for graduate study in mathematics or a related field, or for various professional schools. NJIT's Department of Mathematical Sciences is one of the few departments in North America with such a strong program in Mathematical Biology. There are ten active researchers in Mathematical Biology, including seven in Computational Neuroscience.

Majors: The undergraduate curriculum provides students with training in a broad range of mathematical techniques and problem solving strategies. Many of the courses in this program emphasize the techniques required to formulate physical, biological, and industrial phenomena as mathematical models and to solve the resulting mathematical problems by using computational and analytical techniques. Senior "capstone" courses provide an opportunity for students to synthesize the knowledge gained during their undergraduate experience by combining mathematical modeling with physical and computational experiments conducted in the Undergraduate Mathematics Computing Laboratory.

Double Majors: Students may earn a second major in addition to their primary major in Mathematical Sciences with a specialization in Applied Mathematics.  The most popular double major with the Mathematical Sciences major – specialization of Mathematical Biology is the Biology (B.S.) major. Completion is usually feasible within four years of full-time study. Contact the Department of Mathematical Sciences for a list of appropriate courses to complete a double major with the major in Mathematical Sciences - specialization in Mathematical Biology.  For general rules about double majors, see Degree Options in the Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog.

Contact the Department of Mathematical Sciences for a list of appropriate courses to complete a double major with the major in Mathematical Sciences with an option in Mathematical Biology. For general rules about double majors, see Degree Options in the Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog.

Curriculum: The curriculum described below is for students who entered NJIT in the Fall of 2002 or later. Students who entered NJIT before that date have been moved into this new program and should consult their faculty advisor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences if they have any questions regarding this new curriculum.

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B.S. in Mathematical Sciences with an Option in Mathematical Biology 125 credit minimum 9
 
B.S. in Mathematical Sciences with an Option in Mathematical Biology (125 credit minimum)
FIRST YEAR:
1st Semester (15 credits): math111,cs115,cs115a,hum101,phys111,phys111a,frshsem,{Elective;Physical Education: GUR;0-1-1}
  Math 111Calculus I (4-1-4)
  CS 115Intro. to CS I in C++ (3-0-3)
  CS 115AComputer Science I Lab/C++ (0-1.5-0)
  HUM 101English Composition: Writing, Speaking, Thinking I (3-0-3)
  Phys 111Physics I (3-0-3)
  Phys 111APhysics I Laboratory (0-2-1)
  Frsh SemFreshman Seminar (1-0-0)
  Elective (Physical Education: GUR) (0-1-1) 
2nd Semester (15 credits): math112,ss201,eps202,phys121,phys121a,{PE;Physical Education: GUR;0-1-1}
  Math 112Calculus II (4-1-4)
  SS 201Economics (3-0-3)
  EPS 202Society, Technology, and the Environment (3-0-3)
  Phys 121Physics II (3-0-3)
  Phys 121APhysics II Laboratory (0-2-1)
  PE (Physical Education: GUR) (0-1-1) 
SECOND YEAR:
1st Semester (18 credits): math213,math227,math337,R120:101,chem125
  Math 213Calculus III B (4-0-4)
  Math 227Mathematical Modeling (4-0-4)
  Math 337Linear Algebra (3-0-3)
  R120:101General Biology I (3-3-4)
  Chem 125General Chemistry I (3-0-3)
2nd Semester (17 credits): math222,math333,R120:102,{Elective;English/Communication/Cultural History: GUR;3-0-3},{Elective;Technical;3-0-3}
  Math 222Differential Equations (4-0-4)
  Math 333Probability and Statistics (3-0-3)
  R120:102General Biology II (3-3-4)
  Elective (English/Communication/Cultural History: GUR) (3-0-3) 
  Elective (Technical) (3-0-3) 
THIRD YEAR:
1st Semester (15 credits): math331,math340,math373,r120:301,{Elective;Cultural History: GUR;3-0-3}
  Math 331Introduction to Partial Differential Equations (3-0-3)
  Math 340Applied Numerical Methods (3-1-3)
  Math 373Introduction to Mathematical Biology (3-0-3)
  R120:301Foundations of Biology: Cell and Molecular Biology (3-0-3)
  Elective (Cultural History: GUR) (3-0-3) 
2nd Semester (15 credits): math332,math371,{Elective;Humanities and Social Science Upper Level Elective:GUR;3-0-3},{Elective;Free;3-0-3},{Elective;Lit/Hist/Phil/STS: GUR;3-0-3}
  Math 332 Introduction to Functions of a Complex Variable (3-0-3)
  Math 371Physiology and Medicine (3-0-3)
  Elective (Humanities and Social Science Upper Level Elective:GUR) (3-0-3) 
  Elective (Free) (3-0-3) 
  Elective (Lit/Hist/Phil/STS: GUR) (3-0-3) 
FOURTH YEAR:
1st Semester (15 credits): math430,math450h,math480,{Elective;Free;3-0-3},{Elective;Management: GUR;3-0-3}
  Math 430Analytical and Computational Neuroscience (3-1-3)
  Math 450HMethods of Applied Mathematics I (Capstone I) (3-0-3)
  Math 480Introductory Mathematical Analysis (3-0-3)
  Elective (Free) (3-0-3) 
  Elective (Management: GUR) (3-0-3) 
2nd Semester: (15 credits) math451h,math481,{Elective;Technical;3-0-3},{Elective;Senior Seminar-Humanities and Social Science:GUR;3-0-3},{Elective;Free;3-0-3}
  Math 451HMethods of Applied Mathematics II (Capstone II) ( 3-0-3)
  Math 481Advanced Calculus (3-0-3)
  Elective (Technical) (3-0-3) 
  Elective (Senior Seminar-Humanities and Social Science:GUR) (3-0-3) 
  Elective (Free) (3-0-3) 

General University Requirements and Electives

All students are required to satisfy the General University Requirements (GUR). All GUR courses and additional mathematics, technical, and free electives are to be selected in consultation with a faculty advisor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences. Refer to the General University Requirements section of this catalog for further information on electives.

Co-op Courses
In Mathematical Sciences, the co-op courses, Math 310 and Math 410, bear degree credit and count as technical or free electives, subject to approval by a faculty advisor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

Electives

All electives should be selected after consultation with a Mathematical Sciences faculty advisor.

Double Major in Biology and Mathematical Sciences 138 Credit minimum 8
 
Double Major in Biology and Mathematical Sciences (138 Credit minimum)
FIRST YEAR:
1st Semester (17 Credits): r120:101,chem125,math111,hum101,cs115,cs115a,{Frsh Sem;Freshman Seminar:GUR;1-0-0}
  R120:101General Biology I (3-3-4)
  Chem 125General Chemistry I (3-0-3)
  Math 111Calculus I (4-1-4)
  HUM 101English Composition: Writing, Speaking, Thinking I (3-0-3)
  CS 115Intro. to CS I in C++ (3-0-3)
  CS 115AComputer Science I Lab/C++ (0-1.5-0)
  Frsh Sem (Freshman Seminar:GUR) (1-0-0) 
2nd Semester (16 Credits): r120:102,chem124,chem126,math112,{Elective;Social Sciences:GUR;3-0-3},{Elective;Physical Education:GUR;0-1-1}
  R120:102General Biology II (3-3-4)
  Chem 124General Chemistry Laboratory (0-2-1)
  Chem 126General Chemistry II (3-0-3)
  Math 112Calculus II (4-1-4)
  Elective (Social Sciences:GUR) (3-0-3) 
  Elective (Physical Education:GUR) (0-1-1) 
SECOND YEAR:
1st Semester (18 credits): r120:301,phys111,phys111a,chem243,math337,math211,{Elective;Physical Education:GUR;0-1-1}
  R120:301Foundations of Biology: Cell and Molecular Biology (3-0-3)
  Phys 111Physics I (3-0-3)
  Phys 111APhysics I Laboratory (0-2-1)
  Chem 243Organic Chemistry I (3-0-3)
  Math 337Linear Algebra (3-0-3)
  Math 211Calculus III A (3-0-3)
  Elective (Physical Education:GUR) (0-1-1) 
2nd Semester (19 credits): chem244,chem244a,phys121,phys121a,math222,{ss201|hum211&hum212|hist213}
  Chem 244Organic Chemistry II (3-0-3)
  Chem 244AOrganic Chemistry II Laboratory (0-4-2)
  Phys 121Physics II (3-0-3)
  Phys 121APhysics II Laboratory (0-2-1)
  Math 222Differential Equations (4-0-4)
 SS 201Economics (3-0-3) or
 HUM 211The Pre-Modern World (3-0-3) and
 HUM 212The Modern World (3-0-3) or
 Hist 213 The Twentieth-Century World (3-0-3)
THIRD YEAR:
1st Semester (16 credits): math340,math333,math373,{hum211&hum212|hist213},{Elective;Biology with Lab;4}
  Math 340Applied Numerical Methods (3-1-3)
  Math 333Probability and Statistics (3-0-3)
  Math 373Introduction to Mathematical Biology (3-0-3)
 HUM 211The Pre-Modern World (3-0-3) and
 HUM 212The Modern World (3-0-3) or
 Hist 213 The Twentieth-Century World (3-0-3)
  Elective (Biology with Lab) (4) 
2nd Semester (19 credits): math331,math332,math371,{Elective;Lit/Hist/Phil/STS:GUR;3-0-3},{Elective;Biology with Lab;4},{Elective;Biology;3-0-3}
  Math 331Introduction to Partial Differential Equations (3-0-3)
  Math 332 Introduction to Functions of a Complex Variable (3-0-3)
  Math 371Physiology and Medicine (3-0-3)
  Elective (Lit/Hist/Phil/STS:GUR) (3-0-3) 
  Elective (Biology with Lab) (4) 
  Elective (Biology) (3-0-3) 
FOURTH YEAR:
1st Semester (18 credits): math450h,math480,math430,{Elective;Open in HSS:GUR;3-0-3},{Elective;Engineering Technology:GUR;3-0-3},{Elective;Biology;3-0-3}
  Math 450HMethods of Applied Mathematics I (Capstone I) (3-0-3)
  Math 480Introductory Mathematical Analysis (3-0-3)
  Math 430Analytical and Computational Neuroscience (3-1-3)
  Elective (Open in HSS:GUR) (3-0-3) 
  Elective (Engineering Technology:GUR) (3-0-3) 
  Elective (Biology) (3-0-3) 
2nd Semester (15 credits): math115h,mgmt390,{Elective;Biology;3-0-3},{Elective;Engineering Technology:GUR;3-0-3},{Elective;Capstone Seminar:GUR;3-0-3}
  MATH115H 
  Mgmt 390Principles of Management (3-0-3)
  Elective (Biology) (3-0-3) 
  Elective (Engineering Technology:GUR) (3-0-3) 
  Elective (Capstone Seminar:GUR) (3-0-3) 
 


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