Pre-requisite: MAC 2313 Calculus III, or my permission.
Course content: This is not a lecture-style course, but rather inquiry-based learning. You will learn new methods as they become necessary for solving the problem your group is assigned. Each group will get their own real world problem. Methods you are likely to encounter: Mathematical modeling, optimization, statistics, computer programming, data analysis, forecasting, and cost/risk analysis.
It is very likely that your group will need to do some type of computer programming. It would be helpful (but not a prerequisite) to have had some experience with coding, but most important toward success in this course is an interest in problem solving and a desire to learn new methods while solving a large-scale problem.
The class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00-3:20 PM in room SO 390. It is taught by Dr. Erik Lundberg with the assistance of a graduate TA.
Main goals of this course:
- for students to experience how Math is done in the real world.
- for students to develop, test, and implement a mathematical model of their own devising.
- for students to assess and revise their own results in order to arrive at a solution that meets the practical constraints of the client.
- for students to collaborate in small teams working toward a common goal.
- for students to improve their communication skills by presenting and clarifying technical results.
- to expose students to non-academic stakeholders in business, industry, and government.
- to prepare students for a potential career in Industrial Mathematics and to increase awareness about the growing pool of non-academic careers.
For course related questions, please email Dr. Lundberg at elundber AT fau DOT edu.