UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS

College of Arts and Sciences

Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics
PLAN OF STUDY
Bachelor of Science in APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Name: ________________________________________ Student No: ______ - __________

Option: THESIS SPECIAL PROBLEM

AMAT 200. Undergraduate Thesis (6 units) AMAT 190. Special Problems (3 units)
four 3-unit AMAT/MATH Major elective courses five 3-unit AMAT/MATH Major elective courses
four 3-unit Elective courses (free) four 3-unit Elective courses (free)

AMAT/MATH Major Elective courses

Academic Course
Year
Course Title Units Prerequisite/s
Number
for Third Yr,
1st sem
for Third Yr,
2nd sem
for Fourth Yr,
1st sem
for Fourth Yr,
2nd sem
SP Option only
for 4th Yr, 1st sem
Elective courses (free)
Academic Course
Year
Course Title Units Prerequisite/s
Number
for Third Yr,
1st sem
for Third Yr,
2nd sem
for Fourth Yr
1st sem
for Fourth Yr,
2nd sem

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Student’s Signature Date

Recommending Approval: ________________________________ ____________

ADVISER (Signature over printed name) Date

________________________________ ____________
Head, Mathematics Division Date

APPROVED: ________________________________ ____________

Director, IMSP Date

Noted: ________________________________ ____________

College Secretary, CAS Date

Revised (1st Semester, SY 2019-2020) *Accomplish THREE copies for CS, adviser (or Math Division) and student
List of AMAT/MATH Major Elective Courses in the BS Applied Mathematics Program

AMAT 115. Introduction to Mathematical Decision Theory (3) Fundamental concepts of quantitative
decision making. 3 hrs (3 class). PR. AMAT 110 and MATH 181 or STAT 145. (2)

AMAT 160. Linear Programming (3) Formulation, computation, solution and applications of linear
programming. 3 hrs (3 class). PR. AMAT 105 and AMAT 110 or COI. (1)

AMAT 161. Non-Linear Programming (3) Formulation, computation, solution and applications of non-
linear programming. 3 hrs (3 class). PR. AMAT 105 and AMAT 110 or COI. (2)

AMAT 162. Integer and Dynamic Programming (3) Survey of integer and dynamic programming
techniques. 3 hrs (3 class). PR. AMAT 160. (2)

AMAT 163. Metaheuristics (3) Metaheuristics and their implementation to solve real-world optimization
problems. 3 hrs (3 class). PR. AMAT 110. (2)

AMAT 167. Mathematical Models in Operations Research I (3) Survey and analysis of mathematical
models used in queuing, inventories, maintenance of systems and project management. 3 hrs (3 class).
PR. AMAT 110. (1)

AMAT 168. Mathematical Models in Operations Research II (3) Survey and analysis of mathematical
models used in transportation planning, facility layout and location, finance and investment, and
performance evaluation of systems. 3 hrs (3 class). PR. AMAT 160. (2)

AMAT 171. Life Insurance Mathematics I (3) Mortality, life annuities, life insurance policies and net
premiums, methods of valuation, modified and net level reserves, non-forfeiture options, and gross
premiums. 3 hrs (3 class). PR. AMAT 170. (1)

AMAT 172. Life Insurance Mathematics II (3) Mathematical theory of contingencies of single and
multiple lines. 3 hrs (3 class). PR. AMAT 171. (2)

AMAT 177. Introduction to Mathematical Finance (3) Introduction to the mathematical theory
underlying the pricing and analysis of financial derivatives. 3 hrs (3 class). PR. AMAT 170 and MATH
181. (2)

AMAT 178. Stochastic Calculus for Finance (3) The study of Ito processes - their construction,
properties and application to the pricing of financial derivatives. 3 hrs (3 class). PR. AMAT 177 and
MATH 182. (1)

AMAT 180. Introduction to Biomathematics (3) Discrete and continuous mathematical models of
biological processes. 3 hrs (3 class). PR. MATH 28 or MATH 38 and AMAT 105 or COI. (1)

AMAT 191. Special Topics (1-3). 3 hrs (3 class). PR. COI. (1)

MATH 111. Modern Algebra I (3) Fundamental concepts of groups, rings, fields and their
substructures; permutation representations; isomorphism theorems. 3 hrs (3 class). PR. MATH 101. (1)

MATH 115. Introduction to Coding Theory and Cryptography (3) Algebraic concepts, principles and
methods in the construction and analysis of error-correcting codes and ciphers. 3 hrs (3 class). PR.
MATH 111. (2)

MATH 141. Introductory Combinatorics (3) Elementary Configurations, Enumeration of

Configurations and Investigation of Unknown Configurations. 3 hrs (3 class). PR. MATH 38 and MATH
101 or CMCS 56 and CMCS 57. (2)

MATH 143. Graph Theory (3) Graphs, Digraphs and Applications. 3 hrs (3 class). PR. MATH 101 or
CMCS 56 and CMCS 57. (1)

MATH 152. Partial Differential Equations (3) Theory, methods and applications of partial differential
equations. 3 hrs (3 class). PR. MATH 151. (2)

MATH 182. Introduction to Stochastic Processes (3) Theory and applications of Bernoulli trials;
infinite sequence of trials; random walk and run problems; branching processes and Markov chains. 3
hrs (3 class). PR. MATH 181 or STAT 144. (2)