Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
CMOB 5035. ENDANGERED MARINE
VERTEBRATES. Two credit hours. Two threehour
periods of practice per week.
Biology, diseases, autopsy, and care of protected
and endangered marine vertebrates. Field trips are
required.
CMOB 5087. AQUACULTURE AND THE
ENVIRONMENT. Three credit hours. Three hours
of lecture per week.
Impact of aquaculture on the environment and the
mitigation of its effects. Field trips required.
CMOF 5005. COASTAL STRUCTURES. Three
credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Types of coastal structures; their purpose,
design, construction, and environmental impact.
DEPARTMENT OF
MATHEMATICS
The Department of Mathematics offers three
programs leading to the Bachelor of Science
degree: Pure Mathematics, Computer Science,
and Mathematics Education. The Bachelor of
Science degree in Mathematics provides a solid
preparation for students, enabling them to follow
careers in industry, in government, in the field of
education or to pursue graduate studies.
Courses in Computer Science are frequently
updated to keep pace with this rapidly changing
field. Statistics is emerging as an important
component of the Department and a growing
number of courses in this field are also available.
The Department of Mathematics also offers two
programs leading to a Master of Science degree.
One program is in Scientific Computing and the
other is in Mathematics which includes
specializations in Pure Mathematics, Applied
Mathematics and Statistics. The Department of
Mathematics participates in an Interdisciplinary
Program leading to a Ph.D. degree in Computing
and Information Sciences and Engineering, with
the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering. For more details, see the Graduate
Catalogue.
Advanced placement tests may be used to obtain
credit for one or more of the following courses:
MATE 3005, MATE 3171, MATE 3172, and
MATE 3031. Refer to the section of this
catalogue where your program is described to
determine which courses are applicable.
The Department of Mathematics requires a
minimum of C in all courses which are part of
the student’s major field of study. Further
explanation of placement criteria and other
important information is provided in the
Academic Regulations section.
Facilities: The Department of Mathematics is
located in the Monzón building. These facilities
include 15 classrooms and 6 student computer
laboratories. The department also has 35 offices
in Monzón. All computer laboratories are
connected to the internet and have access to
Office Suite Programs (Microsoft Office) in
addition to programs like C, C++,Java, Scheme,
Prolog, Matlab, Matemática. The following
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