Welcome to the MCS
Home Page
On this page:
Mathematical and Computational Sciences is an interdepartmental
undergraduate program designed for students interested in
applying
mathematical ideas and analysis to problems in the biological,
computational, financial or management sciences.
For more
information,
please see our introduction
to MCS.
Announcements:
- MCS pizza party and Games Night this thursday - January 28, 4:30-7 PM in Sequoia Hall Lounge!
- Are you interested in actuarial science? Here is a list of courses
approved by the SOA that you can complete while pursuing your Stanford
degree: SOA
VEE courses for Stanford. For more
information,
see the professional
actuarial
interest page from the Society of Actuaries.
- New course announcement! MS&E - 111 Introduction to Optimization
Lec: MW 2:15-3:30pm location: 200-305
Lab section: F 2:15-3:05pm location: Herrin T175
Course material: introduction to linear programming and combinatorial optimization; linear programs, simplex method, and linear programming duality; basic concepts in graph theory, network flows. Several examples will be presented from operations management, computer science, finance, economics, and biology.
- Amin Saberi, Management Science and Engineering, joins the M&CS faculty
Course Scheduling Information:
- MCS Majors: Plan ahead!! Again this year, the conflict between required MCS courses for the major -- MS&E 121 and Stat 200 -- cannot be avoided: they are both taught Winter Quarter at exactly the same time. If you are not graduating in June 2010, try to take one of these courses junior year. < li>In addition to Math 109, Math 110, Math 120, and Stats 166 fulfilling WIM (writing in the major) requirements - Math 171 [Fundamental Concepts of Analysis] and CS 181 [Computer, Ethics and Public Policy] are now accepted.
Past Announcements:
- All students -- not just those on Biology Track -- can take Stat 166 (Computational Biology) as an
elective course to satisfy MCS' WIM requirements.
- See what our 2009 graduates are doing next!
