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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

To: ?

Senate

From: ?

Rolf Mathewes, Vice- Chair

Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies

Subject: ?

Faculty of Science

(SCUS reference 04-27,04-28)

Date: ?

January 20, 2005

FOR INFORMATION

Acting under delegated authority, at the January 18, 2005 meeting, SCUS approved

curriculum revisions in the Faculty of Science:

a) Earth Sciences

Change in prerequisite for EASC 201

b) Mathematics

Change of title, description and prerequisite for MATH 461

ii.

Changes to the list of beginning level requirements

iii.

Changes in Computing requirements for the Mathematical Physics

Honors program and a change to the title for the listed course MATH

461

iv.

Changes to Applied Mathematics Major & Honors programs

c) Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

New course: MBB 496-6 Joint Honors Undergraduate Directed

Readings and Research

ii.

Change of prerequisite for MBB 308, 402, 422

d) Physics

Changes to Physics Minor program

ii.

Change of vector for PHYS 190

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e) Statistics & Actuarial Science

Changes to Major, Minor and Honors programs

ii.

Change of prerequisite for ACMA 310,

315, 335,

490

iii.

Change to Management and Systems Science Major requirements

f) List of Certified Quantitative (0) & Breadth (B) Courses

Any Senator wishing to consult the full report of curriculum revisions should

contact Bobbie Grant, Senate Assistant at 291-3168 or email bgrant@sfu.ca

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Faculty of Science

The BSG has recommended for certification as Designated Breadth the following courses put

forward by Science programs:

Course Number

Course Title

Breadth

Type

BISC 100-3

Introduction to Biology

B-Sci

CHEM 110-3

Introductory Chemistry

B-Sci

CHEM 111-4

Introductory Chemistry and Laboratory

B-Sci

CHEM 120-3

General Chemistry I

B-Sci

CHEM 121-3

General Chemistry and Laboratory I

B-Sci

EASC 101-3

Physical Geology

B-Sci

EASC 103-3

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

B-Sci

EVSC 200-3

Introduction to Environmental Science

B-Sci

PHYS 190-3

Introduction to Astronomy

B-Sci

SC! 300-3

Science and Its Impact on Society

B-Sci

STAT 100-3

Chance and Data Analysis

B-Sci

The QSG has recommended for certification as

'Q'

the following courses put forward by Science

programs:

1 _^ 7 

Course Number

Course Title

ACMA 310-3

Mathematics of Compound Interest

ACMA 315-3

Credibility Theory and Loss Distributions

ACMA 320-3

Actuarial Mathematics I

ACMA 335-3

Risk Theory

ACMA 425-3

Actuarial Mathematics 11

ACMA 445-3

Survival Models

CHEM 110-3

Introductory Chemistry

CHEM 111-4

Introductory Chemistry and Laboratory

CHEM 120-3

General Chemistry I

CHEM 121-4

General Chemistry and Laboratory 1

CHEM 122-2

General Chemistry 11

CHEM 126-2

General Chemistry Laboratory II

CHEM 215-4

Introduction to Analytical Chemistry

CHEM 230-3

Inorganic Chemistry

CHEM 236-2

Inorganic Chemistry Lab 1

CHEM 260-4

Atoms, Molecules, Spectroscopy

CHEM 281-4

Organic Chemistry I

Faculty of Science Certified B and

courses, as of October 2004

CHEM 282-2

Organic Chemistry 11

CHEM 286-2

Organic Chemistry Laboratory 11

CHEM 316-4

Introductory Instrumental Analysis

CHEM 317-2

Analytical Environmental Chemistry

CHEM 332-3

The Chemistry of Transition Metals

CHEM 333-3

Inorganic Chemistry of Biological Processes

CHEM 336-2

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

CHEM 340-3

Materials Chemistry

CHEM 360-3

Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics

CHEM 366-2

Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1

CHEM 367-2

Physical Chemistry Laboratory Il

CHEM 371-3

Chemistry of the Aqueous Environment

CHEM 372-3

Chemistry of the Atmospheric Environment

CHEM 381-4

Intermediate Organic Chemistry

CHEM 432-3

Organometalic Chemistry

CHEM 440-3

Solid State Materials Chemistry

CHEM 442-3

Polymeric Materials Chemistry

CHEM 444-3

Organic Materials Chemistry

CHEM

450-3

Physical Organic Chemistry

CHEM

452-3

Bio-organic Chemistry

CHEM

455-3

Synthetic Organic Chemistry

CHEM 460-3

Advanced Physical Chemistry

CHEM 462-3

Molecular Spectroscopy

CHEM 464-3

Quantum Chemistry

CHEM 465-3

Electrochemistry

EASC 207-3

Introduction to Applied Geophysics

EASC 208-3

Introduction to Geochemistry

EASC 304-3

Hydrogeology

EASC 307-3

Applied Geophysics

EASC 317-3

Global Geophysics

EASC 410-3

Groundwater Geochemistry and Contaminant Transport

EASC 416-3

Field Methods in Hydrogeology

EASC 417-3

Seismology

MACM 101-3

Discrete Mathematics 1

MACM 201-3

Discrete Mathematics 11

MACM 202-4

Mathematical Modeling and Computation

MACM 300-3

Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata

MACM 316-3

Numerical Analysis I

MACM 401-3

Introduction to Computer Algebra

MACM 416-3

Numerical Analysis 11

MATH 13-3

Euclidean Geometry

MATH 51-3

Calculus 1

MATH 52-3

Calculus 11

MATH 54-3

Calculus 1 for the Biological Sciences

MATH

55-3

Calculus II for the Biological Sciences

MATH 57-3

Calculus for the Social Sciences 1

P-.^ 

Faculty of Science Certified B and

courses, as of October 2004

MATH 158-3

Calculus for the Social Sciences 11

MATH 190-4

Principles of Mathematics for Teachers

MATH 232-3

Elementary Linear Algebra

MATH 242-3

Introduction to Analysis 1

MATH

1-3

Calculus ill

MATH 252-3

Vector Calculus

MATH 308-3

Linear Optimization

MATH 309-3

Continuous Optimization

MATH 310-3

Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations

MATH 313-3

Differential Geometry

MATH 314-3

Boundary Value Problems

MATH 320-3

Introduction to Analysis II

MATH 322-3

Complex Variables

MATH 332-3

Introduction to Applied Algebraic Systems

MATH 339-3

Groups and Symmetry

MATH 342-3

Elementary Number Theory

MATH 343-3

Applied Discrete Mathematics

MATH 345-3

Introduction to Graph Theory

MATH 380-3

History of Mathematics

MATH 418-3

Partial Differential Equations

MATH 419-3

Linear Analysis

MATH 424-3

Applications of Complex Analysis

MATH 425-3

Real Analysis

MATH 438-3

Linear Algebra

MATH 439-3

Algebraic Systems

MATH 440-3

Galois Theory

MATH 443-3

Combinational Theory

MATH 445-3

Graph Theory

MATH 447-3

Coding Theory

MATH 461-3

Mechanics of Deformable Media

MATH 462-3

Fluid Dynamics

MATH 467-3

Dynamical Systems

MATH 470-3

Variational Calculus

NUSC 341-3

Introduction to Radiochemistry

NUSC 342-3

Introduction to Nuclear Science

NUSC 344-3

Nucleosynthesis and Distribution of the Elements

NUSC 346-3

Radiochemistry Laboratory

NUSC 485-3

Particle Physics

PHYS 101-3

General Physics 1

PHYS 102-3

General Physics 11

PHYS 120-3

Mechanics and Modem Physics

PHYS 121-3

Optics, Electricity and Magnetism

PHYS 125-3

Mechanics and Spatial Relativity

PHYS 126-3

Electricity, Magnetism and Light

PHYS 130-2

General Physics Laboratory

PHYS 131-2

Physics Laboratory I

PHYS 211-3

Intermediate Mechanics

Faculty

Science Certified B and Q courses, as of October 2004

PHYS 221-3

Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism

PHYS 231-3

Physics Laboratory 11

PHYS 233-2

Physics Laboratory lii

PHYS

285-3

Introduction to Relativity and Quantum Mechanics

PHYS 324-3

Electromagnetics

PHYS 326-3

Electronics and Instrumentation

PHYS 331-3

Electronics Laboratory

PHYS 332-3

Intermediate Laboratory

PHYS 344-3

Thermal Physics

PHYS 346-3

Energy and Environment

PHYS

355-3

Optics

PHYS

365-3

Semiconductor Device Physics

PHYS 380-3

Introduction to Subatomic Physics

PHYS 384-3

Methods of Theoretical Physics I

PHYS 385-3

Quantum Physics

PHYS 390-3

Introduction to Astrophysics

PHYS 395-3

Computational Physics

PHYS 413-3

Advanced Mechanics

PHYS 415-3

Quantum Mechanics

PHYS 425-3

Electromagnetic Theory

PHYS 430-5

Digital Electronics and Interfacing

PHYS 431-4

Advanced Physics Lab I

PHYS 445-3

Statistical Physics

PHYS 455-3

Applied Optics

PHYS 465-3

Solid State Physics

PHYS 484-3

Nonlinear Physics

PHYS 490-3

General Relativity and Gravitation

STAT 100-3

Chance and Data Analysis

STAT 101-3

Introduction to Statistics

STAT 201-3

Statistics for the Life Sciences

STAT 203-3

Introduction to Statistics for Social Sciences

STAT 270-3

Introduction to Probability and Statistics

STAT 285-3

Intermediate Probability and Statistics

STAT 302-3

Analysis of Experimental and Observational Data

STAT 330-3

Introduction to Mathematical Statistics

STAT 350-3

Linear Models in Applied Statistics

STAT 380-3

Introduction to Stochastic Processes

STAT 400-3

Data Analysis

STA'' 402-3

Generalized Linear and Nonlinear Modelling

STAT 403-3

Intermediate Sampling and Experimental Design

STAT 410-3

Statistical Analysis of Sample Surveys

STAT 430-3

Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments

STAT 450-3

Statistical Theory

STAT 460-3

Bayesian Statistics

Faculty

Science Certified B and Q courses, as of October 2004