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S.87-60

FOR INFORMATION

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

TO:

Senate ?

FROM:

J.W.G. Ivany,

Chair, SCAP

SUBJECT:

Faculty of Science

DATE: ?

Nov.19, 1987

Reference: SCUS 87-32, 87-36, 87-37

SOAP 87-27, 8731, 87-32

Acting under delegated authority, SCUS approved the following changes as

set out in S.87-60

Minor curriculum revisions and calendar editorial

changes for the Management and Systems Science

Program

Vector changes to a number of courses in

Mathematics, Statistics and Physics

Minor curriculum changes to the Mathematical

Physics Program

FSC

c7II

FOR INFORMATION

Mana g 

ement and Systems Science Program Calendar Revisions 

?

The following chan g 

es to the MSSC pri:srar,i are proposed. 

Revision A 

f:urrent 

Admission to and continuation in the rDrc 

'

gr am is subject to the 

c'btaini na and maintenance 

of

a cumulative 13FA of at least 2.5 or the 

equivalent. Students interested in this orc 

'

ciram are strongly 

recommended to contact the advisor as sc. 

' : ' 

n as possible regarding - 

scheduling of this program. 

Proposed: 

The Management and Systems Science Pro 

g

ram cooperates with the 

S.:hc " 

:'l of Computing Science with regard to admission into the Program. 

Students must formally apply in order to be admitted into the Program. 

Acceptance will be based on 

overall

academic performance as measured 

by the cumulative arade 

p

oint average (CGPA). The CGPA is calculated 

based •:.n all work completed at SFU as described in the aeneral 

regulations section of this cai.ndtr. 

A student may apply for a':':eotan':e into the Mana 

g ement and 

Systems Science Program upon completion of all lower level 

re p 

L(irernents. Applications must be submitted by the fifth day of 

classes for admissionconsideration in that semester. Transfer and 

second-degree students whi:' have credit for all the lower level 

requirements may apply for s 

p

ecial admission consideration based on 

transcri p 

ts from other p 

' : ' 

st-secondary institutions. 

In order to remain in the Pro 

g

ram, a student must 

,

maintain a CGPA 

of at least 2.5. Students interested in this Program are strongly 

recommended to contact the Program adviser or .:cm-c.rdinatc 

'

r as soon as 

p

ossible regarding admission and scheduling. 

Rationale: 

This does not require Senate (or any other) aorc 

'

val because. the 

Com

p utin 

g

Science admission Procedure has already been ap 

p roved by 

Senate. 

Revision B 

Current: 

For the major in Management and Systems Science students must 

have credit for a 

minimum 

of 34 upper division credit hours from the 

following; however this major is recognized for use only toward this 

full E.Sc. degree program. For the B.Sc. degree in Management and 

Systems Science, all of the following upper division courses are 

required. 

FOR INFORMATION

For the B.Sc. degree in Management and Systems Science, all of the

upper division courses listed below are required.

Students must have credit for a minimun of 34 upper division hours such that at

least 9 hours are taken from each of the grouping under Business Administration

(excluding ECON 301-5), Computing Science, and Mathematics and Statistics.

The credit hours taken beyond the 34 can be applied for other major or minor

programs.

Pat ional e:

The MSSC Steering f:or

t r, t

i ttee uriani m

' : '

usl y cctssed the motion that

follows

in reference to the first

p aracira p

h under U pp

er Division

Iuuirements on P.125 of the current

Calendar.

Motion 1: In choosing the 34 uper division credit hours, at least 9

must be chosen from each of the qrou

i.nns under Business

Administration C e::

: 1 udi nn Econ. 301),

, i:::rut i nci Science, and

Mathematics and Statistics.

The

resent wordin

of this

aracirah is the work of former

Registrar Harry Evans. He oointed out that the current requirements

involve 46 or 48 u

er level credits for a B.Sc. degree and not

allowing a mechanism for students to use some of them towards a minor

or second major

woul

be punitive. He then made a distinction between

a major and a program by suggesting that we have a major requirement

as distinct from a program reciui rement . We (the orc'cjraru c.riainatc'rs)

agreed and set the major re

uirement at 34 credits so that tne

remaining credits ':ouid be a

lied towards a minor or double major.

However, the fle:ibi lity has been abused. By judiciously

choosing the Courses to add uo to 34 or more credits, students are

able to obtain "diluted" riiin':'rs in either Business, Com

utin g

Mathematics. For example, by using all the 3usiness and Mathematics

courses, taking Econ. 301 instead of bus. 307 and using MSSC 480 and

481, a student needs only one Comut ing Science course to reach 34 or

level credits. The student is then able to ao1y the

remaining four u

er level C

' : '

mouting Sc i cnc e courses towards a minor.

This means a student can get a minor in Computing Science by taking

only one upper level course beyond those already re

uired. Since an

MSSC degree is already making a certain statement about what a student.

has done in Cc.mDut I ng Sc i ence, bci rig abi e to have a minor with only

one additional ueer level course

t5eeti.S

vastly di spropc'rti onate.

Passage of the r ccomriiended motion would r emc

ve the problem.

Undergraduate Studies Committees in all three departments were

consulted and they agreed with the chanae.

Revision C

The following motions were passed unani rciousl y by the Management

and Systems Science Steering Committee.

FOR INFORMJATION

Mot i.c.n 2. Students are re

uired to take CMPT 275-3 instead of being

re q uired to take one of CMPT 275-3 or CMPT 290-3.

Mot ion_3. CMPT 301-3 and CMPT 371-3 are ti: be dro

ed from the

program.

Motion 4. CMPT 307-3 is to be added as a

rogram requirement.

Mot ion S. Honors students will be re

uired to take MATH 443-3 or MATH

445-3 instead of bein

re q uired to take MATH 443-3,

Rat i i:irial e:

The Management and Systeruis Science Prc

çirarci is highly structured

in that 93-95 credits are s

p ecified by s

p ecific courses. In

recognition of this, the Steering Committee tries to avoid introducing

requirements that would increase this number. The net change of the

above motions will decrease the total by 3 (

ending changes in

Business and Statistics which may reinstate these 3 credits).

Since the MSSC prc'qrari, has now been in existence for six years,

the Steering C ' :mmi ttee re':ent ly took a lookat the course

re q uirements. There was in

ut from Business, Computing Science,

Economics, Mathematics and Statistics, and students in the or':.gram.

The motions are interrelated. Consider Motion 3 first. For several

years, Computing Science members of the Steering Committee have

Simultaneously, CMFT 307-3 was recently introduced by the School of

Comp

uting Science and this course deals

recisely with the kinds of

ics of interest ti: the MSSC:

p ro g

ram (algorithms and data

structures). Therefore, it was decided to add CMFT 307-3 to the

p ro g

ram and delete i::NFT 371-3 from the

p rc q rar. This ex

lains motion

4. Since CMFT 290-3 was included in the p rogram for the sole reason

that it is a prerequisite for CMFT 371, it is no

For years students have com p lained about

observed (scsri,e have

not •:omplaitied) a

reat deal of overlap between CMPT

301-3

and BUS

337-3 and 428-3. After consultation with meriibers of both Business and

Comp utin g

Science, it was decided that CMFT 301-3 should be dropped

from the

p ro g ram. The p rinci p

al reason is that the two Business

courses are really an integral wh

le and some kind of compromise such

as allowing a student to take CMFT 301-3 and BUS 428-3 wu:uuld lead to

unworkable situations at times. The su

ested solution is '

:leaner and

is academically sensible.

Motion S results from the fact that Math 443-3 is offered only

once every two years and, in many ways, Math 44-3 is a better course

for students in the program. Both courses deal with to p ics in

discrete mathematics and it is felt that offerin

an alternative is

the correct action to take.

FOR INFORMATION

cuS

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

MEMORANDUM

To: R. Heath, Secretary ?

From: ?

P. Dobud, Administrative

to Senate ?

Assistant to the Dean of

Science

Subject: Calendar Changes: ?

Date: ?

October , 1987

Mathematics Program and Physics

Program

The Faculty of Science, at its meeting held on Monday October

1987 approved the

following vector changes .

I would appreciate it very much if you would place these

motions in the agenda of the next SCUS meeting for consideration and approval.

Recommendation from the Faculty of Science Undergraduate Curriculum

Committee

That the vector for courses in the Faculty of Science involving unscheduled workshops,

assistance centres, or other arrangement that is different from the scheduled tutorial or

experimental laboratory be designated for a three lecture- hour course as

(3.Olt)

with an

appropriate footnote by the department.

This motion applies to the following courses: MATH 100-3, MATH 101-3, MATH 102-3, MATH

110-3, MATH 151-3, MATH 152-3, MATH 154-3, MATH 157-3, MATH 158-3, MATH 190-4,

MATH 302-3, PHYS 100-3, PHYS 101-3, PHYS 102, PHYS 120-3 and PHYS 121-3.

Thank you.

cc: Dr. A. Freedman, Chairman, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Dr. C. Irwin, Chairman, Department of Physics

FOR

s1now

11tAstR. u.i1vtns1

To: R. Heath, Secretary

From: ?

Allen R. Freedman, Chmn

to Senate

Dept. of Math and Stats

Subject: Vector Changes.

P. Dobud's memo of Oct.8.

It is understood that the recommended vector for Math 190-4 is

(4-0-it).

MATH 101, 102 and 302 are being changed to the STAT

designation. These newly named courses would carry the vector

This paper clarifies information provided in the October 8 memo. That memorandum

implies that MATH 190-4 was being changed to 3:01t and does not recognize the

additional proposals where MATH 101, 102 and 302 are being changed to STAT.

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

FOR INFORMATION

cC.Us

To: R. Heath, Secretary

to Senate

Subject: Calendar Changes:

Mathematical Physics

From:

P. Dobud, Administrative

Assistant to the Dean of

Science

Date:

October 6, 1987

The Faculty of Science, at its meeting held on Monday October

1987 has approved

the following calendar changes for the MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS PROGRAM. I would

appreciate it very much if you would place these motions in the agenda of the next

SCUS meeting for consideration and approval.

MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS. (Paper FSC 87-9)

To approve the following changes in part of the Mathematical Physics program requirement as

,lows

om: ?

To:

UPPER DIVISION REQUIRED COURSES

(Total: 66 to 68 semester hours)

Allot:

MATH 310-3 Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations

313-3 Differential Geometry

320-3 Advanced Calculus of One Variable

322-3 Complex Variables

361-3 Mechanics of Deformablo Media

418-3 Partial Differential Equations

Two of:

MATH 362-3 Fluid Mechanics I

416-3 Numerical Analysis II— requires MACM 316-3

462-3 Fluid Mechanics II

466-4 Tensor Analysis

467-3 Vibrations

468-4 Continuum Mechanics

470-4 Variational Calculus

471-4 Special Relativity

Three of:

MACM 316-3 Numerical Analysis I

MATH 387-3 Introduction to Stochastic Processes - requires

MATH 272-3 (or 371)

415-3 Ordinary Differential Equations - MATH 314-3 rec-

ommended

419-3 Linear Analysis - MATH 314-3 and 320 recom-

mended

424-3 Applications of Complex Analysis

MATH 425-3 Introduction to Metric Spaces

426-3 Introduction to Lebesguo Theory

• ?

438-3 Linear Algebra

439-3 Introduction to Algebraic Systems

444-3 Topology - requires MATH 425-3 or 421

with at least one course from each of groups a) and b).

Upper Division required courses:

(Total 66 to 70 semester hours)

All of:

MATH

310-3 ?

Introduction to Ordinary

Differential Equations.

313-3

Differential Geometry

320-3

Advanced Calculus of One

Mechanics of Deformable Media.

418-3

Partial Differential ?

Numerical Analysis I.

STAT ?

387-3

Introduction to Stochastic

Processes- requires STAT 270-3

Ordinary Differential Equations-

MATH 314-3 recommended.

416-3

Numerical Analysis It-

requires MACM 316-3.

419-3

Linear Analysis- MATH 314-3 and

320 recommended.

424-3

Applications of Complex

Analysis.

425-3

Introduction to Metric Spaces.

FOR INFORMATION3

426-3

Introduction to Lebesgue

Introduction to Algebraic

Systems.

444-3

Topology- requires MATH 425-3.

Variational Calculus.

courses

cc: E. Pechianer, Chairman, Mathematical Physics Committee.

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITYFOR

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The Mathematical Physics Curriculum Committee (members presently on 

campus: L.E. Ballentine, M. Pllschke, C.Y. Shen) has approved the 

change in program requirements which is described on the attached 

sheet. 

Rationale: 

Although it would appear that the students have consider- 

able freedom of choice in selecting courses to meet the requirements 

of the program, in fact the limitations of scheduling and frequency of 

offerings often reduces the number of available choices to one or even 

to zero. On several occasions in the past couple of years, I have 

been called upon to authorize a variation from the strict calendar 

requirements so that a student could complete his program without 

• waiting an extra semester or more to pick up the last required 

course. In such cases I have authorized a substitute course from the 

same level and Department. 

The effect of the proposed change is to permit a freer choice from the 

same set of courses, without altering quality or quantity of the 

requirements. 

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Leslie E. Ballentine 

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