应用数学专业于2011年秋季创建，是一种将跨学科工作整合到数学，科学，工程学和理论社会科学领域的方法。该计划是科学领域中最跨学科的课程之一，汇集了许多不同学科的课程，包括医学影像学，计算流体力学，计算气候建模，理论神经科学，计算地球科学，计算放射疗法规划，分子动力学，流行病学等方面的教师研究以及对癌症生长的研究。诸如理解疾病，大脑功能或世界气候，或开发新的能源之类的重大科学和工程挑战，总是需要庞大的跨学科科学家团队。应用数学专业为科学家做好准备，以解决与数学未来最相关的问题。
The applied mathematics major was created in the fall of 2011 as a way of integrating interdisciplinary work in mathematics, the sciences, engineering, and the theoretical social sciences. The program is one of the most interdisciplinary in the sciences, bringing together courses from many different disciplines, including faculty research in medical imaging, computational fluid dynamics, computational climate modeling, theoretical neuroscience, computational geosciences, computational radiation therapy planning, molecular dynamics, epidemiology, and the study of cancer growth.<br><br>Why is this multi-disciplinary work in applied mathematics relevant Large scientific and engineering challenges, such as understanding disease, brain function, or the world's climate, or developing new sources of energy, invariably require large interdisciplinary teams of scientists. The major in applied mathematics prepares scientists to tackle the questions most relevant to the future of mathematics.