Re: the first question: something is very wrong here!
My undergrad degree is in computer science. It included several math courses, naturally, and high-school calculus was a prerequisite for it. But I have never had to study multivariate calculus or partial differential equations (and only a very small amount of linear algebra)! My friends who studied CS, or engineering, at other schools, had similar experiences.
In other words, you seem to have an odd picture of what the “technical undergrad” level of the “standard STEM mathematics curriculum” is! What you described as the “technical undergrad” level is, perhaps, more like the “undergrad math major” level; almost anyone else in STEM is not going to be studying stuff as advanced as that.
I’d actually view CS majors as the odd ball out, in this case. Most engineers need to cover most of that stuff, and certainly all mathematicians and physicists cover it. Chemists can get away with less and some biologists with a lot less, although at that point we’re treading the border of “STEM” fields.
I went to a STEM-only school, and all of the listed courses were core requirements for all students (except PDEs). My understanding is that that’s pretty standard for technical schools, or engineering schools within larger universities.
Chemists can get away with less and some biologists with a lot less, although at that point we’re treading the border of “STEM” fields.
Chemists and biologists are the border of “STEM”?! What does the first letter of the acronym stand for?
I went to a STEM-only school, and all of the listed courses were core requirements for all students (except PDEs). My understanding is that that’s pretty standard for technical schools, or engineering schools within larger universities.
If chemists, biologists, and programmers / computer scientists do not need to study this level of math, well… that’s almost half of “STEM”, right there.
Re: the first question: something is very wrong here!
My undergrad degree is in computer science. It included several math courses, naturally, and high-school calculus was a prerequisite for it. But I have never had to study multivariate calculus or partial differential equations (and only a very small amount of linear algebra)! My friends who studied CS, or engineering, at other schools, had similar experiences.
In other words, you seem to have an odd picture of what the “technical undergrad” level of the “standard STEM mathematics curriculum” is! What you described as the “technical undergrad” level is, perhaps, more like the “undergrad math major” level; almost anyone else in STEM is not going to be studying stuff as advanced as that.
I’d actually view CS majors as the odd ball out, in this case. Most engineers need to cover most of that stuff, and certainly all mathematicians and physicists cover it. Chemists can get away with less and some biologists with a lot less, although at that point we’re treading the border of “STEM” fields.
I went to a STEM-only school, and all of the listed courses were core requirements for all students (except PDEs). My understanding is that that’s pretty standard for technical schools, or engineering schools within larger universities.
Chemists and biologists are the border of “STEM”?! What does the first letter of the acronym stand for?
This is incorrect.
Course requirements for the B.S. in Computer Science from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Columbia University
Course requirements for the B.S. in Computer Science from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University
Course requirements for the B.S. in Computer Science from the Rochester Institute of Technology
If chemists, biologists, and programmers / computer scientists do not need to study this level of math, well… that’s almost half of “STEM”, right there.
FWIW, both linear algebra and multivariable calculus are required for students at UC San Diego, which is a large public institution.
(Although it’s a little tricky as our university has sub-colleges, not all of which require both).