{"id":53,"date":"2017-06-01T21:33:26","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T21:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2025-08-11T12:48:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T19:48:14","slug":"math-comp-bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/mathematics\/program\/math-comp-bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematical and Computational Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-acalog-widget\"><div class=\"acalog\" data-acalog-data=\"programs\" data-mudd-unique-id=\"pub-26-962\" data-mudd-content-id=\"962\" data-acalog-catalog-legacy-id=\"26\" data-acalog-program-legacy-id=\"962\"><div class=\"loading-wrapper\"><span class=\"spinner-border align-center\" role=\"status\"><\/span><span>Loading&#8230;<\/span><\/div><\/div><dialog id=\"req-dialog\"><div><div class=\"dialog-content\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Close dialog<\/span><\/button><div id=\"dialog-loading\"><div class=\"spinner-border\" role=\"status\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Loading&#8230;<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"dialog-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"dialog-header\"><\/div><div class=\"dialog-body\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sample Paths Through the Major <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These paths are provided as examples; many other paths are possible, and you should work with your advisor to choose the best path for your interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple Path<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introductory Sequence (9 units)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MATH055 HM \u2013 Discrete Mathematics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BIOL054 HM \u2013 Experimental Biology Laboratory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BIOL154 HM \u2013 Biostatistics&nbsp;(taken concurrently with Biology 54)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MCBI118A HM \u2013 Introduction to Mathematical Biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MCBI118B HM \u2013 Introduction to 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