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MATH2250
Elementary Linear Algebra
MATH2310Applied
Differential Equations
Math 2800
Math Major Seminar
Math 2850Putnam
Team Seminar
Math 3000 Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics
Math 3200 Polynomials
Math 3310 Applied Differential Equations II
Math 3500 Applied Algebra
Math 3550 Introduction to Abstract Algebra
Math 4000 History of Mathematics
Math 4100 Mathematics in the Elementary School
Math 4150 Secondary School on Campus
Math 4200 Mathematics Analysis I
Math 4205 Mathematics Analysis II
Math 4230 Introduction to Complex Analysis
Math 4250 Mathematical Theory of Probability
Math 4300 Introduction to Mathematical Modeling
Math 4340 Numerical Analysis
Math 4400 Vector Calculus
Math 4440 Introduction to Partial Differential
Equations
Math 4500 Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory
Math 4550 Introduction to the Theory of Numbers
Math 4600 Foundations of Geometry
MATH
2250: Elementary Linear Algebra (3 hrs)
Course Description: Studies
linear equations and matrices, vector spaces, linear transformations, determinants,
orthogonality, eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
Prerequisite: MATH 2200 or
2350.
MATH 2310: Applied Differential Equations
I (3 hrs)
Course Description: Combines
with MATH 3310 for one-year series in applied mathematics. Includes solution
of ordinary differential equations, integral transforms. Emphasizes construction
of mathematical models arising in physical science and other areas.
Prerequisite: MATH 2205.
MATH
2800: Math Major Seminar (2 hrs)
Course Description: Acquaints
math/science majors with seminar group investigation of mathematical problems.
Various mathematics department faculty work on selected topics over the course
of the semester. Two hours required for all mathematics majors. Offered S/U
only. Offered spring semester only.
- MATH 2850: Putnam
Team Seminar (2 hrs)
- Course Description: Preparation
for the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. Problem solving strategies
and mathematical content appropriate for the Putnam Exam are emphasized with
problem sets taken from previous Putnam or other international math contests.
Offered S/U only.
- Prerequisites: MATH 2200
and 2205
MATH
3000: Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics (3 hrs)
- Course Description: The
goal of MATH 3000 is to increase the student's level of mathematical maturity.
Topics include, but are not limited to, informal logic, naive set theory,
methods of proof including induction, functions, and the completeness of real
numbers. Offered fall semester only.
- Prerequisite: MATH 2250
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- MATH 3200: Polynomials
(3 hrs)
- Course Description: Includes
basic properties of polynomials and their roots together with connections
to algebra, analysis, geometry, number theory and numerical analysis. Emphasizes
unification and indicates evolutionary nature of mathematics Liberally intersperses
historical notes. Offered spring semester only.
- Prerequisite: MATH 2250
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- MATH 3310: Applied
Differential Equations II (3 hrs)
- Course Description: Includes
partial differential equations, Fourier series, boundary value problems, series
solutions of ordinary differential equations, linear algebra, linear systems
of equations and numerical methods.
- Prerequisites: MATH 2210
and 2310
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- MATH 3500: Applied
Algebra (3 hrs)
- Course Description: Shows
how uses of algebraic structures in computer science and physical sciences
has increased dramatically in recent years. Introduces some of these structures
(partial orderings, groups, codes, fields and algebras) and their applications
to other disciplines. Offered fall semester only.
- Prerequisites: MATH 2250
and 2300 or MATH 3200 or 3000
MATH 3550: Introduction
to Abstract Algebra (3 hrs)
- Course Description: This
course provides a basic introduction to groups, rings and fields, emphasizing
an axiomatics development. Applications to number theory and geometry are
included. Offered spring semester only.
- Prerequisites: MATH 3200
or 3000
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- MATH 4000: History
of Mathematics (3 hrs)
- Course Description: Acquaints
students with development of mathematics through material usually covered
in a first course in calculus. Emphasizes individuals who made significant
contributions to mathematics. Employs both chronological and topical approaches.
Offered spring semester only.
- Prerequisites: MATH 2250
or 2210
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- MATH 4100: Mathematics
in the Elementary School (1-6 hrs)
- Course Description: Acquaints
prospective or experienced teachers of mathematics with newer developments
in mathematics curriculum and materials. Emphasizes mathematical basis for
courses in elementary mathematics curriculum; organization and design of mathematics
programs for grades K-7; and design and construction of curriculum and/or
materials to meet specific needs of the teacher or school district.
- Prerequisites: MATH 1105
and consent of instructor
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- MATH 4150: Secondary
School on Campus (1-4 hrs)
- Course Description: This
course provides prospective teachers opportunity to study mathematics as it
relates to the secondary school. Topics may vary from semester to semester.
Emphasizes current trends and concerns of secondary school mathematics education.
Offered fall semester only.
- Prerequisites: MATH 2205
and 3200 or 3000
MATH 4200: Mathematical Analysis I (3 hrs)
- Course Description: Combines
with MATH 4205 for a one-year course providing rigorous treatment of one and
two variable calculus. Topics include real number emphasizing the algebraic,
order, and topological properties, series of numbers, continuous functions,
differentiable functions, the Riemann-Stieltjes integral, series and sequences
of functions, equicontinuity, functions of several variables, differentiable
mappings of Taylor's theorem, inverse and implicit function theorems, integration
theory. Offered fall semester only.
- Prerequisites: MATH 2250
and 2210 and either Math 3200 or 3000
MATH
4205: Mathematical Analysis II (3 hrs)
- Course Description: A
continuation of MATH 4200. Offered spring semester only.
- Prerequisite: MATH 4200
MATH
4230: Introduction to Complex Analysis (3 hrs)
- Course Description: Develops
the theory of functions of one complex variable. Topics include the algebra
and geometry of complex numbers, functions of one complex variable, elementary
functions, limits, continuity and differentiation. Differentiability leads
to the Cauchy theorem, integeral theorems, power series, residue theory and
boundary value problems. Offered spring semester only.
- Prerequisite: MATH 2210
MATH
4250: Mathematical Theory of Probability (3 hrs)
- Course Description: A
calculus-based introduction to the mathematical properties of random variables.
Topics include discrete and continuous probability distributions, independence
and conditional probability, mathematical expectation, multivariate distributions
and properties of the normal probability law. Offered fall semester only.
Cross listed with STAT 4250.
- Prerequisites: MATH 2210
or 2355
MATH 4300: Introduction
to Mathematical Modeling (3 hrs)
- Course Description: This
course is designed to introduce students to the applications of mathematical
techniques in the study of various real-world problems. The course consists
of the construction analysis, and interpretation of a variety of mathematical
models which arise from problems. Offered fall semester only.
- Prerequisites: MATH 2250
or 2310
MATH 4340: Numerical
Analysis (3 hrs)
- Course Description: Machine
arithmetic, analysis of rounding errors, direct and iterative methods for
linear systems of equations, iteration, interpolation, numerical differentiation
and integration, numerical solution of differential equations. Programming
exercises using a procedural language. Offered spring semester only.
Cross listed with COSC 4340.
- Prerequisites: MATH 2205
and COSC 1030
MATH 4400: Vector Calculus
(3 hrs)
- Course Description: Offers
less rigorous treatment of multivariable calculus than MATH 4205. Includes
sequences and series of functions, power series and Taylor's theorem, partial
differentiation, implicit functions, Lagrange multipliers, double and triple
integrals, vector fields, line and surface integrals and applications to fluid
flow, divergence and gradients. Offered fall semester only.
- Prerequisites: MATH 2250
or 3310 and 2210
MATH 4440: Partial Differential
Equations I (3 hrs)
- Course Description: Includes
first-order partial differential equations, classification of second-order
equations and canonical forms, elementary elliptical, hyperbolic and parabolic
boundary value problems, transform methods, series solutions and Green's functions.
Offered spring semester only.
- Prerequisites: MATH 2210
and 2310
MATH 4500: Linear Algebra
and Matrix Theory (3 hrs)
- Course Description: Matrix
theory is an important tool in statistics, physics, engineering, and applied
mathematics in general. This course, a continuation of MATH 2250, studies
the structure of matrices over the real and complex numbers. Topics included
are canonical forms, factorization theorems, eigenvalues, and symmetric and
Hermitian matrices. Offered fall semester only.
- Prerequisite: MATH 2250
MATH 4550: Theory of
Numbers (3 hrs)
- Course Description: Topics
include divisibility properties of integers, congruences, diophantine equations,
quadratic residues, primitive roots, primes, representation of positive integers,
and operations in the ring of arithmetic functions. Offered spring semester
only.
- Prerequisites: MATH 3200
or 3500
MATH 4600: Foundations
of Geometry (3 hrs)
- Course Description: This
course gives an axiomatic introduction to Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry.
Topics include incidence, order, separation, and parallel postulates. Models
for various axiom systems are constructed. Offered fall semester only.
- Prerequisites: MATH 3200
or 3000
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