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COURSES

 

Mathematics (Math)

20. Introductory Computer Programming (3)
Prerequisites: intermediate algebra and trigonometry. Introduction to FORTRAN programming and flow charts with applications to matrix algebra, integration, series and linear programming.

29. Intermediate Algebra (3)
Prerequisite: elementary algebra and geometry. Sets, functions, graphs, quadratic equations, inequalities, simultaneous equations, matrices and determinants, mathematical induction, binomial theorem, progressions, exponents and logarithms. (See Duplication of Courses.)

30. Trigonometry (3)
Prerequisite: intermediate algebra course. Concept of a function, sine and cosine functions, tables and graphs, other trigonometric functions, identities and equations. Trigonometric functions of angles, solution of triangles. (See Duplication of Courses.)

40. Elementary Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: Students must take the ELM exam; students who do not pass the exam must record a grade of C or better in a college-taught intermediate algebra course. Illustration of statistical concepts: elementary probability models, sampling, descriptive measures, confidence intervals, testing hypotheses, chi-square, nonparametric methods, regression. It is recommended that students with credit in Math 72 or 75 take Math 105.

40L. Elementary Statistics Laboratory (1)
Concurrent enrollment in Math 40. (Not required for Math 40.) Computational techniques pertinent to elementary statistics with emphasis on calculator programming and formula derivation.

41. Number Systems I (3)
Not open to mathematics majors. Prerequisite: Students must take the ELM exam; students who do not pass the exam must record a grade of C or better in a college-taught intermediate algebra course. Designed for elementary credential candidates. Development of rational number system and its subsystems from the informal point of view; sets, relations and operations, equivalence classes; definitions of number systems and operations; algorithms for operations; prime numbers, divisibility tests; ratios.

51. Elements of Modern Mathematics (3)
Prerequisite: passing score on the Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) Exam and intermediate algebra. Logic, set theory, vectors and matrices, linear programming, permutations and combinations, probability, Markov chains, applications to business and social sciences.

52. Elementary Linear Algebra (3)
Prerequisite: passing score on the Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) Exam and intermediate algebra. Elementary properties of matrices, determinants; systems of linear equations; linear transformations.

70. Mathematis for Life Sciences (4)
No credit if taken after Math 72 or 75; one unit of credit if taken after Math 71. Prerequisite: Students must take the ELM exam; students who do not pass the exam must record a grade of C or better in a college-taught intermediate algebra course. Functions and graphs, limits, derivatives, antiderivatives, differential equations, and partial derivatives with applications in the Life Sciences.

71. Elementary Mathematical Analysis I (3)
No credit if taken after Math 70, 72, or 75. Prerequisite: Students must take the ELM exam; students who do not pass the exam must record a grade of C or better in a college-taught intermediate algebra course. Review of algebra, real numbers, inequalities, function, graph, finite induction, limit, differentiation of algebraic functions and applications to extrema, mean value theorem, I'Hôpital's rule.

72. Elementary Mathematical Analysis II (3)
No credit if taken after Math 75; 2 units of credit if taken after Math 70. Prerequi sites: Math 71 and trigonometry. Analytic geometry and calculus of polynomials, rational functions, transcendental functions; polar coordinates, conic sections, integration and applications.

75. Mathematical Analysis I (4)
No credit if taken after Math 72; 2 units of credit if taken after Math 71; 3 units of credit if taken after Math 70. Prerequisite: Students must take the ELM exam. Additionally,beginning in the fall of 1994, a passing score on the Precalculus Diagnostic Test or a grade of C or better in Math 6 will be required prior to registration. Inequalities, functions, graphs, limits, continuity, derivatives, antiderivatives, the definite integral and applications.

76. Mathematical Analysis II (4)
Prerequisite: Math 72 or 75. Transcendental functions, techniques of integration, improper integrals, conic sections, polar coordinates, introduction to vectors.

77. Mathematical Analysis III (4)
Prerequisite: Math 76. Three dimensional calculus, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, infinite series, and applications. (

81. Applied Analysis (4)
Prerequisite: Math 77. Introduction to ordinary linear differential equations; solutions by power series and Laplace transforms. Vector sanalysis; line, surface, and volume integrals. Solution of systems of linear equations by matrix methods. Introduction to Fourier series. Introduction to complex variables.

103. History of Mathematics (3)
Prerequisite: Math 72 or 75. History of the development of mathematical concepts in algebra, geometry, number theory, analytical geometry, and calculus from ancient times through modern times. Theorems with historical significance will be studied as they relate to the development of modern mathematics.

105. Statistical Methods (4)
Prerequisite: Math 70 or 72 or 75. Practice in applying standard statistical procedures of data analysis to examples from biology, engineering, and the social sciences; one- and two-sample normal theory methods; chi-square, analysis of variance, and regression problems.

107. Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: Math 77 or concurrently. Basic concepts required for applications of probability theory; standard discrete and continuous models; random variables; conditional distributions; limit theorems.

108. Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: Math 107. Criteria used for selecting particular procedures of data analysis; derivation of commonly used procedures; topics from sampling, normal theory, nonparametrics, elementary decision theory.

109. Applied Probability (3)
Prerequisite: Math 107. Introduction to stochastic processes and their applications in science and industry. Markov chains, queues, stationary time series.

110. Symbolic Logic (3)
rerequisite: Math 71 or 75. An informal treatment of the theory of logical inference, statement calculus, truth-tables, predicate calculus, interpretations applications.

111. Theory of Sets (3)
Prerequisite: Math 71 or 75. Set theory from an informal axiomatic foundation, relations and functions, cardinal numbers, ordinal numbers, applications.

116. Theory of Numbers (3)
Prerequisite: Math 72 or 75. Divisibility, greatest common divisor, Euler's function, continued fractions, congruences, quadratic residues, Diophantine equations, different forms of the Prime Number Theorem, Mobius inversion formula.

121. Numerical Analysis I (3)
Prerequisites: Math 77 and working knowledge of C, Fortran, or Pascal. Zeros of nonlinear equations, interpolation, quadrature, systems of equations, numerical ordinary differential equations, and eigenvalues. Use of numerical software libraries.

123. Topics in Applied Mathematics (3)
Prerequisite: Math 77. Vector spaces and linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigen functions. Special types of linear and nonlinear differential equations; solution by series. Fourier transforms. Special functions, including gamma, hypergeometric, Legendre, Bessel, Laguerre, and Hermite functions. Introduction to partial differential equations.

131. Game Theory and Linear Programming (3)
Prerequisites: Math 72 and permission of instructor; or Math 76. Introduction to linear programming, problem formulation, adaptation of the Dantzig simplex algorithm to linear programming problems, duality theory, transportation problems. Games of chance, strategy, minimax theorem for two-person zero-sum games, relationship to linear programming.

141. Number Systems II (3)
Not open to students with credit in Math 151 or 171. Prerequisite: Math 41 or 71. Especially recommended for prospective teachers. and minors. Development of the real number system and its subsystems from the formal point of view. Mathematical induction and definition by recursion. Axiomatic development of the various number systems and their interrelation.

151. Principles of Algebra (4)
Prerequisite: Math 76. Groups, cyclic groups, normal subgroups; rings,integral domains and polynomials; fields.

152. Linear Algebra (4)
Prerequisite: Math 151. Linear transformations, matrices, determinants, linear functionals, bilinear forms, quadratic forms, orthogonal and unitary transformations, selected applications of linear algebra.

153. Modern Algebra (3)
Prerequisite: Math 151. Group theory, field theory, elements of Galois theory.

161. Principles of Geometry (3)
Prerequisite: Math 77. The classical elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic geometries developed on a framework of incidence, order and separation, congruence; coordinatization. Theory of parallels for parabolic and hyperbolic geometries. Selected topics of modern Euclidean geometry.

162. Projective Geometry (3)
Prerequisite: Math 77. Synthetic and analytic projective geometry; axioms; duality; perspective and projective correspondence; harmonic sets; coordinalization; projective collineations and correlations; polarities and conics; groups of projective, affine and Euclidean transformations

165. Differential Geometry (3)
Prerequisite: Math 77. Study of geometry in Euclidean space by means of calculus, including theory of curves and surfaces, curvature, theory of surfaces, and intrinsic geometry on a surface.

171. Intermediate Mathematical Analysis I (4)
Prerequisite: Math 77. Sets, real numbers as a complete ordered field, its usual topology, functions of a real variable, limits, continuity, uniform continuity, differentiability, generalized mean value theorem, Riemann integrals, series of functions, uniform convergence, and Fourier series of integrable functions.

172. Advanced Calculus I (3)
Prerequisite: Math 171. The real number system; function theory, continuity, differentiability; partial differentiation.

173. Advanced Calculus II (3)
Prerequisite: Math 172. Multiple integrals; line and surface integrals; Fourier series and integrals; infinite series.

174. Complex Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Math 77. Analytic functions of a complex variable, contour integration, series, singularities of analytic functions, the residue theorems with applications to the definite integral.

181. Differential Equations (3)
Prerequisite: Math 81 or 123. Definition and classification of differential equations; general, particular, and singular solutions; existence theorems; theory and technique of solving certain differential equations: phase plane analysis, elementary stability theory; applications.

182. Partial Differential Equations (3)
Prerequisites: Math 81 or 123, and 171A. Classical methods for solving partial differential equations including separation of variables, Green's functions, the Riemann-Volterra method and Cauchy's problem for elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic equations; applications to theoretical physics.

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

191T. Proseminar (1-3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Presentation of advanced topics in mathematics in the field of the student's interest.



GRADUATE COURSES

(See Course Numbering System.)

Mathematics (Math)

202. Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics (3)
Prerequisites: Math 151, 161 and 171A. Fundamental notions regarding number theory, number systems, algebra of number fields; functions.

210. Foundations of Mathematics (3)
Prerequisite: Math 110 or 151. Formal introduction to theories of inference, first order theories, completeness metatheorems, consistency metatheorems, decision problems.

216. Topics in Number Theory (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Math 116. An investigation of topics having either historical or current research interest in the field of number theory.

221. Advanced Numerical Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Math 121. Linear equations and matrices; parabolic, hyperbolic, and elliptic differential equations; constructive function theory.

223. Principles and Techniques of Applied Mathematics (3)
Prerequisite: Math 123. Linear spaces and spectral theory of operators.

251. Abstract Algebra I (3)
Prerequisite: undergraduate abstract algebra. Groups, rings, integral domains, and fields.

252. Abstract Algebra II (3)
Prerequisite: Math 251. Rings and ideals, modules, linear and multilinear algebras, representations.

263. Point Set Topology (3)
Prerequisite: Math 172. Basic concepts of point set topology, set theory, topological spaces, continuous functions; connectiv-ity, compactness and separation properties of spaces. Topics selected from function spaces, metrization, dimension theory.

265. Differential Geometry (3)
Prerequisites: Math 165, 172. Study of geometry of curves and surfaces in Euclidean space; including an introduction to Riemannian geometry and theory of manifolds.

271. Real Variables (3)
Prerequisite: Math 172. Theory of sets; cardinals; ordinals; function spaces, linear spaces; measure theory; modern theory of integration and differentiation.

272. Functional Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Math 271. The Lebesgue-Stieltjes integral and its generalizations, integral equations, Hilbert and Banach spaces, linear transformations (bounded and unbounded).

274. Functions of a Complex Variable (3)
Prerequisite: Math 171, 174. Representation theorems of Weierstrass and Mittag-Leffler, normal families, conformal mapping and Riemann mapping theorem, analytic continuation, Dirichlet problem.

290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

291. Seminar (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Presentation of current mathematical research in field of student's interest.

298. Research Project in Mathematics (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Independent investigation of advanced character as the culminating requirement for the master's degree. Approved for SP grading.

299. Thesis (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.


IN-SERVICE COURSE

(See Course Numbering System.)

Mathematics (Math)

302. Topics in Mathematics for Teachers (3; max total 6 if topic not repeated)



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