Mathematics (3450)

Mathematics (3450)

100 INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 2010:052 or 057 with a grade of C or better or placement test. Review of high school algebra: real numbers, exponents, radicals, factoring, linear and quadratic equations, graphing, and problem solving. Does not meet General Studies mathematics requirement.
135 EXCURSIONS IN MATHEMATICS 3 credits
Prerequisites: Completion of 2010:052 with a grade of C- or better or placement test. Contemporary applications of mathematics for the non-science major to develop skills in logical thinking and reading technical material. Topics include voting, apportionment, scheduling, patterns, networks.
140 FUND OF MATH FOR PRIMARY EDUC 3 credits
Prerequisites: Either completion of 3450:100 with a C- or better, or completion of 3470:250 with a grade of C- or better, or placement test. Corequisite: 5100:200. A problem-solving and inquiry-based approach to number systems; bases; operations, properties, relationships, algorithms of Real Numbers; patterns and algebra.
145 COLLEGE ALGEBRA 4 credits
Prerequisite: Mathematics Placement Test or completion of 100 with a grade of C- or better. Real numbers, equations and inequalities, linear and quadratic functions. Exponential and logarithmic functions. Systems of equations, matrices, determinants. Permutations and combinations.
149 PRECALCULUS MATHEMATICS 4 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 145 with a grade of C- or better or placement. Functions, polynomial functions, complex numbers, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of equations, trigonometric functions, mathematical inductions, sequences, and binomial theorem.
208 INTRO TO DISCRETE MATH 4 credits
Prerequisites: Completion of 145 or 149 with a grade of C- or better or placement. A foundation course in discrete mathematics with applications. Topics include sets, number systems, Boolean Algebra, logic, relations, functions, recursion, matrices, induction, graphs, and trees.
209 DISCRETE MATH FOR EDUCATORS 4 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 140 with a grade of C- or better. Corequisite: 231. Introduction to discrete mathematics topics for middle school instruction: sets, counting, probability, recurrence relations, graph theory, logic and elementary proof techniques.
210 CALCULUS WITH BUSINESS APPLIC 3 credits
Prerequisites: Mathematics Placement Test or completion of 145 with a grade of C- or better. Review of functions, derivatives of functions, extrema and concavity, optimization, logarithmic and exponential functions, extrema for multivariate functions. Graphing calculator required. For business majors only.
215 CONCEPTS OF CALCULUS 4 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 145 or 149 with a grade of C- or better or placement. Functions; limits and continuity; differentiation and applications of differentiation; logarithmic and exponential functions; integration and applications of integration; partial differentiation.
221 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY-CALCULUS I 4 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 149 with a grade of C- or better. Analytic geometry, limits, continuity, derivatives, tangent and normal lines, extrema of functions, Rolle's theorem, mean value theorem, related rates, antiderivative, definite integrals, areas, volumes, arc length.
222 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY-CALCULUS II 4 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 221 with a grade of C- or better. Derivatives of exponential, logarithmic trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, hyperbolic and inverse hyperbolic functions; methods of integration, sequences, series; moments, centroids, indeterminate forms, polar coordinates.
223 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY-CALC III 4 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 222 with a grade of C- or better. Vector algebra, cylindrical, spherical coordinates, vector-valued functions, curvature; functions of several variables, limit, continuity, partial derivatives, differentials, directional derivatives, maxima and minima, multiple integrals, Divergence Theorem.
231 MODEL WTH ALGEB & TRANSCEND FN 4 credits
Prerequisites: Completion of 140 with a grade of C- or better; and 100 with a grade of C- or better or placement test. Modeling and regression with algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions; systems of equations and matrices. These topics will be enhanced by the use of CAS.
240 MATH FOUND FOR EARLY CHLD EDUC 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 140 with a grade of C- or better. A problem-solving and inquiry-based approach to functions and algebra, coordinate and Euclidean geometry, and elementary data analysis.
289 SEL T: MATHEMATICS 1-3 credits
Prerequisite: permission. Selected topics of interest in mathematics.
307 FUND: ADVANCED MATHEMATICS 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 222 with a grade of C- or better. Logic, solving problems, and doing proofs in mathematics. Sets, extended set operations, and indexed family sets, induction. Binary relations. Functions, cardinality. Introductory concepts of algebra and analysis.
312 LINEAR ALGEBRA 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 223 with a grade of C- or better or permission of instructor. Study of vector spaces, linear transformations, matrices, determinants, inner products, the eigenvalue problem, quadratic forms and canonical forms.
331 MODELING WITH CALCULUS 4 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 231 with a grade of C- or better. Introduction to limits, continuity, differentiation with applications, integration with applications, sequences and series. These topics will be enhanced by the use of CAS.
335 INTRO TO ORDINARY DIFF EQUATNS 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 223 with a grade of C- or better or permission of instructor. Basic techniques for solving ODEs and systems of ODEs. Analysis of models involving differential equations of first order and simple equations of second order.
341 GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT 3 credits
Prerequisites: Completion of 209 with a grade of C- or better, or 307 with a grade of C- or better and be admitted to the College of Education. Basic Constructions, Polygons, Similarity, Pythagorean Theorem, Circles, Congruence, Perimeters and Areas of Plane Figures, Surface and Volume of Solids, Rigid Motions and Symmetry, Coordinate geometry.
401 HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS 3 credits
Prerequisite : Completion of 307 with a grade of C- or better. Origin and development of mathematical ideas.
410 ADVANCED LINEAR ALGEBRA 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 312 with a grade of C- or better. Study of vector spaces, linear transformation, canonical and quadratic forms, inner product spaces.
411 ABSTRACT ALGEBRA I 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 307 with a grade of C- or better or permission of instructor. Study of groups, rings, fields, integral domains.
412 ABSTRACT ALGEBRA II 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 411 with a grade of C- or better or permission of instructor. Study of groups, rings, fields, integral domains, vector spaces, field extensions, Galois theory.
413 THEORY OF NUMBERS 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 222 with a grade of C- or better or permission. Euclidean algorithm, unique factorization theorem, congruences, primitive roots, indices, quadratic residues, number-theoretic functions, Gaussian integers and continued fractions.
415 COMBINATORICS & GRAPH THEORY 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 222 with a grade of C- or better or permission. Introduction to basic ideas and techniques of mathematical counting; properties of structure of systems.
420 MATH TECH AND COMMUNICATION 3 credits
Prerequisites: Completion of 222 and 312 with grades of C- or better, or permission. Graphical, numerical, and algebraic computation with applications using a variety of mathematical hardware and software: symbolic manipulators, dynamic geometry software, programs, scripts and web-browsers.
421 ADVANCED CALCULUS I 3 credits
Sequential. Prerequisite: Completion of 223 with a grade of C- or better; 307 is highly recommended. Real number system, sequences, series, set theory, continuity, differentiation, integration, partial derivatives, multiple integration, maxima and minima, convergence and uniform convergence, power series, improper integrals, transformations, line and surface integrals.
422 ADVANCED CALCULUS II 3 credits
Sequential. Prerequisite: Completion of 223 with a grade of C- or better; 307 is highly recommended. Real number system, sequences, series, set theory, continuity, differentiation, integration, partial derivatives, multiple integration, maxima and minima, convergence and uniform convergence, power series, improper integrals, transformations, line and surface integrals.
425 COMPLEX VARIABLES 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 223 with a grade of C- or better. Complex variables; elementary functions, differentiation and analytic functions; integration and Cauchy's theorem; power series and Laurent series; residue theorem; applications such as conformal mappings, inversion of integral transform.
427 APPLIED NUMERICAL METHODS I 3 credits
Prerequisites: Completion of 222 and 3460:209 with grades of C- or better or permission. Numerical methods in polynomial interpolation, rootfinding, numerical integration, and numerical linear algebra.
428 APPLIED NUMERICAL METHODS II 3 credits
Prerequisites: Completion of 335 and 427 with grades of C- or better or permission. Numerical methods in the solution of ordinary and partial differential equations. Numerical differentiation, Runge-Kutta methods, and iterative methods for ODEs, finite differences for PDEs.
430 NUM SOLUT FOR PARTL DIFF EQUA 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 428 with a grade of C- or better or equivalent. For advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The study of finite difference and finite element methods for partial differential equations consistency, stability, convergence and computer implementation.
432 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 4 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 335 with a grade of C- or better. The classical initial value and boundary value problems of mathematical physics developed and solved using Fourier series and integral transforms.
435 SYSTEMS OF ORD DIFF EQUATIONS 3 credits
Prerequisites: Completion of 335 and either 312 or 428 with grades of C- or better or permission. Analysis, solution of systems of equations, linear, nonlinear. Topics: stability theory, perturbation methods, asymptotic methods, applications from physical, social sciences.
436 MATHEMATICAL MODELS 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 335 with a grade of C- or better, and a six-hour sequence in an approved applied area, or permission. Formulation and analysis of mathematical models in social and physical sciences. Analysis of deterministic and stochastic models. Topics may include stochastic processes, linear programming, graph theory, theory of measurement.
438 ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATH I 3 credits
Prerequisites: Completion of 335 and 312 with grades of C- or better or permission. Matrices, eigenvalue problems, systems of ODEs, vector analysis, complex variables.
439 ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATH II 3 credits
Prerequisites: Completion of 335 and 312 with grades of C- or better or permission. Special functions, Fourier series and transforms, PDEs.
441 CONCEPTS IN GEOMETRY 4 credits
Prerequisite: 307 with a grade of C- or better or permission of instructor. Axiomatic treatment of both Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries. Other concepts included are finite geometry, transformations, constructions and inversions.
445 INTRODUCTION TO TOPOLOGY 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of 307 with a grade of C- or better or permission of instructor. Introduction to topological spaces and topologies, mappings, cardinality, homeomorphisms, connected spaces, metric spaces.
489 T: MATHEMATICS 1-4 credits
(May be repeated for a total of 12 credits) Prerequisite : permission of instructor. Selected topics in mathematics and applied mathematics at an advanced level.
491 W: MATHEMATICS 1-4 credits
(May be repeated) Group studies of special topics in mathematics and applied mathematics. May not be used to meet undergraduate or graduate major requirements. May be used for elective credit.
497 INDIV READING: MATH 1-2 credits
Prerequisites: senior standing and permission. Mathematics or applied mathematics majors only. Directed studies designed as an introduction to research problems, under guidance of selected faculty member.
498 SENIOR HONORS PROJECT: MATH 1-3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. Directed study for senior student in the Honors Program. An introduction to research problems in mathematics and applied mathematics under the guidance of selected faculty. May be repeated for up to six credits.
501 HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS 3 credits
Prerequisite: departmental permission. Origin and development of mathematical ideas. Course does not meet degree requirements in the department.
510 ADVANCED LINEAR ALGEBRA 3 credits
Prerequisite: departmental permission. Study of vector spaces, linear transformation, canonical and quadratic forms, inner product spaces.
511 ABSTRACT ALGEBRA I 3 credits
Prerequisite: Departmental permission. Study of groups, rings, fields, integral domains, vector spaces, field extensions. Galois theory. May not be used to meet master's degree requirements in mathematics.
512 ABSTRACT ALGEBRA II 3 credits
Prerequisite: 511or departmental permission. Study of groups, rings, fields, integral domains, vector spaces, field extensions, Galois theory.
513 THEORY OF NUMBERS 3 credits
Prerequisite: departmental permission. Euclidean algorithm, unique factorization theorem, congruences, primitive roots, indices, quadratic residues, number-theoretic functions, Gaussian integers and continued fractions.
515 COMBINATORICS & GRAPH THEORY 3 credits
Prerequisite: departmental permission. Introduction to basic ideas and techniques of mathematical counting; properties of structure of systems.
520 MATH TECH AND COMMUNICATION 3 credits
Prerequisites: departmental permission. Graphical, numerical, and algebraic computation with applications using a variety of mathematical hardware and software: symbolic manipulators, dynamic geometry software, programs, scripts and web-browsers.
521 ADVANCED CALCULUS I 3 credits
Sequential. Prerequisite: Departmental permission. Real number system, sequences, series, set theory, continuity, differentiation, integration, partial derivatives, multiple integration, maxima and minima, convergences and uniform convergences, power series, improper integrals, transformations, line and surface integrals. May not be used to meet master's degree requirements for mathematics or applied mathematics.
522 ADVANCED CALCULUS II 3 credits
Sequential. Prerequisite: departmental permission. Real number system, sequences, series, set theory, continuity, differentiation, integration, partial derivatives, multiple integration, maxima and minima, convergence and uniform convergence, power series, improper integrals, transformations, line and surface integrals.
525 COMPLEX VARIABLES 3 credits
Prerequisite: departmental permission. Complex variables; elementary functions, differentiation and analytic functions; integration and Cauchy's theorem; power series and Laurent series; residue theorem; applications such as conformal mappings, inversion of integral transform.
527 APPLIED NUMERICAL METHODS I 3 credits
Prerequisite: departmental permission. Numerical methods in polynomial interpolation, root finding, numerical integration, and numerical linear algebra. May not be used to meet master's degree requirements for applied mathematics.
528 APPLIED NUMERICAL METHODS II 3 credits
Prerequisite: departmental permission. Numerical methods in the solution of ordinary and partial differential equations. Numerical differentiation, Runge-Kutta methods, and iterative methods for ODEs, finite differences for PDEs.
532 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 4 credits
Prerequisite: departmental permission. The classical initial value and boundary value problems of mathematical physics developed and solved using Fourier series and integral transforms.
535 SYSTEMS OF ORD DIFF EQUATIONS 3 credits
Prerequisites: departmental permission. Analysis, solution of systems of equations, linear, nonlinear. Topics: stability theory, perturbation methods, asymptotic methods, applications from physical, social sciences.
536 MATHEMATICAL MODELS 3 credits
Prerequisite: departmental permission. Formulation and analysis of mathematical models in social and physical sciences. Analysis of deterministic and stochastic models. Topics may include stochastic processes, linear programming, graph theory, theory of measurement.
538 ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATH I 3 credits
Prerequisite: Departmental permission. Matrices, eigenvalue problems, systems of ODEs, vector analysis, complex variables. May not be used to meet master's requirements for applied mathematics.
539 ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATH II 3 credits
Prerequisite: departmental permission. Special functions, fourier series and transforms, PDEs.
541 CONCEPTS IN GEOMETRY 4 credits
Prerequisite: departmental permission. Axiomatic treatment of both Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries. Other concepts included are finite geometry, transformations, constructions and inversions.
545 INTRODUCTION TO TOPOLOGY 3 credits
Prerequisite: departmental permission. Introduction to topological spaces and topologies, mapping, cardinality, homeomorphisms, connected spaces, metric spaces.
589 T: MATHEMATICS 1-4 credits
(May be repeated for a total of 12 credits) Prerequisite : permission of instructor. Selected topics in mathematics and applied mathematics at an advanced level.
591 W: MATHEMATICS 1-4 credits
(May be repeated) Group studies of special topics in mathematics and applied mathematics. May not be used to meet undergraduate or graduate credit requirements in mathematics. May be used for elective credit only.
611 T: ALGEBRA 3 credits
Prerequisite: 512 or departmental permission. Advanced study of selected topics in some of the following areas: semigroups, groups, rings, modules and fields.
621 REAL ANALYSIS 3 credits
Prerequisite: 522 or departmental permission. In-depth study of real analysis - metric spaces, normed vector spaces, integration theory, Hilbert spaces.
625 ANALYTIC FUNCTION THEORY 3 credits
Prerequisite: 522 or departmental permission. Complex number system, holomorphic functions, continuity, differentiability, power series complex integration, residue theory, singularities, analytic continuation, asymptotic expansion.
627 ADVANCED NUMERICAL ANALYSIS I 3 credits
Prerequisites: 522 (grade C- or better) and knowledge of C++, FORTRAN, or MATLAB or departmental permission. Error propagation; theoretical analysis of numerical methods in interpolation, integration and ordinary differential equations.
628 ADVANCED NUMERICAL ANALYSIS II 3 credits
Prerequisites: 522 (grade C- or better) and knowledge of C++, FORTRAN, or MATLAB or departmental permission. Theoretical analysis of numerical methods in linear algebra.
631 CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS 3 credits
Prerequisite: departmental permission. Problems with fixed and movable endpoints, problems with constraints, generalization to several variables, the maximality principle, linear time-optional problems, the connective between classical theory and the maximality principle.
632 ADVANCED PARTIAL DIFF EQUA 3 credits
Prerequisite: 532 or departmental permission. Existence, uniqueness and stability of solutions to general classes of partial differential equations. Methods for solving these classes introduced, emphasizing both analytical and numerical techniques.
633 METHODS OF APPLIED MATH I 3 credits
Prerequisite: 539 or departmental permission. Methods of applied mathematics concentrating on techniques for analysis of differential and integral equations - applied complex analysis, integral transforms, partial differential equations, and integral equations.
634 METHODS OF APPLIED MATH II 3 credits
Prerequisite: 539 or departmental permission. Methods of applied mathematics concentrating on techniques for analysis of differential and integral equations - applied complex analysis, integral transforms, partial differential equations, and integral equations.
635 OPTIMIZATION 3 credits
Prerequisite: 522 or departmental permission. Unconstrained and constrained optimization theory and methods in applied problems.
636 ADV COMBINATORICS & GRAPH THRY 3 credits
Prerequisite: departmental permission. Theory and techniques of combinatorics as applied to network problems and graph theoretic problems.
638 THEORY & APPL OF WAVELETS 3 credits
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Theory of wavelets and applications to signal and image analysis. Topics include time-frequency representations, filter bands, discrete and continuous wavelet transforms, wavelet packets, and applications.
689 ADV T: MATHEMATICS 1-3 credits
(May be repeated for a total of six credits) Prerequisite: permission of advisor. Seminar-type discussion on topics in mathematics leading to supervised research project. No more than 2 credits apply to major requirements.
692 SEM: MATHEMATICS 3 credits
Prerequisite: permission of advisor. Seminar-type discussion on topics in mathematics leading to supervised research project.
695 PRACTICUM IN MATHEMATICS 1-3 credits
(May be repeated) Prerequisite: graduate teaching assistant or permission. Training and experience in college teaching of mathematics. May not be used to meet degree requirements. Credit/noncredit.
697 INDIV READING: MATH 1-3 credits
(May be repeated for a total of four credits) Prerequisites: graduate standing and permission. Directed studies in mathematics at graduate level under guidance of selected faculty member.
698 MASTERS RESEARCH 1-6 credits
(May be repeated) Prerequisite: permission of advisor. Research in suitable topics in mathematics or applied mathematics culminating in a research paper. May not be used to meet master's degree requirements for mathematics or applied mathematics.
699 MASTERS THESIS 3 credits
Prerequisite: permission. A properly qualified candidate for the master's degree may obtain three credits for research that culminates in a public oral presentation of the faculty-supervised thesis.
721 FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS I 3 credits
Prerequisites: 510 and 621 or departmental permission. These courses are sequential. Study of normed linear spaces and transformations between them with an emphasis on the formulation and analysis of differential and integral equations as operator equations on these spaces.
722 FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS II 3 credits
Prerequisites: 510 and 621 or departmental permission. These courses are sequential. Study of normed linear spaces and transformations between them with an emphasis on the formulation and analysis of differential and integral equations as operator equations on these spaces.
728 MATRIX ITERATIVE ANALYSIS 3 credits
Prerequisite: departmental permission. Basic Iterative methods, Matrix Properties and Concepts, Linear and Nonlinear equation solver, Semi-iterative and conjugate-gradient methods.
730 ADVANCED NUM SOL PART DIFF EQU 3 credits
Prerequisites: 522 and 528, or 628, or departmental permission. Derivation, analysis, and implementation of difference and variational-based methods for the solution of partial differential equations and systems of differential equations.
732 ADVANCED PART DIFF EQUATION II 3 credits
Prerequisites: 522 and 532 or departmental permission. Well-posedness of elliptic, hyperbolic and parabolic problems. Variational Methods for Elliptic problems, Conservation Laws and numerical methods, potential theory and integral equations.
733 ASYMP METHODS & NONLIN ANAL I 3 credits
Prerequisites: 633/634 or equivalent. Survey of asymptotic and perturbation methods as applied to integrals and differential equations. Topics: bifurcation and stability with applications from the physical sciences and engineering.
734 ASYM METH & NONLIN ANL II 3 credits
Prerequisites: 633/634 or equivalent. Survey of asymptotic and perturbation methods as applied to integrals and differential equations. Topics: bifurcation and stability with applications from the physical sciences and engineering.
735 DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS 3 credits
Prerequisite: 522 or departmental permission. The study of mathematical models of systems which evolve over time. An introduction to maps and applications to ordinary differential equations.

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