Math and Physical Sciences Department | Majors,
Minors, Dual Degrees
Lower Division Courses: MAT | CSC | PHY | GOL | GOG
Upper Division Courses: MAT | CSC | PHY
Fall, spring. Alt. years. Prereq.: MAT 251 or permission. MAT 312 is a continuation of MAT 311. A study of finite sample spaces, conditional probability and independence, functions of random variables, random variables of one or more dimensions, discrete random variables, continuous random variables, moment generating functions, sampling distribution, estimation and testing of hypotheses. (MATHEMATICS)
Spring. Prereq.: MAT 251 or 251.1 permission. A study of the solution and applications of ordinary differential equations. Includes one 1 ½ hour laboratory weekly. (MATHEMATICS)
Spring. Alt. years. Prereq.: MAT 251 or permission. A study of general vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. (MATHEMATICS)
Winter. Alt. years. Prereq.: MAT 251 or permission. A study of Euclidean geometry and the development of non-Euclidean geometry, one of the most significant occurrences in the history of mathematics. (MATHEMATICS)
Winter. Alt. years. Prereq.: MAT 251 or permission. A historical survey of the ideas, tools, and symbols of mathematics and the people who developed them. For upper-division students who are planning to teach or otherwise pursue mathematics as a profession. (MATHEMATICS)
Spring. Alt. years. Prereq.: MAT 361 or 370. A study of the calculus of functions of a complex variable. Topics include elementary functions, series representation, analytic functions, complex integration and conformal mappings. (MATHEMATICS)
Spring. Alt. years. Prereq.: MAT 361 or 370. An introduction to the techniques and theorems of point-set topology and metric spaces. Topics include: cardinality, separation axioms, compactness, connectedness, continuity and finite products. (MATHEMATICS)
Fall. Alt. years. Prereq.: MAT 361 or 370. A study of the basic concepts of real analysis. Topics include limits, sequences, series, continuity, differentiation and integration. (MATHEMATICS)
Fall. Alt. years. Prereq.: MAT 361 or 370. An introduction to the study of abstract algebra. Topics will be primarily from the theory of groups and rings. (MATHEMATICS)
Fall, winter, spring. Prereq.: permission. Research studies for qualified mathematics majors. See independent study guidelines. (INDEPENDENT WORK)
Prereq.: Junior or senior standing and permission. Individually arranged programs of work and study with the department, academic institutions, private industries, or government agencies. See internship guidelines. (INDEPENDENT WORK)
Spring. Prereq.: senior standing with major in mathematics or permission. Study of topics in mathematics not covered in previous mathematics courses. May be repeated for credit.