MA 100 INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA. (3)
Designed for students who did not take two years of high school algebra,
all entering freshmen with an ACT Mathematics subtest score of 16 or below,
or for mature students who are returning to school, and who have not taken
an algebra course in several years. Real number arithmetic, solving linear
equations and inequalities in one variable, graphing linear equations in
two variables, polynomial arithmetic, factoring, rational expressions.
This course cannot be used to satisfy graduation requirements.
MA 111 MODERN ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS I. (3)
Students must score 70% or above on arithmetic test given first class
meeting. Two other opportunities will be given to make the requisite score
later in the semester. Required of all majors in elementary or special
education. Sets, whole numbers, functions, logic, numeration and computation,
number theory, integers, fractions, rational numbers, decimals, real numbers.
MA 112 MODERN ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS II. (3)
Required of all majors in elementary or special education. Statistics,
probability, measurement, informal geometry including congruence, constructions,
similarity, transformations, and coordinate geometry.
MA 113 COLLEGE ALGEBRA. (3) Prerequisite:
2 years high school algebra or MA 100.
Equations, inequalities, functions and their graphs, inverse functions,
polynomials, zeros of polynomials, exponentials and logarithms, systems
of equations, systems of inequalities.
MA 114 PLANE TRIGONOMETRY. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 113 (or equivalent).
Right triangle trigonometry, trigonometric and inverse trigonometric
functions and their graphs, analytic trigonometry and applications.
MA 123 STATISTICS. (3)
An introduction to basic applications of descriptive and inferential
statistics: organizing data, mean, median and mode, and standard deviation,
boxplots, probability and discrete random variables, the binomial distribution,
the normal distribution, sampling distribution of the mean, confidence
intervals and hypothesis tests for one population mean, the chi-square
distribution.
MA 130 PRECALCULUS. (3) Prerequisites:
MA 113 or three years of high school mathematics which include two years
of algebra.
This course will cover functions and their graphs, including polynomial
and rational functions, trigonometric functions, and exponential and logarithmic
functions; systems of equations; and sequences and series. Emphasis
will be placed on knowledge, skills, and techniques needed in higher level
mathematics courses such as Calculus I.
MA 150 SURVEY OF CALCULUS. (3) Prerequisite:
“C” or better in MA 113 or three years of high school mathematics which
include two years of algebra.
The basic concepts of differential and integral calculus with an emphasis
on applications in business, life sciences, and social sciences. (This
course does not substitute for MA 181 Calculus I.)
MA 181 CALCULUS I. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 113 and MA 114, or MA 130 (or equivalent).
A thorough treatment of differential calculus including the concepts
of limits, continuity, derivatives, and applications of derivatives.
MA 182 CALCULUS II. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 181.
A thorough treatment of integral calculus including Riemann sums, applications
of integrals, and techniques of integration, as well as the calculus of
transcendental functions.
MA 212 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 113 (or equivalent).
Theory and application of discrete mathematics, including sets, relations,
functions, logic, proof methods, mathematical induction, graph theory,
trees, complexity, binomial theorem, combinatorics, recurrence relations,
finite state machines.
MA 283 CALCULUS III. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 182.
Sequences and series, conic sections, parameterized curves, polar equations,
functions of several variables, partial derivatives, and multiple integration.
MA 284 CALCULUS IV. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 283.
Vectors in the plane and in space, vector-valued functions, directional
derivatives and gradients, extreme values and Lagrange multipliers, and
integration in vector fields, including Green’s Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem,
and the Divergence Theorem.
MA 298 INDEPENDENT STUDY. (1-3) Prerequisites:
MA 181 and permission of the instructor.
A faculty supervised course for math majors. It may meet as a class
or it may be conducted as faculty-supervised research or as a reading course.
May be repeated for a maximum of six hours.
MA 301 CONCEPTS OF ABSTRACT MATHEMATICS. (3)
Prerequisite:
MA 181.
Logic, sets, proof techniques, relations, functions, and real number
systems.
MA 303W MODERN GEOMETRY. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 301.
Euclid’s axioms, incidence geometry, logic, Hilbert’s axioms, neutral
geometry, history of the parallel postulate, non-Euclidean geometry and
its philosophical implications.
MA 304W MODERN ALGEBRA. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 301.
A writing course with an emphasis on proofs. Groups, rings and fields.
MA 305 LINEAR ALGEBRA. (3)
Prerequisite: MA 181.
Systems of linear equations, vectors, matrices, vector spaces, linear
transformations, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and applications.
MA 306 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 182.
First-order linear and separable equations, second-order homogeneous
and non-homogeneous equations, first-order systems, and Laplace transforms.
Analytic, qualitative, and numerical techniques are used when appropriate.
MA 310 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 283.
Probability, basic combinatorics, independence, discrete and continuous
random variables, probability distributions, probability densities, expected
values, joint random variables, introductory descriptive and inferential
statistics.
MA 318 MATHEMATICS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
(3) MA 113 and one additional mathematics course numbered above
MA 113.
To prepare education majors to teach mathematics at the middle school
or secondary level, this problem-based course will examine topics from
the secondary school mathematics framework from an advanced perspective.
This course cannot be used as an upper-level elective for the mathematics
major or mathematics minor.
MA 319 MATERIALS AND METHODS IN THE TEACHING
OF SECONDARY MATHEMATICS. (3) Prerequisite:
Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Required of all mathematics majors who will be licensed in secondary
mathematics. Brief history of mathematics, objectives of the teaching of
mathematics, consideration of topics that are or should be included in
mathematics courses for junior and senior high school, a survey of instruction
and technology in mathematics, and the use of these teaching techniques
in specific teaching-learning activities. A minimum of ten hours of field
experience beyond observation is required.
This course cannot be used as an upper-level elective for the mathematics
major.
MA 441 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS. (3) Prerequisites:
MA 305, 306 and proficiency with a computer programming language.
Selected topics from numerical solutions of equations, interpolation,
approximation, numerical differentiation, numerical solution of systems
of equations, and numerical solutions of differential equations.
MA 451 MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 310.
Theory and applications of sampling distributions, point estimation,
interval estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, correlation, analysis
of variance, nonparametric tests.
MA 454W FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 182 and MA 301.
Predicate calculus, first order logic, Gödel’s completeness theorem
for first-order logic, Turing machines, discussion of Gödel’s first
incompleteness theorem, axiomatic systems for different number systems,
for groups and for set theory.
MA 455W ADVANCED CALCULUS I. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 284 and MA 301.
A rigorous treatment of the concepts from calculus: ordering the real
numbers, sequence limits, completeness of the real numbers, continuity
and its consequences, uniform continuity, the derivative, chain rule, Cauchy’s
law of the mean, Taylor’s formula with remainder, L’Hôpital’s rule,
Riemann integrals, integrability of continuous functions, products of integrable
functions, improper integrals.
MA 456W ADVANCED CALCULUS II. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 455.
Infinite series, Riemann-Stieltjes integrals, function sequences, power
series, metric spaces and Euclidean spaces.
MA 457 COMPLEX ANALYSIS. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 284 and MA 301.
Introduction to functions of a single complex variable, which includes
the complex number system, analytic functions, contour integrals, calculus
of residues, conformal mappings, and applications.
MA 459W THEORY OF NUMBERS. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 301.
Properties of integers, properties of primes, divisibility, Euclidean
algorithm, Diophantine equations, Chinese remainder theorem, Wilson’s theorem,
Euler’s theorem, multiplicative functions, quadratic residues, applications,
other selected topics.
MA 460W SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS. (3)
May
be repeated once (3-3). Prerequisite: permission of the Division Head.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to study areas
of mathematics not available as a separate course.
MA 461W GENERAL TOPOLOGY. (3) Prerequisite:
MA 284 and MA 301.
Set theory and logic, topological spaces and continuous functions,
convergence, completeness, compactness, metric spaces, product and quotient
topology, countability and separation axioms.