Undergraduate Courses

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100 Level courses

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  • MATH 100. COLLEGE ALGEBRA FUNDAMENTALS. (5 hours)
    Following a 5-day format, functions and graphs, including linear functions, quadratic and other polynomial functions, exponential and logarithmic functions. Zeros of polynomial functions, systems of equations and inequalities. Graphing calculator required. Prereq.: Minimum ACT Math Score of 19, departmental placement exam, or MATH 92 with a grade of C or better. Only one of MATH 100, MATH 105, MATH 107, MATH 140, MATH143 may be used for degree credit.

  • MATH 105. COLLEGE ALGEBRA. (3 hours)
    Functions and graphs, including linear functions, quadratic functions, other polynomial functions, exponentials and logarithmic functions. Zeros of polynomial functions, systems of equations and inequalities. Graphing calculator required. Prereq.: Minimum ACT MATH score of 21 or departmental placement exam. Only one of MATH 100, MATH 105, MATH 107, MATH 140, MATH143 may be used for degree credit.

  • MATH 107. COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING. (3 hours)
    Elementary models of real world situations and use of technologies. Modeling linear, quadratic, and exponential functions and their graphs, systems of linear equations, algebraic patterns, and proportional reasoning. Graphing calculator required. Prereq.: Minimum ACT math score of 19, departmental placement exam, or Math 92 with a grade of C or better. Only one MATH 100, MATH 105, MATH 107, MATH 140, MATH143 may be used for degree credit. Restr.: Education majors only.

  • MATH 109. PRE-CALCULUS ALGEBRA. (3 hours)REPLACED BY MATH 140/143
    Algebraic, exponential and logarithmic functions for students preparing to study calculus. Graphing calculator required. Prereq.: Minimum ACT math score of 25, departmental placement exam, or MATH 100, or MATH 105 with a minimum grade of C. Only one MATH 100, MATH 105, MATH 107, MATH 109 may be used for degree credit.

  • MATH 110. PRE-CALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY AND FUNCTION THEORY. (3 hours)
    Thorough study of trigonometric functions, vectors, and conic sections for students preparing to study calculus. Graphing calculator required. Prereq.: Minimum ACT math score of 25, or MATH 109 with a minimum grade of C.

  • MATH 117. NUMBER SENSE FOR PK-8 TEACHERS. (3 hours)
    A language-intensive study of the Number Strand as it develops sequentially from grades pre-K through 8. Number sense, natural connections among the big ideas in mathematics, patterns and problem solving, and the use of numbers in familiar, real situations. Prereq.: Minimum ACT math score of 19, or MATH 092 with a grade of C or better. Restr.: Education majors only.

  • MATH 140 PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY. (5 hours)
    A thorough study of algebraic and trigonometric concepts required for calculus. Analysis of linear, exponential, logarithmic, polynomial, rational and trigonometric functions as they apply to calculus. Other topics include algebra of functions , vectors and polar coordinates. Graphing calculator required. Prereq.: Minimum ACT math score of 23, department exam or MATH 100 or MATH 105 with a grade of C or better.

  • MATH 143 PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY: A REVIEW. (3 hours)
    A review of algebraic and trigonometric concepts required for calculus. Includes linear, exponential, logarithmic, polynomial, rational, and trigonometric functions, algebra of functions, vectors and polar coordinates. Graphing calculator required. Prereq.: Minimum ACT math score of 26, department exam.

200 Level courses

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  • MATH 201. DECISION MATHEMATICS. (3 hours)REPLACED BY MATH 202
    Probability, matrices, linear programming, finance, applications to business problems. Graphing calculator required. Prereq.: Minimum ACT math score of 25, or MATH 105, or MATH 100 with a minimum grade of C.

  • MATH 202. MATHEMATICS FOR BUSINESS DECISIONS. (3 hours)REPLACED BY MATH 202
    Probability, matrices, linear programming, finance, applications to business problems. Graphing calculator required. Prereq.: Minimum ACT math score of 25, or MATH 105, or MATH 100 with a minimum grade of C.

  • MATH 206. MATHEMATICS OF FINANCE. (3 hours)
    Theory of simple and compound interest, annuities, and related topics. Graphing calculator required. Prereq.: Minimum ACT math score of 25, MATH 105, or MATH 100.

  • MATH 210. PRACTICAL MATHEMATICS. (3 hours)
    Calculator usage, exact and approximate measurement, variation and percent applications, logarithms, geometric calculations, applied trigonometry. Prereq.: Minimum ACT score of 25, MATH 105, or MATH 100.

  • MATH 217. GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT FOR PK-8 TEACHERS. (3 hours)
    Applications of measurement and geometry with a focus on understanding and explaining mathematical concepts. Systems of measurement, plane figures, properties of polygons, three dimensional figures, area and perimeter, volume and surface area, geometric patterns, estimation, problem solving, and number concepts integrated within real world situations. Prereq.: MATH 107 with a grade of C or better, minimum ACT score of 25, or MATH 117 with grade of C or better. Restr.: Education majors only.

  • MATH 250. SURVEY OF CALCULUS. (3 hours)
    Emphasis on applications in the biological and social sciences and business. Not equivalent to MATH 270. Graphing calculator required. Prereq.: Minimum ACT math score of 25, MATH 105, or MATH 100 with grade of C or better.

  • MATH 251. HONORS SURVEY OF CALCULUS. (3 hours).
    Restr.: Approval of the department.

  • MATH 270. CALCULUS I. (4 hours)
    Definitions, properties, and applications of derivatives and integrals. Graphing calculator required. Prereq.: Minimum ACT math score of 28, MATH 140 or 143 with grades of C or better, or permission of the department.

  • MATH 272. HONORS CALCULUS I. (4 hours).
    Restr.: Permission of the department.

  • STAT 214. ELEMENTARY STATISTICS. (3 hours)
    Descriptive statistics, elementary hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, introduction to correlation and regression. Graphing calculator required. Prereq.: Minimum ACT math score of 25, MATH 100, or MATH 105.

  • STAT 215. HONORS ELEMENTARY STATISTICS. (3 hours).
    Restr.: Permission of the department.

300 Level courses

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  • MATH 300. CALCULUS FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE.
    Definitions, properties, and applications of derivatives and integrals. Prereq: MATH 250 with a grade of C or better or permission of instructor.

  • MATH 301. CALCULUS II. (4 hours)
    Integration, applications and modeling, infinite series. Graphing calculator required. Prereq.: MATH 270 with grade of C or better.

  • MATH 302. CALCULUS III. (4 hours)
    Partial derivatives, multiple integrals, vector fields in the plane and in space. Graphing calculator required. Prereq.: MATH 301 with grade of C or better.

  • MATH 309. HONORS CALCULUS II. (4 hours)
    Restr.: Approval of the department.

  • MATH 310. HONORS CALCULUS III. (4 hours)
    Restr.: Approval of the department.

  • MATH 317. PROBABILITY, STATISTICS, AND NUMBER SYSTEMS FOR PK-8 TEACHERS. (3 hours)
    Descriptive statistics, probability, patterns, development of number systems and their properties, and problem solving through real world situations. Understanding and proper use of mathematical language. Prereq.: MATH 217 with a grade of C or better. Restr.: Education majors only.

  • MATH 320. HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS. (3 hours)
    The historical development of mathematics from ancient times to the present day. Emphasis on topics covered in high school courses. Prereq.: MATH 250 or MATH 270 or permission of the department.

  • MATH 327. PROPORTIONAL REASONING AND PROBLEM SOLVING FOR TEACHERS. (3-4 hours)
    Variety of plausible contexts emphasizing the central role of proportional reasoning in the world and within school mathematics; perseverance, modeling skills, and creativity. Prereq.: MATH 109 with a grade of C or better and permission of the department or MATH 317 with a grade of C or better. Restr.: Education majors only.

  • MATH 350. DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS. (3 hours)
    First and second order equations, higher order equations, series solutions of second order equations, the Laplace transform, first order systems. Applications. Prereq.: MATH 301 with grade of C or better.

  • MATH 360. FUNDAMENTALS OF MATHEMATICS. (3 hours)
    Logic, relations, functions, classification of infinite sets, cardinal numbers. Reading and writing proofs. Prereq.: MATH 250 or MATH 270 with a grade of C or better.

  • MATH 362. ELEMENTARY LINEAR ALGEBRA. (3 hours)
    Algebra of n-tuples and matrices. Vector spaces with emphasis on n-tuples. Basis and dimension. Change of coordinates. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Prereq.: MATH 250 or MATH 270 with a grade of C or better.

  • MATH 370-371. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH. (3 ea.)
    Restr.: Approval of department.

  • MATH 381. APPLIED DISCRETE MATHEMATICS. (3 hours)
    Propositional logic, elementary combinatorics, recurrence relations, complexity analysis, elementary graph theory. Boolean algebra. Prereq.: MATH 301 with grade of C or better.

  • STAT 325. INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS. (3 hours)
    Counting techniques, discrete and continuous probability distributions with applications, hypothesis testing. Prereq.: MATH 109 with a grade of C or better.

  • STAT 368. ELEMENTARY SURVEY SAMPLING. (3 hours)
    Topics in survey sampling; emphasis on the design and analysis of surveys. Prereq.: STAT 214 or STAT 325.

400 Level courses

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To enroll in any 400-level course, students must be admitted to the Upper Division; to enroll in a 400(G)-level course in which there are graduate students, students must have junior or higher standing.

  • MATH 413(G). PROBLEM SOLVING FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS. (3 hours)
    Non-routine problems from number theory, proportional reasoning, functions, counting techniques, probability, geometry, and linear algebra. Relating these topics to the teaching of secondary mathematics. Prereq.: MATH 360 with grade of C or better.

  • MATH 414(G). NUMBER THEORY AND ABSTRACT ALGEBRA FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS. (3 hours)
    Equivalence classes, congruence modulo n, divisibility theorems and the Euclidean Algorithm. Introduction to semigroups, abelian and non-abelian groups, rings, and fields. Homomorphisms and isomorphisms. Relating these topics to the teaching of secondary mathematics. Prereq.: MATH 360 with a grade of C or better.

  • MATH 430(G). COLLEGE GEOMETRY. (3 hours)
    Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, presented intuitively and rigorously. Prereq.: MATH 360 with a grade of C of better.

  • MATH 435(G). INTRODUCTION TO TOPOLOGY. (3 hours)
    Topological spaces and properties. Prereq.: MATH 360 with grade of C or better.

  • MATH 440(G). VECTOR ANALYSIS. (3 hours)
    Vector algebra, vector calculus, applications in physics and engineering. Fa. Prereq.: MATH 302 with grade of C or better.

  • MATH 450(G). MATHEMATICAL MODELING. (3 hours)
    Development of mathematical models arising in various areas of application in the physical, biological, and social sciences. Prereq.: MATH 350 with a grade of C or better and working knowledge of a programming language.

  • MATH 451(G). BIOMATHEMATICS I. (3 hours)
    Development and analysis of discrete-time models in biology. Prereq.: MATH 301 with a grade of C or better.

  • MATH 452(G). BIOMATHEMATICS II. (3 hours)
    Development and analysis of continuous-time models in biology. Prereq.: MATH 350 with a grade of C or better.

  • MATH 455(G). NUMERICAL ANALYSIS. (3 hours)
    Computer applications for the solution of systems of equations, polynomial approximation, numerical differentiation and integration, numerical solution of differential equations. Prereq.: MATH 350 with grade of C or better and working knowledge of a computer language or mathematical software.

  • MATH 462(G). LINEAR ALGEBRA. (3 hours)
    Vector spaces and linear transformations. Matrices, determinants, linear systems, eigenvalues. Inner products. Prereq.: MATH 360 with grade of C or better.

  • MATH 463(G). NUMBER THEORY. (3 hours)
    Divisibility properties of integers, congruences, prime numbers, Diophantine equations. Prereq.: MATH 360 with a grade of C or better or permission of instructor.

  • MATH 465(G)-466(G). MODERN ALGEBRA I,II. (3 hours each)
    Introduction to abstract algebraic systems. Prereq.: MATH 360 with a grade of C or better or permission of instructor.

  • MATH 470(G). TOPICS FOR MATHEMATICS TEACHERS. (3 hours)
    Content varies. May be repeated for credit. Not to be applied toward a degree in mathematics. Restr: Permission of instructor.

  • MATH 475(G). COMPLEX VARIABLES. (3 hours)
    Theory of functions of a complex variable with applications in physics and engineering. Prereq.: MATH 302 with grade of C or better.

  • MATH 481(G). COMBINATORIAL MATHEMATICS. (3 hours)
    Algebraic structures, disjunctive normal forms, binomial and multinomial coefficients, generating functions, partitions of integers. Polya's enumeration formula and applications. Prereq.: MATH 302 with a grade of C or better.

  • MATH 483(G). APPLIED GRAPH THEORY. (3 hours)
    Paths, circuits and connectivity, coloring of maps and graphs. Graph traversal algorithms, directed graphs. Network algorithms, spanning trees, pruning analysis with applications. Prereq.: MATH 301 with a grade of C or better and permission of the department.

  • MATH 487(G). COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS. (3 hours)
    Algebraic, symbolic, and numerical computations; modern concepts of visualization; applications towards calculus, differential equations, linear algebra, data analysis, numerical analysis, and special functions. Prereq.: MATH 350 with a grade of C or better.

  • MATH 491(G). DISCRETE AND INTEGRAL TRANSFORMS. (3 hours)
    Discrete and integral transforms with applications. Prereq.: MATH 350 with grade of C or better.

  • MATH 493(G)-494(G). ADVANCED CALCULUS I,II. (3 hours each)
    Rigorous study of the theory of calculus. Prereq.: MATH 302 and MATH 360 with grade of C or better.

  • MATH 495(G). ADVANCED MATHEMATICS FOR ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS. (3 hours)
    Systems of first order differential equations, partial differential equations, Fourier series, Sturm-Liouville systems, Helmholtz equation, Green's functions, applications in engineering and sciences. Prereq.: MATH 350 with grade of C or better.

  • MATH 497(G)-498(G). SPECIAL PROJECTS I,II. (3 hours each)
    Special and individual study projects. Restr.: Approval of the department.

  • STAT 417(G). BIOMETRY. (3 hours)
    Statistical applications in the biological and health sciences. Topics include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, prediction, survey design and analysis, use of statistical software packages. Prereq.: STAT 214 with a grade of C or better.

  • STAT 425(G)-426(G). BASIC THEORY OF STATISTICS I,II. (3 hours each)
    Probability distributions, random variables, moments, sampling theory, estimation, hypothesis testing. Prereq.: MATH 302 with grade of C or better.

  • STAT 427(G). STATISTICAL METHODS FOR RESEARCHERS I. (3 hours)
    Applications course useful to researchers in all fields. Probability distributions, measurements of precision and accuracy, control charts, tests of significance, confidence intervals, analysis of variance, use of statistical software packages. Prereq.: MATH 140 or MATH 143, with grade of C or better.

  • STAT 428(G). STATISTICAL METHODS FOR RESEARCHERS II. (3 hours)
    Multiple correlation and regression, design and analysis of experiments, problems from behavioral sciences, biological sciences, and engineering. Prereq.: STAT 417 or STAT 427, with grade of C or better.

  • STAT 440(G). APPLIED NONPARAMETRIC STATISTICS. (3 hours)
    Inferential methods where assumptions for parametric tests are questionable. Topics include tests for randomness, goodness of fit, location, spread and correlation. Applications stressed. Prereq.: STAT 214 or equivalent.

  • STAT 450(G). QUALITY CONTROL. (3 hours)
    Construction and analysis of control charts for variables and attributes, acceptance sampling, tolerances. Prereq.: STAT 325 with a grade of C or better.

  • STAT 454(G). OPERATIONS RESEARCH. (3 hours)
    Deterministic and probabilistic models of operations research, including linear programming, queuing, and inventory models. Prereq.: MATH 250 or MATH 270, with grade of C or better, and STAT 325 with grade of C or better.

  • STAT 480(G). SEMINAR IN STATISTICS. (3 hours)
    Topics of special interest not covered in detail in other courses. Restr.: Approval of instructor.

  • STAT 497(G)-498(G). SPECIAL PROJECTS I,II. (3 hours each)
    Special and individual study projects. Restr.: Approval of the department.