The Courses

The department offers courses in mathematics and statistics for students with various interests and mathematical backgrounds. MATH 100 is a basic mathematics course which satisfies the General Education R1 requirement; it is not a pre-calculus course. The courses numbered 101, 102, 103, and 104 are intended to assist the student in preparation for an introductory calculus course. MATH 127-128 is a calculus sequence for business and life and social science students. MATH 131-132 is the calculus sequence for students in fields such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, and engineering.

(All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise noted.)

Mathematics

100 Basic Mathematics Skills for the Modern World (R1) (both sem)

101 Precalculus Algebra with Functions and Graphs (both sem) 2 cr

102 Analytic Geometry and Trigonometry (R1) (both sem) 2 cr

103 Precalculus Trigonometry (1st sem) 1 cr

104 Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and Trigonometry (R1) (both sem)

113 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I (R1/R2) (both sem)

121 Linear Methods and Probability for Business (R1/R2) (both sem)

127 Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences I (R1/R2) (both sem)

128 Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences II (R1/R2) (both sem)

131 Calculus I (R1/R2) (both sem) 4 cr

132 Calculus II (R1/R2) (both sem) 4 cr

233 Multivariate Calculus (R1/R2) (both sem)

235 Introduction to Linear Algebra (R1/R2) (both sem)

291 Seminar: Problem Solving (1st sem) 1 cr

291A Seminar: Putnam Exam Preparation (1st sem) 1 cr

300 Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics (both sem)

331 Ordinary Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers (both sem)

370 Writing in Mathematics (both sem)

397A Mathematical Foundations of Actuarial Science (2ns sem)

411 Introduction to Abstract Algebra I (both sem)

412 Introduction to Modern Algebra II (2nd sem)

421 Complex Variables (both sem)

425 Advanced Multivariate Calculus (both sem)

441 Introduction to Mathematics of Finance (both sem)

455 Introduction to Discrete Structures (IE) (2nd sem)

456 Mathematical Modeling (IE; R1/R2) (2nd sem)

461 Geometry I (1st sem)

462 Geometry II (2nd sem)

471 Number Theory (1st sem)

475 Topics in History of Mathematics (2nd sem)

497FM Actuarial Financial Math (both sem)

511H Abstract Algebra I (1st sem)

523H Introduction to Modern Analysis (both sem)

532H Topics in Ordinary Differential Equations (1st sem)

534H Introduction to Partial Differential Equations (2nd sem)

545 Linear Algebra for Applied Mathematics (2nd sem)

551 Introduction to Scientific Computing (1st sem)

552 Applications of Scientific Computing (2nd sem)

563H Introduction to Differential Geometry (2nd sem)

Statistics
There is no undergraduate major in statistics; however, statistics is offered as one of the possible areas of concentration within the departmental undergraduate major. There is also an actuarial concentration, designed to help students enter the field of actuarial sciences, including prepartion for actuarial exams and satisfaction of requirements set out by the Society of Actuaries.

111 Elementary Statistics (R1/R2) (both sem)

240 Introduction to Statistics (R1/R2) (both sem)

491A Cross-Disciplinary Research (IE) (1st sem)

501 Methods of Applied Statistics (R1/R2) (both sem)

505 Regression and Analysis of Variance (IE) (1st sem)

506 Design of Experiments (2nd sem)

515 Statistics I (R1/R2) (both sem)

515H Honors Statistics I (R1/R2) (1st sem)

516 Statistics II (R1/R2) (2nd sem)

597A Introduction to Statistical Computing (1st sem)

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