MA LAB1 Arithmetic
Prerequisite: Placement code 0 or above
Workshop based review of arithmetic with mandatory tutorial.
Offered every year. 0 credits.
MA 099 Developmental Mathematics
Prerequisite: Placement code 1 or above
Classroom based review of arithmetic and elementary algebra.
Offered every year. 3 remedial credits. Credits do not count towards graduation.
MA LAB2 Elementary Algebra
Prerequisite: Placement code 2 or above
Workshop and tutorial based review of elementary algebra.
Offered every year. 0 credits.
MA 105 Survey of Mathematics
Prerequisite: Placement code 3 or above
Financial management, probability theory, voting methods and other topics selected to improve the quantitative literacy of students.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MA 110 College Algebra
Prerequisite: Placement code 5 or above
Algebraic manipulation; exponents and radicals; linear, quadratic, polynomial, and simultaneous equations; inequalities, graphs, complex numbers, and other topics as time permits.
Offered every year. 3 credits. Credit will not be awarded for both MA 110 and MA 131.
MA 130 Number and Operations for Teachers
Prerequisite: Placement code 5 or above
Develops understanding of the mathematical content of number and operations at the deep level required for successful elementary and middle school teaching.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MA 131 Patterns, Functions and Algebra for Teachers
Prerequisite: MA 130 with a grade of at least CDevelops
understanding of the mathematical content of patterns, functions and algebra at the deep level required for successful elementary and middle school teaching.
Offered every year. 3 credits. Credit will not be awarded for both MA 110 and MA 131.
MA 132 Geometry, Measurement, Probability and Statistics for Teachers
Prerequisite: MA 130 with a grade of at least CDevelops
understanding of the mathematical content of geometry, measurement, probability and statistics at the deep level required for successful elementary and middle school teaching.
Offered every year. 3 credits
MA 150 Statistics I
Prerequisite: Placement code 4 or above
Descriptive techniques, elementary probability, and introduction to statistical inference.
Offered every year. 3 credits. Credit will not be awarded for both MA 150 and MA 302.
MA 190 Precalculus
Prerequisite: MA 110 with a grade of at least C- or Placement code 6 or above
Analytic geometry, functions, exponents, logarithms, trogonometric identities and equations, and other topics as time permits.
Offered every year. 4 credits.
MA 191 Special Topics in Mathematics
Prerequisite: Placement code 5 or above
Selected topics appropriate for freshmen and sophomore students.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MA 193 Special Topics in Mathematics for First Year Students
Introductory level course covering topics of special interest to first year students. Offered only as a First Year Seminar.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MA 200 Calculus I
Prerequisite: MA 190 with a grade of at least C- or Placement code 7
Limits, differentiation and integration of algebraic and trigonometric functions, applications.
Offered every year. 4 credits. Credit will not be awarded for both MA 200 & MA 202
MA 201 Calculus II
Prerequisite: MA 200 with a grade of at least C-
Continuation of MA 2 00; differentiation and integration of transcendental functions, methods of integration, indeterminate forms, infinite series.
Offered every year. 4 credits.
MA 202 Business Calculus
Prerequisite: MA 110 with a grade of at least C- or Placement code 6 or above
Limits, derivatives of algebraic functions, integration, business applications.
Offered every year. 4 credits. Credit will not be awarded for both MA 200 & MA 202
MA 220 Discrete Mathematics
Prerequisite: MA 190 or MA 200 with a grade of at least C- or Placement code 7
Sets, algorithms, directed graphs, relations, matrices, equivalence relations, partial orders, functions, logic, mathematic induction.
Offered every year. 3 credits Credit will not be awarded for both MA 220 and MA 240
MA 240 Theory of Proof
Prerequisite: MA 200 with a grade of at least C- (may be taken concurrently with permission of the department)
Logic and proof, set theory, mathematical induction, relations, functions, sequences and convergence, limits and continuity, congruences, introduction to groups.
Offered every year: 3 credits. Credit will not be awarded for both MA 220 and MA 240
MA 260 Linear Algebra
Prerequisite: MA 220 or MA 240 with a grade of at least C-
Solutions of simultaneous equations by means of matrices and determinants; vector spaces, linear transformations; also, as time permits, characteristic values, bilinear and quadratic forms.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MA 290 Discrete Mathematics II
Prerequisite: MA 220 or MA 240 with a grade of at least C-
Counting techniques, permutations, combinations, factorization, modular arithmetic, binary numbers, boolean algebra, recursion and recurrence relations, graphs and trees, elementary linear algebra.
Offered every year. 4 credits.
MA 302 Probability and Statistics
Prerequisite: MA 200 with a grade of at least C-
As many as possible of the following topics will be covered: probability, descriptive techniques, inference, correlation, regression, chi-square, ANOVA, contingency tables.
Offered every year. 3 credits. Credit will not be awarded for both MA 150 and MA 302.
MA 303 Mathematical Modeling
Prerequisite: MA 201 with a grade of at least C-
The development and application of deterministic and probalistic mathematical models from the physical, social and life sciences.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.
MA 310 Calculus III
Prerequisite: MA 201 with a grade of at least C-
Continuation of MA 201: vectors, partial derivatives, multiple integration.
Offered every year. 4 credits.
MA 320 Ordinary Differential Equations
Prerequisite: MA 310(may be taken concurrently)with a grade of at least C-
Techniques for the solution of first and higher order differential equations; also, as time permits, Laplace transforms and series solutions.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MA 340 Modern Geometry
Prerequisite: MA 220 or MA 240 with a grade of at least C-
Topics from Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MA 350 History of Mathematics
Prerequisite: MA 220 or MA 240 with a grade of at least C-
Surveys the development of algebra, arithmetic, plane geometry and trigonometry by tracing certain fundamental concepts in mathematics from Euclid to the twentieth century.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MA 360 Number Theory
Prerequisite: MA 220 or MA 240 with a grade of at least C-
Divisibility properties of integers, prime numbers, the Euclidean algorithm, the unique factorization theorem, congruences, Diophantine equations, number theoretic functions.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MA 380 Probability
Prerequisite: MA 310 with a grade of at least C-
Methods for interpreting results of experiments; distributions, probability, random variables, binomial probability, normal probability.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.
MA 405 Abstract Algebra
Prerequisite: MA 260 with a grade of at least C-
Sets, mathematical systems, groups, rings, fields.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MA 410 Real Analysis
Prerequisite: MA 240 and MA 310 with a grade of at least C-
Rigorous treatment of sequences, topology of the real numbers, continuity; also, as time allows, differentiation, integration.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MA 440 Numerical Analysis
Prerequisites: MA 201, ability to program in some language with a grade of at least C-
Computer solutions to mathematical problems including root approximation, integration, differentiation, series, and systems of equations.
Offered every 3 years. 4 credits.
MA 450 Complex Analysis
Prerequisite: MA 310 with a grade of at least C-
Theory of functions of complex variables; complex numbers, functions, limits and continuity, differentiation, Cauchy-Riemann Equations, analytic functions, Laurent series, residues and poles, conformal mapping.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.
MA 497 Selected Topics in Mathematics
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
Selection of topics of mutual interest to students and faculty.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.
MA 498 Internship
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
Working in and for an organization where one’s skills can be tested in real situations. The purposes: opportunity to gain experience; to increase one’s knowledge in various functional areas; and to establish important contacts with an organization.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MA 499 Independent Study
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
Offers advanced students an opportunity to examine topics not normally covered in other mathematics courses. Geared to interests of both the student and the instructor.
Offered every year. 1-6 credits.