Mathematics Courses (MAT)
Courses for Advanced Undergraduates & Graduate Students
503 Problem Solving in Mathematics (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in 191 and 303 or permission of instructor
Hours count toward teacher licensure but do not count toward degree requirements for a mathematics major.
Investigates the nature of problem solving, covers procedures involved in problem solving, develops individual problem solving skills, and collects a set of appropriate problems. Required for middle grades mathematics concentration. This course cannot be applied toward the requirements for the M.A. degree in Mathematics.
504 Foundations of Geometry for Teachers (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in 292 or permission of instructor
Hours count toward teacher licensure but do not count toward degree requirements for a mathematics major.
Primarily for students seeking teacher certification. Includes logic and axiom systems, history, plane and solid Euclidean geometry, proof strategies, introduction to non-Euclidean geometries, and transformational geometry. This course cannot be applied toward the requirements for the M.A. degree in Mathematics. (Fall)
505 Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in 292 or 303 or permission of instructor
Hours count toward teacher licensure but do not count toward degree requirements for a mathematics major.
Primarily for students seeking teacher certification. Includes properties and algebra of real numbers; analytic geometry; polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions; complex numbers; concept of limits of functions. This course cannot be applied toward the requirements for the M.A. degree in Mathematics. (Spring)
513 Historical Development of Mathematics (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 292
Study of the historical development of mathematics, not a history of persons involved in development. This course cannot be applied toward the requirements for the M.A. degree in Mathematics. (Fall)
514 Theory of Numbers (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 311
An introductory course to both multiplicative and additive number theory. Divisibility, prime numbers, congruencies, linear and nonlinear Diophantine equations (including Pell's equation), quadratic residues, number-theoretic functions, and other topics.
515 Mathematical Logic (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 311 or 353
Formal languages, recursion, compactness, and effectiveness. First-order languages, truth, and models. Soundness and completeness theorems. Models of theories.
516 Intermediate Abstract Algebra (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 311
Rings, integral domains, fields, division algorithm, factorization theorems, zeros of polynomials, greatest common divisor, formal derivatives, prime polynomials, Euclidean domains, the fundamental theorem of algebra.
517 Theory of Groups (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 311
Elementary properties of groups and homomorphisms, quotients and products of groups, the Sylow theorems, structure theory for finitely generated Abelian groups.
518 Set Theory and Transfinite Arithmetic (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 311 or 395
The axioms of set theory, operations on sets, relations and function, ordinal and cardinal numbers.
519 Intuitive Concepts in Topology (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in 311 or 395
Basic concepts, vector fields, the Jordan curve theorem, surfaces, homology of complexes, continuity.
520 Non-Euclidean Geometry (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 311 or 395
Fifth postulate, hyperbolic geometries, elliptic geometries, consistency of non-Euclidean geometries, models for geometries, elements of inversion.
521 Projective Geometry (3:3)
Pr. permission of instructor
Transformation groups and projective, affine and metric geometries of the line, plane, and space. Homogeneous coordinates, principles of duality, involutions, cross-ratio, collineations, fixed points, conics, ideal and imaginary elements, models, and Euclidean specializations.
522 Introductory Functional Analysis (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 395
Basic concepts in Banach spaces, Hilbert spaces, linear operators, and their applications.
531 Combinatorial Analysis (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in 253 or 295 or 311 or 395, or permission of instructor
The pigeon-hole principle, permutations, combinations, generating functions, principle of inclusion and exclusion, distributions, partitions, recurrence relations.
532 Introductory Graph Theory (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in 310 and any one of the courses 253, 295, 311, 395, 531
Basic concepts, graph coloring, trees, planar graphs, networks.
540 Introductory Complex Analysis (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 394; grade of at least C in MAT 395 for Mathematics majors
The complex number system, holomorphic functions, power series, complex integration, representation theorems, the calculus of residues.
541 Stochastic Processes (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 394 and either MAT 353 or STA 351, or equivalents
Markov processes, Markov reward processes, queuing, decision making, graphs, and networks. Applications to performance, reliability, and availability modeling.
542 Stochastic Processes (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 394 and either MAT 353 or STA 351, or equivalents
Markov processes, Markov reward processes, queuing, decision making, graphs, and networks. Applications to performance, reliability, and availability modeling.
545 Differential Equations and Orthogonal Systems (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 293 and 390 or permission of instructor
An introduction to Fourier series and orthogonal sets of functions, with applications to boundary value problems.
546 Partial Differential Equations with Applications (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 545
Fourier integrals, Bessel functions, Legendre polynomials and their applications. Existence and uniqueness of solutions to boundary value problems.
549 Topics in Applied Mathematics (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 293 and 390 or permission of instructor
May be repeated for credit with approval of the Department Head.
Selected topics of current interest in applied mathematics.
556 Topics in Discrete Mathematics (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 353
Selected topics of current interest in discrete mathematics.
591 Advanced Abstract Algebra (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 516
Groups: homomorphisms, quotient groups, products of groups, Sylow theorems, finitely generated abelian groups. Rings: homomorphisms, ideals, quotient rings, integral domains, Euclidean domains, factorization. Fields: algebraic extensions of fields, Galois theory.
592 Advanced Abstract Algebra (3:3)
Pr. grade of at least C in MAT 516
Groups: homomorphisms, quotient groups, products of groups, Sylow theorems, finitely generated abelian groups. Rings: homomorphisms, ideals, quotient rings, integral domains, Euclidean domains, factorization. Fields: algebraic extensions of fields, Galois theory.
593 Directed Study in Mathematics (1–3)
(Fall & Spring)
594 Directed Study in Mathematics (1–3)
(Fall & Spring)
595 Mathematical Analysis (3:3)
Pr. 395 or permission of instructor
Real number axioms, metric spaces, sequences, series, continuity, differentiation, the Reimann-Stieltjes integral.
596 Mathematical Analysis (3:3)
Pr. 395 or permission of instructor
Real number axioms, metric spaces, sequences, series, continuity, differentiation, the Reimann-Stieltjes integral.
Please refer to The Graduate School Bulletin for additional graduate-level courses.
