Graduate Catalog 2004-2006
UDM Academic PoliciesCourse DescriptionsList of All ProgramsFaculty


MTH 402 Linear Algebra with Applications
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 141
or permission of instructor.


Vector spaces, matrices, systems of linear equations, determinants, inner products, linear transformations, similar matrices, eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix.
300

MTH 405 Introduction to Modern Algebra I
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 402



Sets and mappings, an axiomatic approach to the number system, groups, rings, ideals, fields, isomorphism theorems, induction, permutations.
300

MTH 406 Introduction to Modern Algebra II
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 405



Euclidean domains, polynomial rings, field extension, finite fields, finite groups, p-groups, the Sylow theorems, introduction to Galois theory.
300

MTH 410 Foundations of Mathematics
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 402
(Prerequisite: MTH 402 or permission of instructor.)


Logic, set theory, axiomatic structure of the number system, infinite sets, cardinal numbers, ordinal numbers, axiom of choice.
300

MTH 415 Theory of Numbers
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 142



Divisibility, congruences, quadratic reciprocity, number theoretic functions, Diophantine equations, prime number theorems, recent developments in number theory.
300

MTH 423 Probability
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 241



Probability theory based on the Kolmogorov axioms, combinatorics, independence, random variables, expectation, probability distributions, Chebyshev's inequality, central limit theorem.
300

MTH 435 Modern Analysis I
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 402



Techniques of mathematical proofs chosen from real numbers, sets, functions, point set theory, theory of limits, continuity, differentiation, Riemann integral, and infinite series.
300

MTH 436 Modern Analysis II
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 435



Infinite series, sequences of functions, differentiation of functions of several variables, maxima and minima, function spaces, norms, operator theory.
300

MTH 451 Techniques of Advanced Calculus
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 214
Mth 372



Real vector spaces, Laplace transforms, Fourier series, boundary value theorems, series solution about singular points, Bessel functions, Legendre polynomials.
300

MTH 452 Nonlinear Differential Equations
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 451



Boundary value problems, asymtotic solutions, autonomous systems, systems of equations, applications.
300

MTH 453 Linear Partial Differential Equations
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 451



First- and second-order equations, initial and boundary value problems, integral transforms, Green's function, perturbations, variational and asymtotic methods.
300

MTH 455 Operations Research
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 402



Linear programming, project scheduling, dynamic programming, integer programming, queuing theory.
300

MTH 459 Principles of Model Building
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


Introduction to the ideas of a mathematical model and model building, linear programming models, game-theoretic models, regression analysis models. Applications in business, ecology, psychology, sociology, and political science.
300

MTH 461 Transformational Geometry
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 142



Transformations of the Euclidean, affine and projective planes. Classification of these transformations by groups and their invariant properties.
300

MTH 462 The Projective Plane
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 142



An axiomatic development of the projective plane, models of the projective plane, analytic plane geometry.
300

MTH 466 Introduction to Topology
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 435



Topics to be chosen from metric spaces, topological spaces, compactness, product spaces, the Tychonoff theorem, rubber sheet geometry, Euler's formula, the Four-Color Problem, the Jordan curve theorem, topological properties of figures.
300

MTH 477 Concepts of Modern Elementary School Mathematics I
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


(Credit applies only in undergraduate or graduate programs in mathematics education.) Sets, logic, mathematical systems, systems of numeration, natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers.
300

MTH 478 Concepts of Modern Elementary School Mathematics II
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


(Credit applies only in undergraduate or graduate programs in mathematics education.) Foundations of algebra, metric and nonmetric geometry, probability and statistics.
300

MTH 480 Analysis for Teachers
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


(Credit applies only in undergraduate or graduate programs in mathematics education.) Topics chosen from algebra and trigonometry, including roots of polynomial equations, root approximation techniques, the factor theorem, the remainder theorem, Descartes' rule of signs, trigonometric functions, law of sines, law of cosines, complex numbers.
300

MTH 490 Topics in Advanced Mathematics
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
(Prerequisite: Permission of the chairperson.)


Course may be repeated for additional credit. Content of the course varies according to the needs or desires of the students.
100

MTH 502 Advanced Linear Algebra
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 402



Vector spaces, linear transformations, canonical matrices, metric spaces, linear programming optimization, applications to business and engineering.
300

MTH 505 Introduction to Modern Algebra I
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 402
or permission of chair.


Sets and mapping, an axiomatic approach to the number system, general algebraic systems, groups, rings and ideals, fields, isomorphism theorems.
300

MTH 506 Introduction to Modern Algebra II
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 405



Euclidean domains, polynomial rings, field extensions, finite fields, finite groups, p-groups, the Sylow theorems, introduction to Galois theory.
300

MTH 507 Theory of Groups
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 405



Groups, normal subgroups, homomorphism, Abelian groups, Sylow theorems, permutation groups, composition series, solvable groups.
300

MTH 508 Theory of Rings and Fields
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 405



Rings, ideals, fields, extensions, Galois theory of fields, Noetherian rings.
300

MTH 515 Advanced Theory of Numbers
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 415



Farey fractions, distribution of primes, quadratic forms, representation of integers as sums of k-th powers, quadratic fields, introduction to algebraic number theory and foundations of analytic number theory.
300

MTH 523 Advanced Probability
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 405
MTH 423



Probability spaces, extension of probability, Boolean semi-algebras, compact classes, integration of random variables, Laplace spaces, product of measurable spaces, conditional expectations and Martingales, ergodic theory and Markov processes.
300

MTH 524 Theory of Statistical Estimation and Testing Hypotheses
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 427



Testing of hypotheses in one-parameter cases, power of a test, most powerful critical regions, asymptotically best tests, estimation of a single parameter, some properties of efficient statistics, the multi parameter theory.
300

MTH 527 Applied Probability and Statistics
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 241



Elements of sampling and descriptive statistics, sampling distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing, regression and correlation analysis.
300

MTH 528 Analysis of Variance
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 427



Completely randomized design, randomized complete block design, Latin square design, complete factorial designs, split-plot designs, analysis of covariance, multivariate regression, covariance and correlation, introduction to distribution-free methods.
300

MTH 533 Measure Theory
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 436



Lesbegue outer measure and Lesbegue measure of sets, measurable functions, Lesbegue integrable functions and square integrable functions.
300

MTH 534 Functional Analysis
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 435



Normed linear spaces, Banach spaces, Hilbert spaces.
300

MTH 537 Complex Variables
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 241



Analytic functions, complex integration, application of Cauchy's theorem, power series, conformal mapping, applications.
300

MTH 549 Graduate Seminar
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


Students undertake a significant mathematical project in area of interest to them, prepare a scholarly paper, and make an oral presentation in class. This should ordinarily be taken in the last semester of graduate studies.
300

MTH 550 Vector and Tensor Analysis
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 372
or equivalent.


Vector differential calculus, vector interval calculus, functions of a complex variable, conformal mappings.
300

MTH 552 Non-Linear Partial Differential Equations I
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 550
or equivalent.


Formal and computational aspects of solutions and related equations. Focus on engineering applications.
300

MTH 553 Non-Linear Partial Differential Equations II
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


Formal and computational aspects of Navier-Stokes and related equations. Focus on engineering applications.
300

MTH 557 Graduate Applied Mathematics
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 241



Mathematical modeling concepts utilizing qualitative and quantitative variables and applied regression analysis. Practical interaction of mathematics, basic statistics and regression analysis.
300

MTH 558 Graduate Applied Analysis
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 372



Optimization concepts, maxima and minima for functions of one and several variables, calculus of variations using direct and indirect methods.
300

MTH 560 Graph Theory
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
(Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.)


Trees, connectivity, coverings, planarity, colorability, networks, digraphs.
300

MTH 563 Algebraic Geometry
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 405
MTH 461



Plane algebraic curves, singularities, formal power series, transformations.
300

MTH 565 Differential Geometry
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 436



Theory of curves and surfaces in ordinary space, Frenet formulas, curves in a surface, developable surfaces, intrinsic geometry on a surface, geodesics, quadric surfaces, ruled surfaces.
300

MTH 566 General Topology
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
MTH 466



Abstract topological spaces, classification and properties, Moore-Smith convergence, compact and uniform spaces.
300

MTH 590 Topics in Graduate Mathematics
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
(Prerequisite: Permission of the chairperson.)


Course may be repeated for additional credit. Content of the course varies according to the needs and desires of the student.
100

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