Course Descriptions


Mathematics Courses

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    MTH 1010 Algebra

    MTH 1010 Algebra

    Credit Hours: 3

    Sets and real numbers; algebra of polynomials; algebra of rational expressions; exponents and radicals; linear equations and inequalities; systems of linear equations; quadratic equations.

    Prerequisites:

    • UAS 0950 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 1020 Algebra A

    MTH 1020 Algebra A

    Credit Hours: 1

    Linear equations and applications; systems of linear equations; linear functions in the rectangular coordinate system. The combination of MTH 1020 + MTH 1030 + MTH 1040 is equivalent to MTH 1010.

    Prerequisites:

    • UAS 0950 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)

    Corequisites:

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    MTH 1030 Algebra B

    MTH 1030 Algebra B

    Credit Hours: 1

    Algebra of polynomials; algebra of rational expressions; solving polynomial and rational equations; ratio and proportion; literal equations. The combination of MTH 1020 + MTH 1030 + MTH 1040 is equivalent to MTH 1010.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1020 (Minimum Grade of C, May be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 1040 Algebra C

    MTH 1040 Algebra C

    Credit Hours: 1

    Rational exponents; radical expressions; solving equations containing radical expressions; quadratic equations; applications of quadratic equations. The combination of MTH 1020 + MTH 1030 + MTH 1040 is equivalent to MTH 1010.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1020 (Minimum Grade of C, May be taken concurrently) AND
    • MTH 1030 (Minimum Grade of C, May be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 1090 Engineering Math

    MTH 1090 Engineering Math

    Credit Hours: 2

    This course introduces high school students to the basic concepts behind right triangle and circle based trigonometry. Topics covered include angles, right triangle trigonometry formulas, law of sines and cosines, applications of triangle-based trigonometry, circle trigonometry formulas, the relationship between right triangle and circle trigonometry, the unit circle, circumference, reference angles.

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    MTH 1110 Mathematical Analysis I

    MTH 1110 Mathematical Analysis I

    Credit Hours: 3

    Equations and inequalities; graphs and functions; polynomials and rational functions; exponential and logarithmic; systems of equations and inequalities; matrices and determinants; conic sections.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1010 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently) OR
    • MTH 1040 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 1120 Mathematical Analysis II

    MTH 1120 Mathematical Analysis II

    Credit Hours: 3

    Pre-calculus topics; derivatives and integrals; applications; techniques of integration.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1110 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 1250 Foundations of Engineering Mathematics I

    MTH 1250 Foundations of Engineering Mathematics I

    Credit Hours: 4

    Function based approach to fundamental engineering mathematics, including: algebraic methods, graphing, data analysis, approximation, mathematical modeling, and general problem solving. Function types include but are not limited to: polynomial, exponential, rational functions, and their inverses.

    Prerequisites:

    • UAS 0950 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 1350 Foundations of Engineering Mathematics II

    MTH 1350 Foundations of Engineering Mathematics II

    Credit Hours: 4

    Continuation of MTH 1250. Trigonometry from planar/spatial, circular function, and graphing/modeling perspectives, vectors and parametric equations, sequences and series, limits from numerical, graphical, and functional perspectives, derivatives, and other topics in calculus.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1250 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 1400 Elementary Functions

    MTH 1400 Elementary Functions

    Credit Hours: 3

    Study of functions, including polynomials; rational, algebraic, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions. Computer laboratory included.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1010 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently) OR
    • MTH 1040 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 1410 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I

    MTH 1410 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I

    Credit Hours: 4

    Functions; limits and continuity; derivatives and integrals of polynomial, rational and trigonometric functions. Computer laboratory included.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1400 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently) OR
    • MTH 1350 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 1420 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II

    MTH 1420 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II

    Credit Hours: 4

    Topics in analytic geometry, differentiation and integration of exponential, logarithmic and inverse trigonometric functions; sequences and series. Computer laboratory included.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1410 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 2140 Basic Statistics

    MTH 2140 Basic Statistics

    Credit Hours: 3

    Statistical analysis for business and social science applications; descriptive statistics; probability; sampling; estimation; hypothesis testing; regression analysis.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1010 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently) OR
    • MTH 1020 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently) AND
    • MTH 1030 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently) AND
    • MTH 1040 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently) OR
    • MTH 1100 to MTH 9999 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 2410 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III

    MTH 2410 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III

    Credit Hours: 4

    Plane curves; polar coordinates; vectors in two and three dimensions; analytic geometry in the three dimensions; vector valued functions; partial derivatives and multiple integrals.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1420 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 2411 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Part A

    MTH 2411 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Part A

    Credit Hours: 2

    Course topics include: vectors and analytic geometry in two and three dimensions, parametric curves, calculus of vector valued functions, and motion of a point in space, and functions of several variables and their derivatives.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1420 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 2412 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Part B

    MTH 2412 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Part B

    Credit Hours: 2

    Course topics include: multiple integrals and vector calculus.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 2411 (Minimum Grade of B, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 2760 Discrete Structures

    MTH 2760 Discrete Structures

    Credit Hours: 3

    Sets; functions and proof techniques; logic and logic circuits; relations; combinatorics; some graph theory; application to Computer Science.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1410 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 3020 Linear Algebra with Applications

    MTH 3020 Linear Algebra with Applications

    Credit Hours: 3

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

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1420 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 3050 Mathematics of Finance

    MTH 3050 Mathematics of Finance

    Credit Hours: 3

    Measurement of interest; nominal and effective interest; force of interest; present value factor; annuities; amortization schedules and sinking funds; reinvestment rates; bonds and other securities.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1120 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently) OR
    • MTH 1420 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 3060 Mathematical Thinking

    MTH 3060 Mathematical Thinking

    Credit Hours: 3

    Students will learn how to form plausible conjectures. Students will be introduced to various techniques of proofs such as direct proof, proof by contrapositive, proof by induction, etc. Applications of these techniques on set theory, analysis, conmbinatories group theory, and functions and relations will be discussed.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1420 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently) AND
    • MTH 2760 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 3720 Differential Equations with Linear Algebra

    MTH 3720 Differential Equations with Linear Algebra

    Credit Hours: 4

    Linear dependence; linear differential equations and applications; systems of linear differential equations; series solutions.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1420 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 4050 Abstract Algebra I

    MTH 4050 Abstract Algebra I

    Credit Hours: 3

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

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 2760 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently) AND
    • MTH 4020 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently) OR
    • MTH 3020 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 4150 Theory of Numbers

    MTH 4150 Theory of Numbers

    Credit Hours: 3

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

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1420 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 4270 Applied Probability and Statistics

    MTH 4270 Applied Probability and Statistics

    Credit Hours: 3

    Introductory probability theory; elements of sampling and descriptive statistics; sampling distributions; estimations and hypothesis testing; regression and correlation analysis; computer laboratory using a statistical software package.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1420 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 4350 Real Analysis I

    MTH 4350 Real Analysis I

    Credit Hours: 3

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

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 2760 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently) AND
    • MTH 3060 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 4370 Complex Variables

    MTH 4370 Complex Variables

    Credit Hours: 3

    Analytic functions; complex integration; application of Cauchy's theorem; conformal mapping; applications.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 2410 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 4550 Operations Research

    MTH 4550 Operations Research

    Credit Hours: 3

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

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 4020 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 4590 Mathematical Modeling

    MTH 4590 Mathematical Modeling

    Credit Hours: 3

    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.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1420 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 4600 Graph Theory

    MTH 4600 Graph Theory

    Credit Hours: 3

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

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1420 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 4660 Introduction to Topology

    MTH 4660 Introduction to Topology

    Credit Hours: 3

    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.

    Prerequisites:

    • MTH 1420 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
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    MTH 4690 Mathematics Seminar

    MTH 4690 Mathematics Seminar

    Credit Hours: 3

    Students will prepare and present paper(s) related to their primary area of interest. This course should be taken by mathematics majors in their final year of study.

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    MTH 4900 Topics in Advanced Mathematics

    MTH 4900 Topics in Advanced Mathematics

    Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

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