Mathematics Adviser: Michael
Bowling, Ph.D.
The mathematics curriculum
serves the College by offering several courses which meet the mathematical
and analytical reasoning (M) category of the liberal arts
requirements and by
offering a minor in mathematics.
Courses which
satisfy the M category of the liberal arts requirements carry the
suffix M (for
example, MAT207M). The mathematics minor may be included
as part of the liberal studies major.
NOTE: In the following course listings,
(1c) = 1.0 course credit = 1.0 course.
Requirements for the Mathematics Minor (6.0 required courses)
MAT211M: Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
(1.5c) MAT212M: Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (1.5c) MAT305:
Multivariate Calculus (1c) And two additional MAT courses at 300
level or above.
Students may elect 2.0 additional MAT courses for a total
of 8.0 courses within a 40.0 course degree program.
Mathematics Courses
MAT
105: Mathematics for Elementary Teachers (1.0
course) (Prerequisite: one year of high school algebra) Course
designed to provide prospective elementary teachers with an understanding
of the foundations of elementary mathematics. Topics include whole numbers
and place value, fractions, integers, geometry and
measurement.
MAT 111M: College Algebra (1.0
course) (Prerequisite: one year of high school algebra) Topics
include review of basic algebra, linear equations, exponents and radicals,
quadratic equations, functions and graphs, exponential and logarithmic
functions.
MAT 207M: Introduction to Statistics (1.0
course) (Prerequisite: two years high school algebra) Introductory
course in statistical methods used in business, psychology, education and
natural or social sciences. Topics include data organization, descriptive
statistics, elementary probability, binomial and normal distributions,
sampling distributions, statistical inference, chi-square, correlation and
linear regression.
MAT 211M, MAT 212: Calculus and Analytic
Geometry I, II (1.5 courses each) (Prerequisites: for MAT 211M:
three years of high school mathematics; for MAT 212: MAT 211M) Study of
the concepts and applications of derivatives and integrals, developed
numerically, graphically and algebraically.
MAT 280: Topics in
Mathematics (.5-1.0 course) (Prerequisite: dependent on
topic) Taught to meet special interests of faculty and students.
Offered at irregular intervals.
MAT 305: Multivariate
Calculus (1.0 course) (Prerequisite: MAT 212) The calculus of
functions of more than one variable, including vector geometry, partial
differentiation, multiple integration and applications.
MAT 311D: History of Mathematics (1.0 course)
(Prerequisites: a grade of "B" or better in MAT 111; or "C" or better in MAT 211; or three years high school mathematics with a "B" average, and junior standing or permission of instructor.)
An introduction to the growth and development of mathematics through the centuries with emphases on the pre-18th century cultures involved, the contributions of women, and the evolution of problem-solving techniques. Writing Intensive.
MAT 326:
Linear Algebra (1.0 course) (Prerequisite: MAT 212) A study
of fundamental concepts and techniques of linear algebra, including vector
spaces, matrices, diagonal forms and canonical reduction.
MAT 338: Differential Equations (1.0 course) (Prerequisite: MAT
212) Mathematical modeling applications with differential equations.
Topics include first-order equations, second-order linear equations and
systems of equations.
MAT 380: Topics in
Mathematics (.5-1.0 course) (Prerequisite: dependent on
topic) Taught to meet special interests of faculty and students.
Offered at irregular intervals.
MAT 410: Abstract
Algebra (1.0 course) (Prerequisite: MAT 212 or permission of
program) A study of the fundamental concepts of modern abstract
algebra, including groups, rings and
fields. |