Mathermatics Courses (MAT)


The following courses, numbered 5000-9999, are offered for graduate credit. Courses numbered 5000-6999 which are offered for undergraduate credit only may be found in the undergraduate bulletin, as well as all other undergraduate courses (numbered 0900-4999). Courses in the following list numbered 5000-6999 may be taken for undergraduate credit unless specifically restricted to graduate students as indicated by individual course limitations. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see Course Signs and Abbreviations.

Teacher Preparation Courses

5000 Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics and Proof
Writing. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 2250 or 2860 or consent of instructor. Not considered a 5000+ level course for undergrad. degree requirements in mathematics; no credit towards graduate degree in mathematics. Fundamental concepts: basic logic, basic set theory, functions, equivalence relations. Proof: methods of proof, structures of proofs, proof-writing in a variety of mathematical subjects. (F,W)

5005 Proof-Writing Workshop. Cr. 1

Coreq: MAT 5000 or consent of instructor. Not considered a 5000+ level course for undergrad. degree requirements in mathematics; no credit towards graduate degree in mathematics. Students work in groups, writing proofs in a variety of mathematical subjects. (S)

5030 Statistical Computing and Data Analysis. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 2210 or equiv., 2250 or equiv. Computational aspect of statistics for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Computation of various statistical quantities by use of known statistical packages such as SAS, SPSS or BMD and the interpretation of their output. (B)

5070 Advanced Calculus. Cr. 4

Prereq: MAT 2030, and 2250 or 2350. The real numbers; limits; continuity; sequences and series of functions; uniform convergence; power series; differentiation; integration. (T)

5100 Numerical Methods I. (SCP 7200) Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 2030, 2250 and CSC 1100 or familiarity with a programming language. Topics include: numerical errors, solutions of nonlinear equations, interpolation, approximation, numerical integration and differentiation, and matrices and systems of linear equations. (Y)

5110 Numerical Methods II. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 2250, MAT 2350; or equiv. Numerical linear algebra topics, including eigenvalue problems, and numerical solutions of differential equations. (W)

5220 Partial Differential Equations and Boundary Value
Problems. Cr. 4

Prereq: MAT 5070. Boundary value problems of mathematical physics; Sturm-Liouville problems; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Green's functions; variational principles; the Rayleigh-Ritz method.
(B)

5230 Complex Variables and Applications. Cr. 4

Prereq: MAT 5070. No credit after MAT 6600. Cauchy-Riemann equations; elementary functions; mappings by elementary functions; the Cauchy integral formula; Morera's theorem; Taylor series; Laurent series; residues and poles; conformal mappings; the Schwarz-Christoffel transformations; potential theory; Fourier and Laplace transforms and applications in differential and integral equations. (B)

5280 Methods of Differential Equations. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 2350. Linear nth order differential equations; linear systems of differential equations (constant and periodic coefficients); oscillation and comparison theorems for second order differential equations; boundary value problems; stability theory (Liapunov's direct method and frequency domain stability criteria); asymptotic solutions; autonomous non-linear systems; classification of singularities. (B)

5350 (PHI 5350) Logical Systems I. Cr. 4

Prereq: PHI 1850 or 1860 or 5050 or MAT 5600 or MAT 5420 or consent of instructor; for philosophy graduate students: satisfaction of elementary logic requirement. Metaresults concerning formal systems of sentential and first-order logics; soundness, completeness; independence of axioms; introduction to recursive functions; formalization of elementary arithmetic; discussion of Godel's incompleteness theorem and Church's Theorem. (B)

5400 Elementary Theory of Numbers. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 2030 and 2250. Primes and the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic; greatest common divisor, least common multiple, Euclidean Algorithm; congruences, theorems of Fermat, Wilson; Euler's Theorem; linear Diophantine equations; quadratic congruences and the Law of Quadratic Reciprocity. Optional topics include: applications to cryptography, perfect numbers, Fibonacci numbers, sums of squares, Waring's problem, continued fractions. (Y)

5410 Applied Linear Algebra. Cr. 4

Prereq: MAT 2030 and 2250, or consent of instructor. Gaussian elimination, vector spaces, orthogonality, least squares approximation, Householder orthonormalization, definite and semidefinite matrices, Rayleigh's quotient. Applications such as differential equations, Markov processes, linear programming, networks, game theory. (B)

5420 Algebra I. Cr. 4

Prereq: MAT 2030 and 2250. Only two credits apply after either MAT 6170 or 6180; no credit after both MAT 6170 and 6180. Abstract concepts: sets, mappings, equivalence relations, induction, general methods of proof. Group theory: groups, subgroups, cyclic groups, direct products, cosets, Lagrange's Theorem, quotient groups, homomorphisms, permutation groups. Rings and fields (basic definitions) and vector spaces: basis, dimension, linear transformations. (T)

5430 Algebra II. Cr. 4

Prereq: MAT 5420. Group theory continued: Sylow Theorems, finite abelian groups. Ring theory: rings, integral domains, fields of quotients, homomorphisms, ideals, quotient rings, P.I.D.s, U.F.D.s, polynomial rings. Advanced topics in linear algebra: canonical forms. Field theory: extensions, splitting fields, finite fields, geometric constructions. (T)

5520 Introduction to Topology. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 2030 and MAT 5000 (or former 4010) or consent of instructor. No credit toward graduate degree in mathematics or statistics. An introduction to topology, mostly through an intuitive approach. Topics chosen from among: topological equivalence and topological properties, complexes, Euler characteristic, connectedness, compactness, continuity, Brouwer's Fixed Point Theorem, vector fields, Hairy Ball Theorem, n-dimensional spaces, classification of surfaces, cut and paste techniques, the Mobius band, orientability, the fundamental group. (Y)

5530 Elementary Differential Geometry and its Applications. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 2030 and 2250. Introduction to the differential geometry of curves and surfaces in three-dimensional spaces, together with selected applications, such as computational geometry, mathematical elements of computer graphics, as chosen by instructor. (I)

5600 Introduction to Analysis I. Cr. 4

Prereq: MAT 5070 or consent of instructor. Completeness, convergence, compactness and continuity in the context of Euclidean spaces; applications to differential and integral calculus. (T)

5610 Introduction to Analysis II. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 5600. Point-wise and uniform convergence of sequences and series of functions; power series; introduction to analytic functions; Fourier series; possible additional topics. (T)

5700 Introduction to Probability Theory. Cr. 4

Prereq: MAT 2030, 2250 or 2350. Only two credits after MAT 2210 or MAT 6150. Probability spaces, combinatorial analysis; independence; discrete and continuous random variables; expectations; normal, Poisson and binomial distribution; joint, marginal and conditional distribution functions; law of large numbers; central limit theorems.
(T)

5710 Introduction to Stochastic Processes. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 5700 or consent of instructor. Non-measure-theoretic introduction to the theory of stochastic processes and its applications, with emphasis on Markov processes and stationary processes with both discrete and continuous parameters. (B)

5740 The Theory of Interest. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 2020 and 2250. Concrete problems used to explore concepts in the theory of interest, including measurement of interest, annuities, yield rates, amortization, bonds, and stochastic approaches. Students prepare for certain professional actuarial examinations. (Y)

5770 Mathematical Models in Operations Research. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 2030, 2250, and 2210 or 5700 or consent of instructor. Mathematical models (deterministic and/or probabilistic) applied to dynamic programming; games; queues and inventories. (B)

5800 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics. Cr. 4

Prereq: MAT 5700. A one-semester course for senior undergraduate and master's degree students. Introduction to basic mathematical theory of statistics. Topics include sample distributions, estimation theory, data analysis and sample statistics, testing hypothesis, two sample cases, analysis of variance, regression analysis, Bayesian inference. (Y)

5830 Applied Time Series. Cr. 3

Prereq: college courses in statistics and calculus, or consent of instructor. Time series models; statistical analysis in the time domain and examples; statistical analysis in the frequency domain and examples. (B)

5870 Methods of Optimization. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 2350. Introduction to basic mathematical theory and computational methods of optimization; optimality conditions in various optimization problems and numerical methods of optimization.
(Y)

5890 Special Topics in Mathematics. Cr. 3-4 (Max. 12)

Prereq: MAT 2030, and 2250 or 2350. Material currently of interest to students and faculty. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes. (I)

5990 Directed Study. Cr. 1-4 (Max. 8)

Prereq: written consent of adviser and chairperson (and of graduate officer for graduate students). Undergraduates who elect this course must be mathematics majors of honors caliber. Content will vary to satisfy needs of individual student. (T)

5992 Teaching Mathematics in College. Cr. 1

Required of all graduate teaching assistants in Mathematics Department. Prereq: mathematics graduate student or major with senior standing. Offered for S and U grades only. Preparation for first semester of teaching in developmental-level mathematics course. Content presentation, test-writing, grading, classroom management, use of technology. Students are videotaped and critiqued. (F)

6130 Discrete Mathematics. (MAT 2860) Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 2010. No credit after former MAT 1860 or 1870. Foundations of mathematics: logic, sets, functions, sequences. The integers. Matrices. Mathematical reasoning: induction, recursive definitions and recurrence relations. Combinatorics. Graph theory. Boolean algebra. (Y)

6140 Geometry: An Axiomatic Approach. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 5000 or consent of instructor. Foundations: logic, axiom systems, models; Hilbert's axioms; the parallel postulate; Euclidean geometry; non-Euclidean geometries; hyperbolic geometry; philosophical questions. (Y)

6150 Probability and Statistics for Teachers. (MAT 2210) Cr. 4

Prereq: grade of C or better in MAT 1800; 2010 recommended. No credit after MAT 5700. Counting techniques, discrete sample spaces and probability, random variables, mean and variance, joint distributions, the binomial and normal distributions, central limit theorem, estimation and hypothesis testing. (T)

6170 Algebra: Ring Theory Through Exploration, Conjecture, and Proof. Cr. 4

Only two credits after MAT 5420; no credit after MAT 5430. Prereq: MAT 5000 (or former 4010) or consent of instructor. Rings: basic definitions; properties; examples including the integers, rationals, reals, and complex numbers; ideals; homomorphisms; and divisibility. Connections to high school algebra. Students will be involved in the mathematical processes of exploration, conjecture, and proof. (I)

6180 Algebra: Group Theory Through Exploration, Conjecture, and Proof. Cr. 3

Only one credit after MAT 5420. Prereq: MAT 5000 (or former 4010) or consent of instructor. Groups: basic definitions, properties, examples, subgroups, cyclic groups, permutation groups, homomorphisms, quotient groups. Connections to high school algebra. Students will be involved in the mathematical processes of exploration, conjecture, and proof. (Y)

6200 Teaching Arithmetic, Algebra and Functions from an Advanced Perspective. (MAE 6200) Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 5120, 6170, or 6180 or consent of instructor. Students gain profound understanding of K-12 mathematics. Concepts underlying K-12 topics and procedures; connections to higher mathematics. Teaching with Simplicity; applying mathematical understanding to teaching practices. (Y)

6210 Teaching Geometry, Probability and Statistics, and Discrete Mathematics from an Advanced Perspective.
(MAE 6210) Cr. 3

Prereq: completion of a major in mathematics or secondary mathematics education. Historical perspectives, common conceptions and misconceptions, applications, technology, and mathematical connections relative to teaching geometry (including trigonometry), probability and statistics, and discrete mathematics in secondary school. (Y)

6400 Graph Theory. Cr. 4

Prereq: MAT 5420 or consent of instructor. Basic concepts of graphs and directed graphs; trees; cycles and circuits; connectivity; traversibility; planarity; colorability. Further topics from among factorization, line-graph, coverings and independence, graphs and matrices, automorphism groups, enumeration, Ramsey theory, hypergraphs, packing theory, network flows. (B)

6410 Combinatorics. Cr. 4

Prereq: MAT 5420 or consent of instructor. Enumeration: the classical theory, principle of inclusion and exclusion, generating functions, the Mobius function; combinatorial designs including Latin squares, difference sets, projective geometries, Hadamard matrices, construction problems; transversal theory; Ramsey's theorem; coding theory; partial orders; lattices. (B)

6500 Topology I. Cr. 4

Prereq: MAT 5610 or consent of instructor. Topological spaces and continuous functions; connectedness; compactness; product and quotient spaces; metric spaces; Urysohn's lemma; Tietze extension theorem; homotopy; covering spaces and path lifting; the fundamental group and examples; Brouwer fixed point theorem and applications. (Y)

6600 Complex Analysis. Cr. 2-4

Prereq: MAT 5610 or consent of instructor. Offered for two credits only if student has taken MAT 5230. Complex differentiation; elementary functions; Cauchy's integral theorem; power series; Laurent expansions; singularities; residue theorem; entire and meromorphic functions; Riemann mapping theorem. (Y)

6830 Design of Experiments. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 5800. Randomized blocks; Latin and Graeco-Latin squares; factorial designs; confounding; split plot; fractional replication; balanced incomplete blocks. (I)

6840 Linear Statistical Models. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 5800 or equiv. Introduction to theory of linear statistical models; for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. (B)

7200 Ordinary Differential Equations. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 5420 and 5610 or consent of instructor. Existence and uniqueness of solutions; linear solutions and linearization; linear differential equations in the complex domain; solutions near regular and irregular singular points; autonomous systems; stability theory; limit cycles; perturbation theory; boundary value problems; Green's function; spectral theory. (B)

7210 Partial Differential Equations. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 5420 and 5610 or consent of instructor. Linear partial differential equations; fundamental solutions; distributions and their Fourier transforms; hyperbolic equations; Cauchy-Kovalevsky theorem; energy inequalities; weak solutions; propagation of singularities; elliptic equations; maximum principles; Sobolev spaces and inequalities; Garding's inequality; existence and regularity of solutions of Dirichlet problems; fundamental solutions of parabolic equations; strongly continuous semigroups. (B)

7220 Advanced Numerical Analysis. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 5100 and MAT 5110; or equiv. Modern iterative methods for solving systems of linear and nonlinear equations, such as: conjugate gradient method, generalized minimum residue (GMRES) method, inexact Newton's Method; Newton-GMRES, multigrid and domain decomposition methods. (B)

7230 Finite Element Methods. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 5100, MAT 5070. Topics chosen at discretion of instructor from topics similar to: regularity theory for second order elliptic partial differential equations; Hamilton-Jacobi equations; conservation laws; evolution equations; semigroup theory; calculation of variations; nonvariational methods. (B)

7240 Advanced Partial Differential Equations. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 7210 or consent of instructor. Continuation of MAT 7210. Variety of topics chosen by the instructor. (B)

7270 Topics in Applied Mathematics. Cr. 3-4 (Max. 12)

Prereq: consent of instructor. Topics of special interest such as differential equations; calculus of variations; elliptic functions; orthogonal functions; numerical methods; systems and control theory. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes . (B)

7400 Advanced Algebra I. Cr. 4

Prereq: MAT 5430 or consent of instructor. Permutation groups; Sylow Theorems; Jordan-Holder theorem; solvable and nilpotent groups; free groups; unique factorization domains; principal ideal domains; modules over principal ideal domains; linear transformations; Cayley-Hamilton theorem; free modules; noetherian rings; localization. (B)

7410 Advanced Algebra II. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 7400 or consent of instructor. Field extensions; finite fields; Galois theory; classical applications of Galois theory; algebraic closure; tensor and exterior algebras; determinants; alternating, quadratic and hermitian forms. (B)

7470 Topics in Algebra. Cr. 3-4 (Max. 12)

Prereq: MAT 7410 or consent of instructor. Selected topics from linear algebra; homological algebra; group theory; field theory. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes . (I)

7500 Topology II. Cr. 4

Prereq: MAT 6500 or consent of instructor. Smooth manifolds and maps; examples from projective spaces, from Lie groups, and from low dimensions; local coordinates; partitions of unity; tangent vectors and tangent bundles; differentials of smooth maps; vector fields; local one-parameter groups of diffeomorphisms; differential forms; integration and Stokes theorem; definition of deRham cohomology. (B)

7510 Algebraic Topology I. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 5430 and 6500. Homology and its applications including fixed-point theorems; Jordon-Brouwer separation theorem; invariance of domain; CW-complexes; Kunneth theorem. (B)

7520 Algebraic Topology II. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 7510. Cohomology ring; orientation and duality on manifolds; homotopy theory, Hurewicz theorem. (B)

7600 Real Analysis I. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 5610 or consent of instructor. Lebesgue measure; general measures; measurable functions; integration (monotone and dominated convergence theorems); function spaces; Lebesgue spaces; modes of convergence; product measures; Fubini theorem.
(B)

7610 Real Analysis II. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 7600 or consent of instructor. Differentiation; relationship between differentiation and integration; Radon-Nikodym theorem; Fourier transforms; Hilbert and Banach spaces; selected topics. (B)

7630 Introduction to Real Harmonic Analysis. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 7600 or consent of instructor. Singular integrals, fractional integrals, interpolation theorems, Sobolev functions, BMO functions, Hardy space theory, Poincare and Sobolev inequalities, LP and Schauder estimates for elliptic PDEs analysis on the Heisenberg groups and Lie groups. (B)

7670 Topics in Analysis. Cr. 3 (Max. 12)

Prereq: MAT 7600 or consent of instructor. Topics include: advanced harmonic analysis theory, applications to PDEs, geometric analysis, Fourier analysis, advanced theory of complex variables, analysis on manifolds, advanced PDEs. (Y)

7700 Advanced Probability Theory I. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 5700 and 7600 or consent of instructor. Probability spaces; random variables; expectations and moments; convergence concepts; product spaces and Kolmogorov extension theorem; separability of random processes; continuity of random processes; stopping times; conditional expectation; independence. (B)

7710 Advanced Probability Theory II. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 7700 or consent of instructor. Law of large numbers; characteristic functions; limit theorems; random walks; Markov processes; stationary processes; ergodic theory; martingales. (B)

7770 Special Topics in Probability. Cr. 3-4 (Max. 12)

Prereq: MAT 7710. Topics of special interest such as Markov processes; time series; ergodic theory; random equations; probability measures on algebraic structures; probability measures in Banach spaces; martingales; Brownian motion; stochastic integrals. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes . (I)

7810 Advanced Statistics Theory I. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 5610, 5700. First of two basic courses for Ph.D. students in the Mathematics Department who are interested in statistics. Topics include sample distribution theory, point and interval estimations, optimal estimates, theory of hypothesis testing, and most powerful tests. (B)

7820 Advanced Statistics Theory II. Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 7810. Continuation of MAT 7810. Topics include regression analysis, linear models, analysis of categorical data, nonparametric statistics, decision theory, and Bayesian inference. (B)

7870 Topics in Statistics. Cr. 3-4 (Max. 12)

Prereq: MAT 7810 or consent of instructor. Selected topics such as statistical estimation theory; theory of statistical hypothesis testing; non-parametric methods in statistics; statistical sequential analysis; statistical multivariate analysis. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes . (B)

7990 Directed Study. Cr. 1-4 (Max. 12)

Prereq: written consent of adviser and graduate officer. (T)

7999 Master's Essay Direction. Cr. 1-3

Prereq: consent of adviser. (T)

8000 Advanced Topics in Mathematics. Cr. 2-4 (Max. 24)

Prereq: consent of instructor. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes. (Y)

8999 Master's Thesis Research and Direction. Cr. 1-8 (8 req.)

Prereq: consent of adviser. (T)

9990 Pre-Doctoral Candidacy Research. Cr. 1-8 (Max. 10)

Prereq: consent of department. For Ph.D. program applicants. Offered for S and U grades only. Research in preparation for doctoral dissertation. (T)

9991 Doctoral Candidate Status I: Dissertation Research and Direction. Cr. 7.5

Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; Ph.D. candidate in department. Required in academic-year semester following advancement to Ph.D. candidacy. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)

9992 Doctoral Candidate Status II: Dissertation Research and Direction. Cr. 7.5

Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; MAT 9991. Required in academic-year semester following 9991. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)

9993 Doctoral Candidate Status III: Dissertation Research and Direction. Cr. 7.5

Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; MAT 9992. Required in academic-year semester following 9992. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)

9994 Doctoral Candidate Status IV: Dissertation Research and Direction. Cr. 7.5

Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; MAT 9993. Required in academic-year semester following 9993. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)

9995 Candidate Maintenance Status: Doctoral Dissertation Research and Direction. Cr. 0

Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; completion of 30 credits in MAT 9999, or 9991-9994. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)

9999 Doctoral Dissertation Research and Direction.
Cr. 1-16 (30 req.)

Prereq: consent of doctoral adviser. Offered for S and U grades only.
(T)

Teacher Preparation Courses

5120 Number Theory and Abstract Algebra for Middle School Teachers. (MAE 5120) Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 1120 or MAE 5060, and MAT 1800. No credit towards major in mathematics or secondary mathematics. MAE 5120 may be taken for graduate or undergraduate credit; MAT 5120 may be taken for undergraduate credit only. Topics from elementary theory of numbers and abstract algebra underpinning middle school mathematics curriculum. (F,W)

5130 Problem Solving for Middle School Teachers. (MAE 5130) Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 1120 or MAE 5060, and MAT 1800. No credit towards a mathematics major or secondary mathematics education major; MAE 5130 may be taken for graduate or undergraduate credit; MAT 5130 may be taken for undergraduate credit only. Development of mathematical problem solving in middle grades mathematics education; study of non-routine problems; problem solving strategies; historical connections; connections to selected mathematics content and to topics in other disciplines. (S)

5180 Geometry for Middle School Teachers. (MAE 5100) Cr. 3

Prereq: MAT 1110 and 1120 or consent of instructor. No credit toward a major or minor for secondary mathematics teaching. MAE 5100 may be taken for graduate or undergraduate credit; MAT 5180 may be taken for undergraduate credit only. Development of Euclidean geometry as a mathematical system; related historical topics; introduction to other geometries; selected topics such as transformations and tesselations. (Y)

5190 Number Theory for Middle School Teachers. (MAE 5110) Cr. 3

No credit toward a major or minor for secondary mathematics teaching. MAE 5110 may be taken for graduate or undergraduate credit; MAT 5190 may be taken for undergraduate credit only. Prereq: MAT 1800, MAE 5060, or MAT 1120. Elementary functions and their applications; analytical geometry; intuitive concepts of differential and integral calculus; computer applications in middle and junior high school mathematics. (Y)