Department of Mathematics

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Students majoring in mathematics may choose from several areas of concentration. Each concentration requires the following lower division mathematics courses (totaling 22 sem. hrs.): MATH 1550  (or MATH 1551  or both MATH 1530  and MATH 1540 ), MATH 1552  (or MATH 1553 ), MATH 2057  (or MATH 2058 ), MATH 2060  (or EXST 3201 ), MATH 2085 , and one or two course from MATH 2020 , MATH 2025 , MATH 2030 , MATH 2035 . (We recommend taking two, not one, of these four “bridge” courses; students who take only one of them must take one additional, 3-hour-or-more mathematics course numbered 2000 or higher, not otherwise required.) Each concentration requires additional courses (see recommended paths) and a capstone experience. Credit for mathematics courses numbered below 1510 will not be counted toward the required credits for mathematics majors.

The purpose of the “bridge courses” (MATH 2020 , MATH 2025 , MATH 2030 , and MATH 2035 ) is to develop students’ proficiency in reading and writing rigorous mathematics and their appreciation for abstract mathematics. These courses serve as preparation for higher-level mathematics courses. This preparation entails learning how to write logically coherent definitions, statements, and proofs. The content of the four courses differs, but each course incorporates the language of precise mathematics, such as logical quantifiers, mathematical grammar, and proofs by contradiction and induction.

Those students who are planning to pursue a graduate degree in mathematics are strongly advised to include MATH 4031 , MATH 4032 , MATH 4035 , MATH 4153 , and MATH 4200  in their curriculum even if they do not select the mathematics area of concentration.

Honors courses offered in mathematics are MATH 1551 , MATH 1553 , and MATH 2058 . The honors option is available to students in upper-division mathematics courses. (See “Honors Option” in the “Honors College” section in this catalog.) A special curriculum leading to the BS degree in mathematics with departmental honors is offered. Details are available from the departmental office.

No student may receive more than nine semester hours of credit in mathematics courses numbered below 1510, with the exception of students who are pursuing the elementary education degree and following the 12-hour sequence specified in that curriculum. No student who has already received credit for a mathematics course numbered 1510 or above may be registered in a mathematics course numbered below 1510, unless given special permission by the Department of Mathematics.

Programs

• Mathematics, B.S.

• Mathematics Minor