2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

Mathematics Major, 36-37 hours: B.A., B.S.—Minor Required

CIP: 270101

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Recommended:

CSIS 44101Foundations of Computing

3

OR

CSIS 44130Computers and Information Technology

3

Foundational Requirements (21 hours)

To achieve the common objectives, all majors in Mathematics are required to complete a common foundational set of 21 semester hours and participate in senior assessment. The area’s common foundational requirements are:

Required Courses

MATH 17120Calculus I

4

MATH 17121Calculus II

5

MATH 17230Probability and Statistics

3

MATH 17311Linear Algebra

3

MATH 17495Seminar in Mathematics

2

MATH 17120: This course fulfills a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

A Discrete course chosen from:

MATH 17215Discrete Mathematics

3

MATH 17319Graph Theory

3

A Professions course chosen from:

INCO 77297Profession-Based Work Experience

1 to 3

MATH 17197Exploring Mathematics-Related Fields

1

Required Courses (3 hours)

MATH 17390Transition to Proofs

3

A Programming course chosen from (3 hours):

CSIS 44141Computer Programming I

3

CSIS 44149Scientific Computing

3

Note: CSIS 44141 has a prerequisite of a grade of C or better in CSIS 44101 or CSIS 44130, both of which are options for the Institutional Requirement for Digital Literacy.

Note: CSIS 44149 has a prerequisite of MATH 17117 or MATH 17120 and a course in the Digital Literacy section of the Institutional Requirements with a grade of C or better in each.

One course chosen from (3 hours):

MATH 17415Modern Algebra-Rings

3

MATH 17416Modern Algebra-Groups

3

MATH 17421Introduction to Analysis

3

MATH 17520Applied Analysis

3

Approved departmental electives (6-7 hours)

Electives, if not chosen above, chosen from:

MATH 17215Discrete Mathematics

3

MATH 17319Graph Theory

3

MATH 17321Calculus III

4

MATH 17351College Geometry

3

MATH 17361Differential Equations

3

MATH 17415Modern Algebra-Rings

3

MATH 17416Modern Algebra-Groups

3

MATH 17511Applied Linear Algebra

3

MATH 17421Introduction to Analysis

3

MATH 17518Number Theory

3

MATH 17520Applied Analysis

3

Note:  A B.A. degree also requires 9 credit hours of a modern language.

Minor requirements and/or free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours