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Mathematics Undergraduate Courses

MET MA 100 Elementary Algebra

Introduction to algebraic concepts necessary for further study of mathematics. Linear equations and inequalities, graphing linear systems, exponents and polynomials, factoring, rational expressions, roots and radicals, and quadratic equations. Does not give College of Arts and Sciences credit. (4 cr.)

MET MA 113 Elementary Statistics

Prereq: MET MA 100 or equivalent. MA 113 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any MA course numbered 300 or higher. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: MET MA 113, MA 213, or CAS MA 113, MA 115, or MA 213. Basic concepts of estimation and tests of hypotheses, ideas from probability; one-, two-, and multiple-sample problems. Applications in social sciences. Primarily for students in the social sciences who require a one-semester introduction to statistics; others should consider CAS MA 115 or MA 213. (4 cr.)

CAS MA 118 College Algebra and Trigonometry

MA 118 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any MA course numbered 121 or higher. Functions and graphs. Linear and quadratic equations. Exponents, logarithms. Right and oblique triangles, trigonometric functions. Optimization. Specifically intended to prepare students with insufficient background in mathematics for the study of calculus. This course may not be used in fulfillment of the distribution requirement. Satisfies the mathematics requirement in the College program. (4 cr.)

MET MA 120 Applied Mathematics for Social and Management Sciences

MA 120 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any MA course numbered 124 or higher. Linear equations, systems of linear equations, matrix algebra, exponential functions and logarithms, elements of differential calculus, optimization, probability. Applications in economics, finance, and management. Satisfies both mathematics requirement and divisional studies requirement. (4 cr.)

CAS MA 121 Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences I

Students may receive credit for either MET MA 121 or MA 123 or CAS MA 121 or MA 123, but not both. Differentiation and integration of functions of one variable. Same topics as MA 123, but with less emphasis on mathematical generality and more on application. Especially suitable for students concentrating in the biological and social sciences. ( 4 cr.)

CAS MA 122 Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences II

Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: MET MA 122 or MA 124 or CAS MA 122, MA 124, MA 127, or MA 129. Prereq: MA 121 or MA 123. Continuation of MA 121. Review of univariate calculus, calculus of the elementary transcendental functions, elementary differential equations, elementary multivariate calculus. Applications to exponential growth, optimization, equilibrium, and dynamic modeling problems. (4 cr.)

MET MA 123 Calculus I

Students may receive credit for either MET MA 121 or MA 123 or CAS MA 121 or MA 123, but not both. Limits; derivatives; differentiation of algebraic functions. Applications to maxima, minima, and convexity of functions. The definite integral; the fundamental theorem of integral calculus; applications of integration. (4 cr.)

MET MA 124 Calculus II

Prereq: MET MA 121 or MA 123 or CAS MA 121 or MA 123. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: MA 122, MA 124, MA 127, or MA 129. Logarithmic, exponential, and trigonometric functions. Sequences and series; Taylor's series with the remainder. Methods of integration. Calculus I and II together constitute an introduction to calculus of a function of a single real variable. (4 cr.)

MET MA 213 Basic Statistics and Probability

Prereq: Solid background in high school algebra. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: MET MA 113, MA 213, CAS MA 113, MA 115, or MA 213. Elementary treatment of probability densities, means, variances, correlation, independence, the binomial distribution, the central limit theorem. Stresses understanding and theoretical manipulation of statistical concepts. (4 cr.)

MET MA 214 Applied Statistics

Prereq: MET MA 213 or CAS MA 213. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: MET MA 214, CAS MA 116, MA 214, or MA 614. Inference about proportions, goodness of fit, student's t-distribution, tests for normality; two-sample comparisons, regression and correlation, tests for linearity and outliers, residual analysis, contingency tables, analysis of variance. (4 cr.)

MET MA 225 Multivariate Calculus

Prereq: MET MA 124, or CAS MA 124, MA 127, or MA 129. Vectors, lines, and planes. Multiple integration and cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Partial derivatives, directional derivatives, scalar and vector fields, the gradient, potentials, approximation, and multivariate minimization. (4 cr.)

MET MA 226 Differential Equations

Prereq: MET MA 225 or CAS MA 225 or MA 230. First-order linear and separable equations. Second-order equations and first-order systems. Linear equations and linearization. Numerical and qualitative analysis. Laplace transforms. Applications and modeling of real phenomena throughout. (Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS MA 231.) (4 cr.)

CAS MA 242 Linear Algebra

Coreq: MET MA 122 or 124 or CAS MA 127 or MA 129. Matrix algebra, solution of linear systems, determinants, Gaussian elimination, fundamental theory, row-echelon form. Vector spaces, bases, norms. Computer methods. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, canonical decomposition. Applications to differential and difference equation problems. (Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS MA 142, MA 442, or ENG EK 102.) (4 cr.)