Mathematics and Statistics
College of Arts & Sciences
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Elementary Statistics
CAS MA 113
Basic concepts of estimation and tests of hypotheses, ideas from probability; one-, two-, and multiple-sample problems. Applications are in the social sciences, and students will be able to understand the basics of using a sample to predict uncertainty. CAS MA 113 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any CAS MA course numbered 300 or higher. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 113, CAS MA 115, or CAS MA 213. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: FLR 152 ... Open SeatsStaffMake-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 1 seven-week course (May 14-June 28)
O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 14, 2024 Last day to add Monday, May 20, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, May 20, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Sunday, June 9, 2024 Course End Date Friday, June 28, 2024 ... Open SeatsThomas EnkoskyOnline CourseMeets online every Tues 10-11 am for a live class. Nonstandard course datesSummer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: PHO 201 ... Open SeatsStaffB2 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: CAS 201 ... Open SeatsStaffSummer 1 Section A1 and Summer 2 Sections B1 & B2: As a special provision of these BU Hub courses, BU financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for up to one course in summer 2024. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu.Summer 1 Section O1: As a special provision of this summer online BU Hub course, BU financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for up to one course in summer 2024. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu.For information about technology requirements for online courses at Boston University, see bu.edu/online/online-learning/technology. BU Virtual can be reached at buvirtual@bu.edu or 617-358-1960 for additional information. -
Statistics I
CAS MA 115
Numerical and graphical summaries of univariate and bivariate data. Basic probability, random variables, binomial distribution, normal distribution. One-sample statistical inference for normal means and binomial probabilities. Primarily for students in the social sciences with limited mathematics preparation. CAS MA 115 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any CAS MA course numbered 300 or higher. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 113, CAS MA 115, or CAS MA 213. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: CGS 515 ... Open SeatsMamikon GinovyanMake-up class on Friday, 5/31A2 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: CAS 203 ... Open SeatsStaffMake-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: CDS 264 ... Open SeatsStaff -
Statistics II
CAS MA 116
Prereq: (CAS MA 115) or equivalent. Introduces basic statistical modeling techniques. One- or two- sample inference for unknown means, proportions and variances, categorical data analysis, introduction to design of experiments and analysis of variance, analysis of simple and multiple linear regression models, non-parametric methods. CAS MA 116 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any CAS MA course numbered 300 or higher. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 116, CAS MA 214, or CAS MA 614. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 3-5 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: CAS 203 ... Open SeatsMamikon GinovyanMake-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: COM 217 ... Open SeatsStaff -
Applied Mathematics for Personal Finance
CAS MA 119
Applications of mathematics for personal financial decision-making. Systems of equations, exponential functions, logarithms, probability, descriptive statistics, and numerical simulation for modeling saving, borrowing, inflation, purchasing power, taxation, government benefits, risk management, insurance, annuities, and investments. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. This course also fulfills the learning outcomes for Life Skills. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning I, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 1-3 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: MCS B37 ... Open SeatsStaffMake-up class on Friday, 5/31 -
Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences I
CAS MA 121
Differentiation and integration of functions of one variable. Same topics as CAS MA 123, but with less emphasis on mathematical generality and more on applications. Especially suitable for students concentrating in the biological and social sciences. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 121 or CAS MA 123. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: SOC B57 ... Open SeatsAlvard ArazyanMake-up class on Friday, 5/31A2 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: PHO 201 ... Open SeatsEric SimonianMake-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 9-11 am Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: CDS 262 ... Open SeatsStaffSummer 2 seven-week course (July 1-August 16)
O2 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Sunday, July 7, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Sunday, July 7, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Saturday, July 27, 2024 Course End Date Friday, August 16, 2024 ... Open SeatsThomas EnkoskyOnline CourseMeets online every Tues 10-11 am for a live class. Nonstandard course datesSummer 1 Sections A1 & A2 and Summer 2 Section B1: As a special provision of these BU Hub courses, BU financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for up to one course in summer 2024. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu.Summer 2 Section O2: As a special provision of this summer online BU Hub course, BU financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for up to one course in summer 2024. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu.For information about technology requirements for online courses at Boston University, see bu.edu/online/online-learning/technology. BU Virtual can be reached at buvirtual@bu.edu or 617-358-1960 for additional information. -
Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences II
CAS MA 122
Prereq: (CAS MA 121 or CAS MA 123). Continuation of CAS 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. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 122, CAS MA 124, or CAS MA 129. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: CAS 116 ... Open SeatsStaff -
Calculus I
CAS MA 123
Limits; derivatives; differentiation of algebraic and transcendental functions. Applications to maxima, minima, and convexity of functions. The definite integral; the fundamental theorem of integral calculus. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 121 or CAS MA 123. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 3-5 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: CGS 515 ... Open SeatsEric SimonianMake-up class on Friday, 5/31A2 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: COM 217 ... Open SeatsStaffMake-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: COM 213 ... Open SeatsStaff -
Calculus II
CAS MA 124
Prereq: (CAS MA 121 or CAS MA 123). 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. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 122, CAS MA 124, or CAS MA 129. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Scientific Inquiry II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: PSY B51 ... Open SeatsBenjamin Pittman-PollettaMake-up class on Friday, 5/31A2 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: CGS 515 ... Open SeatsStaffMake-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: COM 215 ... Open SeatsStaff -
Basic Statistics and Probability
CAS MA 213
Prereq: good background in high school algebra. Elementary treatment of probability densities, means, variances, correlation, independence, the central limit theorem, confidence intervals, and p-values. Students learn to answer questions such as how can a pollster use a sample to predict the uncertainty of an election? Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 113, CAS MA 115, or CAS MA 213. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: PSY B33 ... Open SeatsAshis GangopadhyayMake-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 3-5 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: KCB 102 ... Open SeatsStaff -
Applied Statistics
CAS MA 214
Prereq: (CAS MA 213) or consent of instructor. 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. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 116, CAS MA 214, or CAS MA 614. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 3-5 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: CDS 263 ... Open SeatsAshis GangopadhyayMake-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: BRB 122 ... Open SeatsStaff -
Multivariate Calculus
CAS MA 225
Prereq: (CAS MA 124 or CAS MA 129). Vectors, lines, planes. Multiple integration, cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Partial derivatives, directional derivatives, scalar and vector fields, the gradient, potentials, approximation, multivariate minimization, Stokes's and related theorems. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS MA 230. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 1-3 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: MCS B33 ... Open SeatsBenjamin Pittman-PollettaMake-up class on Friday, 5/31A2 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: MCS B33 ... Open SeatsStaffMake-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 9-11 am Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: COM 215 ... Open SeatsJared WeinsteinB2 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: PHO 201 ... Open SeatsStaff -
Differential Equations
CAS MA 226
Prereq: (CAS MA 225 or CAS 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. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: KCB 104 ... Open SeatsStaffMake-up class on Friday, 5/31A2 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: BRB 122 ... Open SeatsStaffMake-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 9-11 am Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: COM 213 ... Open SeatsStaffB2 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: COM 213 ... Open SeatsStaff -
Linear Algebra
CAS MA 242
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. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS MA 442 or ENG EK 103. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: MCS B31 ... Open SeatsStaffMake-up class on Friday, 5/31A2 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: COM 215 ... Open SeatsStaffMake-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 1-3 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: COM 215 ... Open SeatsJared WeinsteinB2 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: CAS 324 ... Open SeatsStaff -
Discrete Mathematics
CAS MA 293
Propositional logic, set theory. Elementary probability theory. Number theory. Combinatorics with applications. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: FLR 152 ... Open SeatsDavid FriedMake-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: HAR 212 ... Open SeatsStaff -
Applied Abstract Algebra
CAS MA 294
Prereq: (CAS MA 293) or consent of instructor. Abstract algebra and its applications to combinatorics. A first exposure to groups, rings, and fields via significant combinatorial applications. Students who have already received credit for CAS MA 541 or CAS MA 542 may not subsequently receive credit for CAS MA 294. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: FLR 123 ... Open SeatsTimothy Kohl -
Introduction to Number Theory
CAS MA 341
Prereq: (CAS MA 242) or consent of instructor. Study of integers and basic results of number theory. Topics include Linear Diophantine equations, prime numbers and factorization, congruences, and quadratic reciprocity. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: CAS 116 ... Open SeatsStaffMake-up class on Friday, 5/31 -
Advanced Calculus
CAS MA 411
Prereq: (CAS MA 225 or CAS MA 230) and (CAS MA 242 or CAS MA 442). Extends concepts and techniques of calculus and develops further applications. Topics include higher dimensional calculus, applications of vector analysis, uniform convergence of series, complex series, improper integrals, gamma and beta functions, Stirling's formula, and Fourier series and transform. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 3-5 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: HAR 240 ... Open SeatsStaffMake-up class on Friday, 5/31 -
Complex Variables
CAS MA 412
Prereq: (CAS MA 225 or CAS MA 230). Basic concepts, results, and applications of complex analysis. Emphasis on computation and applications. Complex plane and functions, differentiability, Cauchy-Riemann conditions, contour integrals, Cauchy formulas, complex series, residue calculus, applications. Extends the concepts of the calculus to the complex setting. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 9-11 am Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: FLR 152 ... Open SeatsMatthew Moore -
Introduction to Analysis I
CAS MA 511
Prereq: (CAS MA 225 or CAS MA 230). Fundamental concepts of mathematical reasoning. Properties of the real-number system, elementary point-set theory, metric spaces. Limits, sequences, series, convergence, uniform convergence, continuity. Differentiability for functions of a single variable, Riemann-Stieltjes integration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 3-5 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: SCI 115 ... Open SeatsDavid FriedMake-up class on Friday, 5/31 -
Optimization Methods of Operations Research
CAS MA 569
Prereq: (CAS MA 225 or CAS MA 230) and (CAS MA 242 or CAS MA 442). Optimization of linear functions: linear programming, simplex method; transportation, assignment, and network problems. Optimization of non-linear functions: unconstrained optima, constrained optima, and Lagrange multipliers, Kuhn-Tucker conditions, calculus of variations, and Euler's equation. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: EPC 204 ... Open SeatsStaffMake-up class on Friday, 5/31 -
Probability
CAS MA 581
Prereq: (CAS MA 225 or CAS MA 230) or consent of instructor. Basic probability, conditional probability, independence. Discrete and continuous random variables, mean and variance, functions of random variables, moment generating function. Jointly distributed random variables, conditional distributions, independent random variables. Methods of transformations, law of large numbers, central limit theorem. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS MA 381. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 1-3 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: CAS 324 ... Open SeatsMatthew MooreMake-up class on Friday, 5/31A2 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: CAS 324 ... Open SeatsStaffMake-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 1-3 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: COM 217 ... Open SeatsKen Chung -
Mathematical Statistics
CAS MA 582
Prereq: (CAS MA 581). Point estimation including unbiasedness, efficiency, consistency, sufficiency, minimum variance unbiased estimator, Rao-Blackwell theorem, and Rao-Cramer inequality. Maximum likelihood and method of moment estimations; interval estimation; tests of hypothesis, uniformly most powerful tests, uniformly most powerful unbiased tests, likelihood ratio test, and chi-square test. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 9-11 am Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 Location: CAS 324 ... Open SeatsStaffMake-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 1-3 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: CDS 263 ... Open SeatsDaniel Weiner -
Introduction to Stochastic Processes
CAS MA 583
Prereq: (CAS MA 581) or consent of instructor. Basic concepts and techniques of stochastic process as they are most often used to construct models for a variety of problems of practical interest. Topics include Markov chains, Poisson process, birth and death processes, queuing theory, renewal processes, and reliability. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 9-11 am Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, July 1, 2024 Last day to add Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 8, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Course End Date Thursday, August 8, 2024 Location: COM 217 ... Open SeatsStaff
Metropolitan College
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Pension Mathematics and Mortality Tables
MET AT 782
Prereq: (MET MA 581 or CAS MA 581) and (MET AT 721). Covers the mathematics of actuarial funding methods as used by pension actuaries. General pension concepts are introduced, and the calculation of benefits under pension plans is discussed. Reviews the development of mortality tables and the use of life contingencies in developing pension models. Computations under actuarial funding methods are addressed, including the use of these methods in pension plans worldwide. The use of mortality tables is addressed, as are modifications to those tables to reflect expected changes to mortality in the future. Alternative ways to receive pension payments at retirement are discussed. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 20-June 26)
A1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 6-9:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, May 20, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Location: FLR 121 ... Open SeatsHal TepferNote start date. Make-up class on Friday, 5/31 -
Discrete Mathematics
MET CS 248
Fundamentals of logic (the laws of logic, rules of inferences, quantifiers, proofs of theorems). Fundamental principles of counting (permutations, combinations), set theory, relations and functions, graphs, trees and sorting. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 22-June 26)
A1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 6-9:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Last day to add Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop without "W" grade Thursday, May 30, 2024 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 13, 2024 Course End Date Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Location: STH 113 ... Open SeatsMadani NaidjateMake-up class on Friday, 5/31