Mathematics

Professors: Joe Omojola, Ph.D., James and Ruth Smith Endowed Professorship in Science; Tchavar Marinov, Ph.D., and Cynthia Singleton, Ph.D.; Associate Professors: Rachid Belmasrour, Ph.D., Zhen Chen, Ph. D., Panagiota Heath, Ph.D., Heon Kim, Ph.D., and Delin Tan, Ph.D.

The Unit of Mathematics offers undergraduate courses leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics. This degree will enable graduates to secure employment or pursue advanced studies in mathematics and related disciplines. Additionally, the unit prepares students for entry into engineering through the Pre-Engineering curriculum and offers opportunity for students to double major in Mathematics without duplicating the general education requirement. The Mathematics unit also offers additional courses to provide specialized training for pre-service school teachers.

Since mathematics forms the foundation of any scientific, statistical, or technical activity, students who successfully complete a course of study in this major will have tremendous opportunities for graduate study, research, or employment in a technical field. Students majoring in mathematics who maintain significantly above average grades can obtain fellowship offers for graduate study leading to advanced degrees in mathematics, applied mathematics, bio-statistics, actuarial science, biometrics, bio-informatics, mathematics education, and engineering.

Mathematics Degree/Minor Requirements

A student must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours and maintain a “C” or better in all science courses taken to fulfill the major requirements for the bachelors’ degree. In addition, all majors must pass a written comprehensive examination. The minimum passing score on the comprehensive examination is 70.

Mathematics required courses are MATH-100N, 250N, 290N, 291N, 292N, 296N, 330N, 350N, 390N, 392N, 395N, 400N, 460N, and 499N (40 CHs.).

Mathematics electives are 340, 397, 401, 402, 403, 450, 455, & 470 (3 CHs.).

Mathematics requirements (40 CHs.) + Mathematics electives (3 CHs.) = Total 43 CHs.

Mathematics minor consists of MATH-290N, 291N, 330N, 350N, and 390N (17 CHs.)

  • It is recommended that mathematics majors take more than the minimum 40 hours required, particularly, if the student intends to attend graduate school.
  • The advisor and the Department Chair must approve all electives.
  • All students must satisfy the General Education and University requirements as stated in this catalog.
  • All mathematics students must have a minor in another discipline and must satisfy that discipline’s minor requirements. However, Mathematics majors are strongly encouraged to have a minor in Physics because Physics courses provide Mathematics majors the necessary exposure to additional mathematical training that is needed for professional development and to pursue graduate studies especially in applied mathematics.

Mathematics Curriculum

Freshman Year

Required

JRDV-111NCollege Survival Skills

1

JRDV-111ANFreshman Assembly

0

ENGL-111N

3

MATH-161NPre-Calculus

3

BIOL-124NGeneral Biology I

3

-
And

BIOL-124LNGeneral Biology I Lab

1

-
Or

CHEM-111NGeneral Chemistry I

3

-
And

CHEM-111LNGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1

FIAR-101NIntroduction to Art

3

-
Or

MUSC-101NSurvey of Music

3

Total Credit Hours:14

Required

CISP-164NComputer Productivity Appl

3

MATH-100NIntroduction to Mathematics

1

ENGL-112NEnglish Composition II

3

MATH-162NTrigonometry

3

-
Elective

3

POLI-
American Government

3

Total Credit Hours:16

Sophomore Year

Required

ECON-211NEconomics Principles I (Micro)

3

MATH-290NCalculus I

3

-
And

MATH-290LNCalculus I Laboratory

1

MATH-330NLinear Algebra and Matrices

3

PHYS-211NGeneral Physics I

3

-
And

PHYS-211LNGeneral Physics I Laboratory

1

CISP-200NProgramming I

3

Total Credit Hours:17

Required

MATH-291NCalculus II

3

-
And

MATH-291LNCalculus II Laboratory

1

MATH-296NFundamentals of Mathematics

3

PHYS-222NGeneral Physics II

3

-
And

PHYS-222LNGeneral Physics II Laboratory

1

ENGL-260NProfess. and Technical Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:14

Junior Year

Required

MATH-292NCalculus III

3

MATH-390NElem Differential Equations

3

MATH-350NMathematical Statistics

3

-
Elective

3

-
Foreign Language I

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Foreign Language 1: Students who have taken a foreign language (French, German, or Spanish) in High School may test out of the 100 level foreign language courses and take three hours of a 200 level foreign language course.

Required

MATH-392NNumerical Analysis

3

-
Elective

3

-
Elective

3

PHIL-222NIntro to Ethics

3

-
Foreign Language II

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Senior Year

Required

MATH-395NMathematical Modeling

3

MATH-460NComplex Variables

3

-
Elective

3

-
Elective

3

HIST-210NThe United States to 1865

3

-
Or

HIST-220NThe US History Since 1865

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Required

MATH-400NMathematics Seminar

3

MATH-
Elective

3

-
Elective

3

-
Elective

3

MATH-499NComprehensive Exam Prep

2

Total Credit Hours:14

Total Credit Hours: 120

The following curriculum specifies addition mathematics courses to be taken by students intending to satisfy the requirements for a double major in Mathematics.

Curriculum for Mathematics as a Second Major

Freshman Year

Required

MATH-100NIntroduction to Mathematics

1

MATH-161NPre-Calculus

3

Total Credit Hours:4

Required

MATH-162NTrigonometry

3

MATH-250NElementary Statistics

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Sophomore Year

Required

MATH-290NCalculus I

3

MATH-330NLinear Algebra and Matrices

3

Total Credit Hours:7

Required

MATH-291NCalculus II

3

MATH-296NFundamentals of Mathematics

3

Total Credit Hours:7

Junior Year

Required

MATH-292NCalculus III

3

MATH-390NElem Differential Equations

3

MATH-350NMathematical Statistics

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Required

MATH-392NNumerical Analysis

3

MATH-395NMathematical Modeling

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Senior Year

Required

MATH-460NComplex Variables

3

MATH-
Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Required

MATH-400NMathematics Seminar

3

MATH-499NComprehensive Exam Prep

2

Total Credit Hours:5

Total Credit Hours: 50