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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
MA 311 Geometry (3 CR)
Designed especially for students interested in education. Includes study of axiomatic systems, Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, finite projective geometry, incidence and separation properties of planes and space, and inversion in a circle and in a sphere.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of the Mathematics department

MA 320 Graph Theory (3 CR)
The course functions on structures and properties of graphs and their applications. Topics include traversability, trees, connectivity, network flow, graph coloring, chromatic number and planarity. Discussion of application of graph theory to computer science, transportation, scheduling, communication, chemistry and a variety of other fields.
Prerequisite: C or better in MA 301

MA 331 Mathematical Probability and Statistics I (3 CR)
Addresses probability, discrete random variables and their distributions. Applied approach to estimation, correlation, regression and hypothesis testing.
Prerequisite: C or better in MA 152

MA 332 Mathematical Probability and Statistics II (3 CR)

Focuses on continuous random variables and their distributions, multivariate distributions, expectation, theory of estimation, method of moments and of maximum likelihood.
Prerequisites: C or better in MA 253 and MA 331

MA 354 Differential Equations (3 CR)
This course focuses on equations involving functions and one or more of its derivatives. It examines first order differential equations, numerical and qualitative techniques for solving differential equations, linear systems, the geometry of linear systems, and applications to forcing/resonance. If time permits, the course will address the Laplace Transform, convolutions, and advanced numerical methods for solving differential equations.
Prerequisite: C or better in MA 253

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