May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Investigating the mathematical topics of the course in more depth and sophistication, and other topics to prepare students for middle school mathematics teaching. Matrices and matrix operations, vector spaces and subspaces, complex numbers, linear transformations and linear systems, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, applications. 240 Discrete Mathematics. Discrete mathematics is the study of mathematical objects and structures which occur in discrete states rather than continuously.
All digital computation is based on discrete mathematics.
241 Foundations and Structures of Mathematics. The basic theme of this course is mathematical thinking and writing. Emphasis will be placed on formulating and writing proofs. Time permitting, additional topics from discrete structures and formal languages may be included. Permission of department chair required.