An exposure to abstract thinking is gained through the study of logic and proofs. MT212 Discrete Structures 3 credits This course includes both concrete topics such as combinatorics and Boolean Algebra as well as the abstract topic of graph theory. Students are required to do proofs using induction. Calculus I and II 4 credits each The real power of calculus, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, is developed early in the course. A combination of the intuitive and theoretical approaches to the fundamental concepts of single variable calculus is used throughout.
Emphasis is on hypothesis testing.
MT305 History of Mathematics 3 credits This course is a study of the development of mathematics from the early Egyptian and Greek civilizations through the nineteenth century. Students do mathematical problems of the times using the tools and knowledge appropriate for that period. Linear Algebra 3 credits Vector spaces, matrices, and their uses. College Geometry 3 credits Analysis of axiomatic systems. Euclidean and non-Euclidean as well as finite and infinite systems using axiomatic approaches.