Written and oral reports required. May be taken twice. Eight to ten hours per week. Approval of the Department Chair. A course designed to give students opportunities to study some area of the mathematical sciences in more depth.
Students work on a project under the direction of faculty members.
Written and oral reports required. An introduction to the theory of algebraic structures with a focus on groups. Topics include cyclic groups, permutation groups, quotient groups, isomorphisms, Lagrange's Theorem, and Cayley's Theorem. May be taken for graduate credit. Three hours per week.