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The Minor in Mathematics

Course Requirements for the Minor: 24-25 units

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.

2 courses required:

SUBJ NUM Title Sustainable Units Semester Offered Course Flags
MATH 120 Analytic Geometry and Calculus   4.0 FS  GE
Prerequisites: Completion of ELM requirement; both MATH 118 and MATH 119 (or high school equivalent); a score that meets department guidelines on a department administered calculus readiness exam.
Limits and continuity. The derivative and applications to related rates, maxma and minima, and curve sketching. Transcendental functions. An introduction to the definite integral and area. A grade of C- or higher is required for GE credit. 4 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (005506)
MATH 121 Analytic Geometry and Calculus   4.0 FS  
Prerequisites: MATH 120.
The definite integral and applications to area, volume, work, differential equations, etc. Sequences and series, vectors and analytic geometry in 2 and 3-space, polar coordinates, and parametric equations. 4 hours discussion. (005507)

2 courses selected from:

SUBJ NUM Title Sustainable Units Semester Offered Course Flags
MATH 217 Discrete Mathematical Structures   3.0 FA  
Prerequisites: Completion of ELM, MATH 119 (or equivalent), CSCI 111.
A rigorous introduction to discrete mathematical structures for computer science majors (fulfills a requirement for the minor in math). Topics include propositional and predicate calculus; basic proof methods; sets, functions, and operations with them; algorithms and their complexity; applications of number theory to computer science and computer security; matrices and matrix arithmetic; mathematical induction, recursive definitions and algorithms; combinatorics and counting techniques; relations and their representation by matrices and digraphs, applications to databases; equivalence relations and partitions of sets; partially ordered sets, lattices, and Boolean algebras; Boolean functions and circuits; graphs, trees, and their applications; formal languages and grammars; finite-state automata and language recognition, regular languages. 3 hours discussion. (005550)
MATH 220 Analytic Geometry and Calculus   4.0 FS  
Prerequisites: MATH 121.
Vector functions and space curves. Functions of several variables, partial derivatives, and multiple integrals. Vector calculus line integrals, surface integrals, divergence/curl, Green's Theorem, Divergence Theorem, and Stokes' Theorem. 4 hours discussion. (005508)
MATH 260 Elementary Differential Equations   4.0 FS  
Prerequisites: MATH 121.
First order separable, linear, and exact equations; second order linear equations, Laplace transforms, series solutions at an ordinary point, systems of first order linear equations, and applications. 4 hours discussion. (005509)

9 units selected from:

MATH 235 or upper-division courses, at least 6 of which must be from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. 3 units may be from another department as long as the course has significant mathematical content, as determined by the chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Acceptable upper-division MATH units will not include MATH 305, MATH 310, MATH 311, MATH 333, MATH 341, MATH 342, MATH 441, MATH 442.  Prior approval is required to count Independent Study and Special Topics courses (398, 399, 498, and 499) towards the Minor.

To Apply for a Minor

To apply for a minor, you must fill out a Declaration of Minor form, available from the Office of the Registrar - Plan form website and take to the Mathematics and Statistics Department, HOLT 181, for the Chair's signature.  Before choosing any options for the minor, you must obtain approval from the department chair.

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