Mathematics, B.A.

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The program is designed to prepare students for graduate study or a career in a mathematical field. The program conforms to the guidelines of the Mathematical Association of America, and in addition gives students material and tools of theory, abstraction, and inquiry that would be useful in a graduate mathematics program.

Total Major Requirements 42 - 43 Credits

Required Courses

MAT 141 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MAT 142 - Calculus II Credits: 4
MAT 151 - Mathematical Proof Credits: 3
MAT 220 - Data Analysis Credits: 3
MAT 241 - Calculus III Credits: 4
MAT 251 - Linear Algebra Credits: 3
Two MAT electives numbered above MAT 151 , not including MAT 228   Credits: 6

Two MAT electives numbered MAT 300 level or higher, not including MAT 313  Credits: 6

MAT elective numbered above MAT 151  (not including MAT 228  or MAT 313 )

or

COS elective

or

TEC classes   Credits: 3

Supporting Courses

ACE 200 - Professionalizing Mathematics and Computer Science Credits: 3
(EDU 460 can be substituted for ACE 200)
COS 140 - Introduction to Computer Science Credits: 4
or
COS 150 - Data Mining Credits: 3

Other Requirements

General Education Requirements

For specific information about general education requirements and expectations, see the General Education Requirements in the Academic Programs section of this catalog.

Graduation Requirements

Completion of at least 120 credits and all requirements for this specific program, with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.000.

Minimum Total Credits for The Degree: 120

Learning Goals and Assessment

Learning Goals:

Students will explain how they know mathematical truths, and prove some of the basic ones.
Students will express mathematical ideas verbally and in writing.
Students will identify major mathematicians and explain and critique the major ideas of mathematics.
Students will apply problem-solving techniques to problems they have never seen before.
Students will be familiar with the application of technology in mathematics.

Assessment Criteria:

Students will identify the properties and graphs of the elementary functions: that is, polynomials, rational functions, exponential functions, logarithms, trigonometric functions and their inverses, and hyperbolic functions.
Students will differentiate combinations of elementary functions, including functions of several variables. Students will be able to apply all of the basic integration techniques.
Students will perform what might be thought of as the core skills of linear algebra: in particular, matrix and vector calculations, for instance, determination of whether a set of vectors is linearly independent, or mutually orthogonal.
Students will solve problems from probability involving set theory, combinations and permutations, and probability distributions.
Students will use the basic ideas of statistics, including identifying methods for attacking various statistical problems.
Students will use logic and set theory in other areas of mathematics, in particular toward understanding and proving statements in abstract algebra and elsewhere.
Students will apply mathematical ideas to problems from other disciplines.