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Course Number Name
MATH-000 Mathshop - Bridge to College Math...

Prerequisites

Course Credits

0.00

Description

A NON-CREDIT, full semester workshop designed for students who need substantial review before starting MATH 104, MATH 106, OR MATH 121. Similar to a course, MATHSHOP meets three hours per week throughout the semester. Topics covered are tailored to the needs of students and include basic math material, basic algebra, graphing use of calculators, ways of dealing with math fears and study methods. Several sections normally offered each semester.

Term Offered

MATH-002 Preparing for College Math...

Prerequisites

Requirements: Internet access, Suffolk e-mail, computer headset with microphone and earphones. MyMathLab or WebAssign access key (obtained after registration for course)

Course Credits

0.00

Description

This course is designed for students who want a refresher of some real numbers and algebra topics before taking MATH 130 and MATH 134 or MATH 121. Topics covered in each section will be adjusted based on students' needs but will include real number arithmetic, lines, graphs and some basic algebra. Designed for students with math placement scores 80-120.

Term Offered

MATH-104 Precalculus for Management & Social Sciences...

Prerequisites

Appropriate Math Placement Exam score.

Course Credits

4.00

Description

A selection of topics in algebra and elementary analytic geometry including, (but not restricted to): properties of real numbers, linear equations and inequalities, absolute value equations and inequalities, polynomials, rational expressions, exponents and radicals, quadratic equations, functions, linear, quadratic and polynomial models, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions. Applications and graphs are stressed throughout the course. This course is intended to prepare students who have only had one year of high school algebra to take MATH 134. Students may not use this course alone to satisfy the C.A.S. math requirement. Qualifying math placement exam score required. Students who are not prepared for this course should take MATHSHOP. Several sections offered each semester. *This course cannot be applied toward a departmental concentration in Mathematics by Sawyer Business School students. This course cannot be taken for credit by a student who already has credit for a more advanced course.

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MATH-121 Precalculus With Elements of Calculus...

Prerequisites

MATH 104 or MATH 108 with a "B" or higher or appropriate math placement score

Course Credits

4.00

Description

A review of topics in algebra, trigonometry and analytic geometry intended for students needing one additional semester of preparation before taking MATH 165. Students may not use this course alone to satisfy the CAS math requirement. Prerequistes: MATH 104 with "B" or MATH 108 with "B" or higher or qualifying placement exam score indicating solid grounding in intermediate algebra. 4 lecture hours plus 1 recitation session per week. Normally offered every semester. *This course cannot be applied toward a departmental concentration in Mathematics by Sawyer Business School students. This course cannot be taken for credit by a student who already has credit for a more advanced course.

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MATH-130 Topics in Finite Mathematics...

Prerequisites

MATH 104, MATH 108, MATH121 or appropriate math placement score.

Course Credits

4.00

Description

Linear Modeling (for example, using linear functions to model supply/demand situations), graphing, linear programming, financial functions (compound interest, annuities, and amortization of loans) sets, Venn diagrams, counting and combinatorics, discrete probability, conditional probability, Bernoulli experiments, Bayes theorem. Several sections offered each semester. *This course cannot be applied toward a departmental concentration in Mathematics by Sawyer Business School students.

Term Offered

MATH-132 Math-Art, Tool and Human Side...

Prerequisites

MATH-000 or appropriate Math Placement Exam score. Course does not fulfill math requirement for SBS majors.

Course Credits

4.00

Description

Mathematics is both an art and a tool. It has been used in many ways in contemporary and ancient society. The common bond is a way of thinking and a way of using reason to solve problems and describe things of all sorts. The course is designed to cultivate an appreciation of the significance of mathematics in daily life and develop students' mathematical reasoning. Topics will vary from section to section. Examples of topics that might be included are: the real meaning of a newspaper graph, methods to tally votes, fair division, routes and networks, consumer mathematics, the 'real' cost of a house, shapes and patterns, fractals, soap film surfaces, prime numbers and encryption, new discoveries in mathematics.

Term Offered

MATH-134 Calculus for Management & Social Sciences...

Prerequisites

MATH 104, MATH 121 or appropriate math placement score.

Course Credits

4.00

Description

A one-semester introduction to differential and integral calculus. Theory is presented informally and topics and techniques are limited to polynomials, rational functions, logarithmic and exponential functions. Topics include a review of precalculus, linear regression, limits and continuity, derivatives, differentiation rules, implicit differentiation, related rates, applications of derivatives to graphing, minima/maxima, applications of the derivative, marginal analysis, differential equations of growth and decay, anti-derivatives, the definite integral, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, area measurements. This course cannot be used to satisfy core or complementary requirements by students majoring in chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or physics. Several sections offered each semester. *This course cannot be applied toward a departmental concentration in Mathematics by Sawyer Business School students.

Term Offered

MATH-165 Calculus I...

Prerequisites

Math Placement score or MATH 121 with a grade of C or better

Course Credits

4.00

Description

Functions, limits and continuity; instantaneous rate of change, tangent slopes, and the definition of the derivative of a function; power, product, and quotient rules, trig derivatives, chain rule, implicit differentiation; higher order derivatives; applications(curve sketching, limits at infinity, optimization, differentials); other trancendental functions (inverse trig functions, exponential and log functions, hyperbolic trig functions); anti-derivatives; indefinite integrals; applications (net change). 4 lecture hours plus 1 recitation session each week. Normally offered each semester.

Term Offered

MATH-166 Calculus II...

Prerequisites

MATH 165 with grade of C or better

Course Credits

4.00

Description

Riemann sums and definite integrals; Fundamental Theorem; applications (areas); integration of exponential functions, trig functions, and inverse trig functions; techniques of integration (by parts, trig substitution, partial fractions); area, volume, and average value applications; differential equations (separable, exponential growth, linear); infinite sequences and series; convergence tests; power series; Taylor and Maclaurin series (computation, convergence, error estimates, differentiation and integration of Taylor series). 4 lecture hours plus 1 recitation session each week. Normally offered each semester.

Term Offered

MATH-167 Honors Calculus Seminar I...

Prerequisites

Course Credits

1.00

Description

Intended for students who are simultaneously taking Math 165 or Math 166,this seminar meets once per week to investigate some of the more theoretical and challenging aspects of the topics covered in MATH 165 and 166. Normally offered each spring.

Term Offered

MATH-220 Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers...

Prerequisites

Take MATH-166

Course Credits

4.00

Description

Topics mostly selected from the following list: complex numbers (i, arithmetic, Euler phi function, DeMoivre's theorem, roots of unity); elementary computational linear algebra (matrices: addition, scalar multiplication, multiplication, adjoint, transpose, inverse, rank, Gaussian elimination, Cramer's rule, linear functions, transformations of 2 and 3 space; vectors: definition, addition, subtraction, dot product, cross product, basis vectors, change of bases, eigenvalues, eigenvectors); combinatorics (counting principles, permutaions and combinations); finite probability (basic definitions, sample spaces, events, probabilities of unions and intersections). Normally offered once per year.

Term Offered

MATH-255 Probability and Statistics...

Prerequisites

MATH-166 with a grade of C or better

Course Credits

4.00

Description

Topics include: random variable and distribution; expectation and variance; special discrete/continuous distributions (uniform, binomial, negative binomial, geometric, hypergeometric, Poisson, normal, and exponential distributions); joint distribution, marginal distribution and conditional distribution; covariance; limit theorems (law of large numbers and central limit theorem); introduction to confidence interval and hypothesis testing; regression analysis. Offered as needed.

Term Offered

MATH-265 Calculus III...

Prerequisites

MATH 166 with grade of C or better

Course Credits

4.00

Description

Parametric equations and polar coordinates (curves, areas, conic sections); vectors and the geometry of space (the dot product, vector arithmetic, lines and planes in 3-space, the cross product, cylinders and quadratic surfaces); vector functions (limits, derivatives and integrals, motion in space); partial derivatives (functions of several variables, limits and continuity, tangent planes and differentials, chain rule, directional derivatives, gradient, extrema, Lagrange multipliers); multiple integrals (double integrals, applications); vector calculus (vector fields, line integrals, fundamental theorem for line integrals, Green's Theorem, curl and divergence, parametric surfaces, surface integrals). 4 lecture hours plus 1 recitation session each week. Normally offered each semester.

Term Offered

MATH-267 Honors Calculus Seminar II...

Prerequisites

Intended for students simultaneously taking MATH 265

Course Credits

1.00

Description

This seminar meets once per week to investigate some of the more theoretical and challenging aspects of the topics covered in MATH 265. Normally offered once per year.

Term Offered

MATH-285 Discrete Mathematics...

Prerequisites

MATH-166 with a grade of C or better

Course Credits

4.00

Description

Topics mostly selected from the following list: Logic and set theory, elementary number theory, relations and functions and their properties (equivalence relations, partial order relations, recurrence relations and their solutions); computational complexity of algorithms (big O notation); graphs and their properties (isomorphisms of graphs, Euler and Hamilton paths, shortest path problem, graph coloring) trees (tree traversal, minimum spanning trees); finite state machines; methods of proof (proof by induction, proof by contradiction). Prerequisite: MATH 220 or permission of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits (4 lecture hours per week). Normally offered at least once each year.

Term Offered

MATH-290 Financial Mathematics I...

Prerequisites

MATH-166 with a grade of C or better

Course Credits

4.00

Description

This course is mainly designed for students who are interested in financial mathematics and/or actuarial sciences, especially if they plan to take the second actuarial exam, and/or if they plan to study more in financial mathematics. The materials covered include time value of money, annuities, loans, bonds, cash flows and portfolios, general derivaties, options, hedging and investment strategies, forwards and futures, and swaps.

Term Offered

Course Types

Expanded Classroom Requirement

MATH-331 Introduction to Abstract Math...

Prerequisites

MATH-165 and MATH-166 with a grade of C or better

Course Credits

4.00

Description

this course is intended to provide a firm foundation for and a taste of the study of advanced mathematics. While the course content varies somewhat, it is designed to give students a deeper understanding of the algebraic and analytical structure of the integers, the rational numbers and the real numbers and how they act as a building block to a variety of fields of mathematics. Students are introduced to the process of mathematical discovery and the language of mathematics. Exercises and projects are designed to illustrate the need for proof and to further refine the student's ability to analyze, conjecture and write mathematical proofs. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level mathematics courses and, after completing it a student will be in a position to determine realistically if he or she ought to major or minor in mathematics.

Term Offered

MATH-351 Geometry...

Prerequisites

Course Credits

4.00

Description

Topics chosen from such areas as foundations of geometry, non-Euclidean geometry, projective geometry and convexity. Prerequisite: MATH 331. 1 term - 3 credits. Offered as the need arises.

Term Offered

MATH-373 Ordinary Differential Equations...

Prerequisites

MATH 262

Course Credits

4.00

Description

A first course in differential equations. Topics generally include separable, homogenous, exact, and linear first order differential equations; variations of parameters, differential operators, the Laplace transform, inverse transforms, systems of differential equations, power series solutions, Fourier series, and applications.

Term Offered

MATH-391 Advanced Honors Seminar...

Prerequisites

Course Credits

1.00

Description

Intended for students with a substantial level of mathematical maturity who wish to investigate advanced topics. This seminar fulfills one of the Honors Math lab requirements. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor; 1 term, 1 credit; offered in response to need and interest.

Term Offered

MATH-431 Linear Algebra...

Prerequisites

Math 331 must have grade C or higher

Course Credits

4.00

Description

System of linear equations, Gaussian elimination, matrices and their algebra, inverse of a matrix, determinants, cofactor expansion, Cramer's rule, vectors in and their algebra, abstract vector spaces, subspaces, linear independence, basis and dimension, linear transformations, isomorphism of vector spaces, rank and nullity, matrix of a linear transformation, inner product spaces, angle and orthogonality, eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a linear transformation, characteristic equation, Caley-Hamilton theorem, diagonalization.

Term Offered

MATH-432 Abstract Algebra...

Prerequisites

MATH 431

Course Credits

4.00

Description

An introduction to elementary group theory, including properties of groups, subgroups, first isomorphism theorem for groups, normal subgroups, finite group classification; elementary properties of rings, such as homomorphisms of rings, ideals, fields, Euclidean algorithm, rings of polynomials, factorization theory, integral domains, associates, primes and units in domains, and other topics in number theory. Prerequisite: MATH 431 with a grade of C or higher.

Term Offered

MATH-462 Real Analysis...

Prerequisites

MATH 331 with at least a grade of C

Course Credits

4.00

Description

A detailed treatment of the basic concepts of analysis including the real numbers; completeness and its equivalence to other properties of the reals such as monotone convergence, Archimedean property, Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem; the topology of Euclidean spaces, compactness and the Heine-Borel theorem, connectedness, continuity and uniform continuity and uniform continuity, pointwise and uniform convergence of functions, and an introduction to metric spaces.

Term Offered

MATH-463 Real Analysis II...

Prerequisites

MATH 462 with at least a grade of C

Course Credits

4.00

Description

Continuation of the basics of analysis including integration and measure theory.

Term Offered

MATH-481 Complex Analysis I...

Prerequisites

MATH 462

Course Credits

4.00

Description

Construction and properties of complex numbers, calculus in the complex plane, analytic functions, contour integrals and the basics of Cauchy theory, power series representations. Prerequisite: MATH 331 or instructor's consent.

Term Offered

MATH-510 Independent Study...

Prerequisites

Course Credits

4.00

Description

Members of the department will hold conference hours with students and will direct their readings and study of topics in mathematics which may be of interest to them. Prerequisite: Consent of instuctor. 1 term - credits to be arranged.

Term Offered

MATH-R104 Recitation for Pre-Calculus for Management and Social Sciences...

Prerequisites

Appropriate Math Placement Exam score. Must be taken concurrently with MATH 104

Course Credits

0.00

Description

Taken simultaneously with Math 104. The recitation is a hybrid course. Once every two weeks students meet with an instructor to do work that enhances understanding of the course material. Such work can include practice problems, homework problems and sometimes quizzes on a laptop as well as question-answer time and group project work. On alternate weeks students do on line work such as lecture demonstration of additional examples or homework projects.

Term Offered

MATH-R130 Recitation for Finite Mathematics...

Prerequisites

MATH 104 or appropriate math placement score. Must be taken concurrently with MATH 130

Course Credits

0.00

Description

Taken simultaneously with Math 130. The recitation is a hybrid course. Once every two weeks students meet with an instructor to do work that enhances understanding of the course material. Such work can include practice problems, homework problems and sometimes quizzes on a laptop as well as question-answer time and group project work. On alternate weeks students do on line work such as lecture demonstration of additional examples or homework projects.

Term Offered

MATH-R132 Recitation for Math - Art, Tool and Humanside...

Prerequisites

MATH-000 or appropriate Math Placement Exam score. Must be taken concurrently with MATH 132. This course cannot be applied toward a departmental concentration in Mathematics by Sawyer Business School students.

Course Credits

0.00

Description

Taken simultaneously with Math 132. The recitation is a hybrid course. Once every two weeks students meet with an instructor to do work that enhances understanding of the course material. Such work can include practice problems, homework problems and sometimes quizzes on a laptop as well as question-answer time and group project work. On alternate weeks students do on line work such as lecture demonstration of additional examples or homework projects.

Term Offered

MATH-R134 Recitation for Calculus for Management And Social Sciences...

Prerequisites

MATH 104 or appropriate math placement score. Must be taken concurrently with MATH 134.

Course Credits

0.00

Description

Taken simultaneously with Math 134. The recitation is a hybrid course. Once every two weeks students meet with an instructor to do work that enhances understanding of the course material. Such work can include practice problems, homework problems and sometimes quizzes on a laptop as well as question-answer time and group project work. On alternate weeks students do on line work such as lecture demonstration of additional examples or homework projects.

Term Offered