Academic Bulletin Mathematics & Computer Science - 2009-10

• To give all students who take mathematics courses a sense of the nature of mathematics and its place in society;

• To give our majors and minors an understanding of mathematics and computer science, their nature, and uses, to prepare students to become effective users of mathematics and computer science in their careers;

• To prepare future high school teachers of mathematics;

• To give our students interested in continuing to graduate study in mathematics, statistics, or computer science an adequate preparation to succeed in that study.

Mathematics

Mathematics majors may opt for either the Pure Mathematics Major or the Computational Mathematics Major. There is a great deal of overlap between these two choices.

Requirements for the Pure Mathematics Major:

1.  Calculus I (111) or Calculus I with Pre-Calculus Review (110), Calculus II (112), Linear Algebra (223), Abstract Algebra (331)

2.  Real Analysis (333) or Topology (341)

3.  Electives (excluding Mathematics 003, 010, 106, 107, 108, 178, and 217) to reach the Department’s 9-credit minimum

Requirements for the Computational Mathematics Major:

1.  Calculus I (111) or Calculus I with Pre-Calculus Review (110), Calculus II (112), Linear Algebra (223), and Abstract Algebra (331)

2.  Differential Equations (224)

3.  Numerical Methods (337) or Topics in Computational Mathematics (338)

4.  One additional course from 219, 226, 314, 337, and 338

5.  Electives (excluding Mathematics 003, 010, 106, 107, 108, 178 and 217) to reach the Department’s 9-credit minimum

Requirements for the Minor: Five or more course credits, including Mathematics 110 or 111, 112, 223, excluding Mathematics 003, 010, 106, 107, 108 and 178. Mathematics 003 or 010 should not be used in an area concentration.

An Area of Concentration and High School Teaching licensure in this discipline is awarded by the Teacher Education Program. For licensure information please see the Indiana Teacher Licensing Requirements for Adolescent and Young Adult License section and for information on this specific discipline see the Content Area Course Requirements for Teaching at the Adolescent and Young Adult Licensure Level section.

Computer Science

No major is offered.

Requirements for the minor: The requirements for a minor in computer science are five courses in computer science and one course in mathematics. The computer science courses must be: Computer Science 111 and 112 and three other Computer Science courses. The mathematics course must be Mathematics 108 or 219.