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MC 780 - Media, Culture and Society 3 hrs.
Critical analysis of cultural, economic, political, social and technological dimensions of contemporary mass media performance.
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MC 782 - Minorities, Women and Media 3 hrs.
Analysis and evaluation of relationships and representations of race and gender in mass media and their cultural and social implications.
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MC 785 - Literary Journalism 3 hrs.
Study of major writers and texts of literary journalism, with emphasis on the post-World War II era of nonfiction writing by American journalists.
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MC 791 - Research in Communication 1-9 hrs.
For independent reading projects of a broad general nature. Normally limited to topics not covered in regular courses.
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MC 792 - Special Problems 3 hrs.
For independent research projects designed to answer specific questions in applied or theoretical communication.
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MC 797 - Independent Study and Research Hours arranged.
Not to be counted as credit toward a degree. Students actively working on a dissertation, consulting with the major professor, or using other resources of the university may enroll in this course. Students who are not in residence and are not enrolled in at least 3 hours of dissertation but who are actively working on a dissertation, consulting with the major professor, or using other resources of the university must enroll in this course for at least 3 hours each semester.
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MC 809 - Communication Seminar 3 hrs.
A rotating seminar that addresses topics in the areas of radio-TV-film and journalism.
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MC 898 - Dissertation 3-12 hrs for a total of 12 hours.
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Mass Communication and Journalism |
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MCJ 505 - Problems in Publication Production 3 hrs.
Practical training in the production of student newspapers and advising of staffs.
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MCJ 507 - Theories of Mass Communication 3 hrs.
An analysis of processes and effects of mass communication.
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MCJ 516 - Telecommunication Media Management 3 hrs.
Examination of management responsibilities in broadcast radio and TV, cable TV, and other electronic media and media delivery systems.
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MCJ 521 - Public Relations 3 hrs.
Introduction to the professional practice of public relations, emphasizing its function and process, publics, tools and media of communications, and professional ethics.
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MCJ 522 - Public Relations Writing and Publication Design 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MCJ 102, 312, 421/MCJ 521 Concentrates on designing total public relations packages for public, business, and nonprofit organizations. Requires production of a publicity campaign.
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MCJ 524 - Public Opinion, Mass Communication, and Society 3 hrs.
Explores the impact of mass communication and public relations on public opinion and examines the role of public opinion in the forming of policy and resolution of social issues.
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MCJ 525 - Telecommunication Media Research 3 hrs.
Prepares students to utilize and evaluate professional telecommunication research services and to conduct elementary studies of media audiences.
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MCJ 526 - Public Relations Research 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MCJ 421/MCJ 521 Introduction to quantitative and qualitative methods of applied, basic, and evaluative research used in developing and managing public relations programs.
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MCJ 528 - Public and Press Relations Management 3 hrs.
Emphasizes systematic analysis of clients and publics, formulation of goals and strategies, and multimedia communications. Evaluation of effectiveness and budget preparation included. Case studies and field project.
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MCJ 529 - Internship in Public Relations 3 hrs.
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MCJ 532 - Advertising Management and Sales 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MCJ 330 A continuation of MCJ 330, with emphasis upon case studies in advertising management and sales.
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MCJ 540 - Advanced Television Production 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MCJ 340 or permission of instructor. Advanced topics in video post-production theory and practice.
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MCJ 547 - Television Production Workshop 2 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MCJ 340 and 440 or permission of instructor. A flexible format course designed to serve the career objectives and needs of advanced students. The workshop may involve large or small group productions, individual projects, or some combinations.
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MCJ 548 - Seminar in Radio-TV 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Examination of a telecommunication topic. May be repeated with a different topic.
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MCJ 550 - History of Journalism 3 hrs.
Major events, issues, and personalities of American mass media examined within interdisciplinary framework. Historical relations of print media and public institutions emphasized.
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MCJ 551 - The Internet: The Online Electronic Medium 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
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MCJ 552 - Press and Society 3 hrs.
Study of the relationship between the press and the culture and institutions of society.
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MCJ 555 - Media Ethics 3 hrs.
Examination of major moral dilemmas, issues, and practices of mass media through lectures and case studies, with emphasis on moral decision making.
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MCJ 560 - Press Law and Ethics 3 hrs.
Rights and constraints of the press, including libel, privacy, copyright, monopoly, contempt, regulation, and other aspects of mass media law.
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MCJ 580 - Seminar in Journalism 3 hrs.
Examination of theoretical concepts in journalism and the setting for their application.
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MCJ 581 - International Broadcasting 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. An examination of the development, structure, functions, programming, and audiences of international broadcasting services.
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MCJ 589 - Caribbean Mass Media Systems 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Lecture and research on the media systems of the Caribbean Basin, with special attention given to coverage of Third World news.
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MCJ 598 - British Studies in Photography 3-6 hrs.
Lecture and research in British photography offered abroad under the auspices of the Center for International and Continuing Education.
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MCJ 599 - British Studies in Journalism 3-6 hrs.
Lecture and research in British journalism offered abroad under the auspices of the Center for International and Continuing Education.
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Master of Business Administration |
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ACC 611 - Managerial Accounting 3 hrs
Prerequisite(s): ACC 200 or the equivalent. An analysis of the use of accounting information in managerial decision making.
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FIN 611 - Financial Management 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): FIN 300 or the equivalent. Applications of financial theory to complex financial problems.
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MBA 598 - International Business Seminar Abroad 3-6 hrs.
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MBA 645 - Communication Skills for Managers 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to MBA or MPA program. A course designed to develop communication skills as they relate to managerial effectiveness.
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MBA 685 - Management of the Multinational Enterprise 3 hrs.
An analysis of the global environment and its implications for cross-border management.
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MBA 692 - Special Problems in Business Administration 1-6 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the program director.
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MBA 697 - Independent Study and Research 1-9 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the program director. P/F grading. Face-to-face format only.
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MGT 600 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 300 or the equivalent. Analysis of individual and group behavior topics essential to managing people in organizations.
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MGT 611 - Analytical Decision Making 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): BA 201 or the equivalent. The study and application of quantitative statistical methods to decision making.
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MGT 650 - Global Business Systems 3 hrs.
Examination of the impact of information technology on the productivity, quality, service, and problem-solving in the global business environment.
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MGT 660 - Global Business Strategy 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the program director. An analysis of strategic business planning and implementation from the perspective of top management.
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MKT 600 - Marketing Management 3 hrs.
Applications of analytical and communication skills in solving complex marketing problems.
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Mathematics |
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MAT 500 - Mathematics Teaching Seminar 1 hr.
In-depth topics related to preparing and presenting lessons, testing and grading, and classroom management, includes videotaping of practice teaching sessions. (Does not count as program credit for M.S. in mathematics.)
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MAT 508 - Mathematical Foundations for Inservice Elementary School Teachers 3 hrs.
Numeration, place value, intuitive geometry, measurement, arithmetic algorithms. (Does not count as program credit for M.S. in mathematics.)
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MAT 509 - Mathematical Foundations for Inservice Middle School Teachers 3 hrs.
Intuitive geometry, integers, rational numbers, probability, graphing, metric system, word problems. (Does not count as program credit for M.S. in mathematics.)
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MAT 510 - Mathematics for Teachers of Junior High School Mathematics 3 hrs.
The real number system and major subsystems, introduction to algebra, informal geometry, consumer mathematics, and introduction to BASIC programming. (Open only to elementary and special education majors and does not count as program credit for M.S. in mathematics.)
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MAT 515 - Introduction to Differential Equations II 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 285 Systems of linear differential equations, characteristic equations, operator methods, approximating solutions, Laplace transforms.
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MAT 517 - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 285 Integrability conditions, quasilinear and linear equations, applications to physics, classification of second order equations and canonical forms, separation of variables.
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MAT 518 - Linear Programming 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 326 Convex sets, linear inequalities, extreme-point solutions, simplex procedure, applications. Students will use university computers and appropriate software as a part of course requirements.
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MAT 519 - Optimization in Mathematical Programming 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 280, and 418 or MAT 518 Selected topics in optimization from linear and nonlinear programming. Students will use university computers and appropriate software as a part of course requirements.
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MAT 520 - Probability and Mathematical Statistics II 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 320 Central limit theorem, estimation, hypothesis tests.
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MAT 521 - Number Theory 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 340 Induction, well ordering, division algorithm, Euclidean algorithm, Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, number theoretic functions, congruences.
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MAT 523 - Modern Algebra I 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 340 Elementary notions in groups, Fundamental Theorem of Finitely Generated Groups, permutation groups, quotient groups, the isomorphism theorems, applications of transformation groups.
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MAT 524 - Modern Algebra II 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 423 or MAT 523 Survey of standard algebraic systems: rings, integral domains, fields, modules, polynomial rings, quotient rings, fields of quotients.
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MAT 526 - Linear Algebra II 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 326 Determinants; polynomials; complex numbers; single linear transformations; orthogonal, unitary, and symmetric linear transformations.
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MAT 536 - Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 280 Complex numbers and functions, limits, continuity, differentiation, analytic functions, branches, contour integration, series.
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MAT 537 - Graph Theory 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 340 An introduction to graphs and a sampling of their numerous and diverse applications.
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MAT 539 - Combinatorics 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 326, 340, and 169 Counting and enumeration techniques, inversion formulas and their applications, and counting schemata relative to permutations of objects.
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MAT 541 - Advanced Calculus I 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 280 and 340 Point set theory, sequences, continuity, uniform continuity, limits, mean value theorems, L’Hospital’s rule.
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MAT 542 - Advanced Calculus II 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 441 or MAT 541 Riemann integration, Taylor’s theorem, improper integrals, infinite series, uniform convergence.
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MAT 560 - Numerical Analysis I 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 280, 326, and knowledge of a programming language. Methods of solving equations and systems of equations, error analysis, difference equations. Students will use university computers and appropriate software as a part of course requirements.
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MAT 561 - Numerical Analysis II 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 285, and 460 or MAT 560 Interpolating polynomials, numerical differentiation and integration, numerical solutions of differential equations, roundoff error. Students will use university computers and appropriate software as a part of course requirements.
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MAT 572 - Modern Geometry 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 280, 326, and 340 Heuristic and analytic treatment of a branch of modern geometry, such as projective or differential geometry.
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MAT 575 - General Topology 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 169 and 340 General topological spaces, bases and subbases, continuity.
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MAT 581 - History of Mathematics 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 169, 326, and 340 Historical development of number and number systems, measurement, algebra, Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometrics, calculus, discrete mathematics, statistics and probability including contributions from diverse cultures to each of these mathematical branches. Reasoning and proof, communication, problem solving, connections and representaions are integrated throughout the course. (Does not count as program credit for M.S. in mathematics.)
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MAT 588 - Mathematics for Inservice Secondary School Teachers I 1-3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): 24 hours of mathematics excluding pre-calculus courses, secondary mathematics teaching experience. Special mathematical topics for inservice secondary school mathematics teachers, to include algebra, number theory, graph theory, and combinatorics. (Does not count as program credit for M.S. in mathematics.)
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MAT 589 - Mathematics for Inservice Secondary School Teachers II 1-3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): 24 hours of mathematics excluding pre-calculus courses, secondary mathematics teaching experience. Special mathematical topics for inservice secondary school mathematics teachers, to include probability theory, analysis, applied mathematics, topology, geometry. (Does not count as program credit for M.S. in mathematics.)
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MAT 592 - Special Problems I, II 1-3 hrs.
each.
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MAT 601 - Differential Geometry I 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. An introduction to the theory of plane curves, space curves, and surfaces.
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MAT 603 - Modern Algebra 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 424 or 524 Simple groups, solvable groups, the Sylow theorems, presentations of groups, category terminology, introductory homological algebra.
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MAT 605 - Ordinary Differential Equations 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 285 Topics from the theory of ordinary differential equations. Specific topics to be selected by the instructor.
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MAT 606 - Partial Differential Equations 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 285 Dirichlet, Neumann, and mixed boundary value problems; classical techniques of solution of partial differential equations and applications.
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MAT 610 - Numerical Linear Algebra 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 326 and a knowledge of eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Theory and practice of matrix computations, matrix norms, singular value decomposition, linear systems, LU decomposition, QR decomposition, methods for eigenvalue problems.
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MAT 629 - Applied Combinatorics and Graph Theory 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Combinatorial/graphical techniques for complexity analysis recurrence relations, Polya theory, NP complete problems. May also be taken as CSC 629 .
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MAT 636 - Functions of a Complex Variable 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 280 Taylor and Laurent series, residue calculus, conformal mapping with applications, integral formulas of the Poisson type, analytic continuation.
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MAT 641 - Functions of a Real Variable I 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 442 or MAT 542 Foundations of real analysis and introduction to Lebesgue integration.
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MAT 642 - Functions of Real Variable II 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 641 Continuation of MAT 641 .
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MAT 650 - Computer-Assisted Mathematics I 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Applications of computer algebra software to mathematical modeling. Modeling projects and experiments employing both numeric and symbolic computation using software such as DERIVE, Maple, and Mathematica. The laboratory setting and project format will permit investigations of a deeper nature than would be possible due to time constraints in a typical 3-hour lecture course. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit.
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MAT 651 - Computer-Assisted Mathematics II 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Application of computer algebra software to data analysis, partial differential equations, statistics, nonlinear regression, and linear algebra. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours of credit.
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MAT 657 - Dimensions of Learning in Mathematics I 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Arts in Teaching degree program. Broad introduction to the concepts, contexts, and practices of teaching, as well as specific instruction in secondary mathematics methods. This course includes a clinical supervision component.
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MAT 658 - Dimensions of Learning in Mathematics Education II 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 657 Continuation of MAT 657 .
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MAT 681 - Topics in Algebra I, II, III 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 423 or MAT 523 , and permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours credit.
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MAT 682 - Topics in Analysis I, II, III 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours credit.
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MAT 683 - Topics in Topology and Geometry I, II, III 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours credit.
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MAT 684 - Topics in Applied Mathematics I, II, III 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours credit.
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MAT 685 - Topics in Computational Mathematics I, II, III 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours credit.
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MAT 689 - Mathematics Seminar I, II 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
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MAT 691 - Research in Mathematics 1-16 hrs.
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MAT 698 - Thesis 1-6 hrs. for a total of 6 hrs.
MS thesis. Does not count towards doctoral degree. Doctoral students in computational science should enroll in COS 898.
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MAT 704 - Vocational Guidance and Placement 3 hrs.
An overview of careers available through vocational and technical education, methods of student identification placement, and follow-up
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MAT 720 - Mathematics for Scientific Computing I. 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Numerical methods for the solution of matrix equations and for eigenvector/value finding techniques, including criteria for selection among available algorithms, are covered.
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MAT 721 - Mathematics for Scientific Computing II 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 720 or permission of instructor. Techniques for numerical interpolation and differentation; techniques for the solution of ODEs and PDEs, including Runge-Kutta, Adams/Bashforth, spectral, and shooting methods.
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MAT 771 - Functional Analysis for Computational Science 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 442 or 542, and MAT 641 An introduction to functional analysis.
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MAT 772 - Numerical Analysis for Computational Science 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 610 and MAT 771 A comprehensive introduction to computational mathematics.
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MAT 773 - Signal Analysis for Computational Science 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 771 The mathematical analysis of time series and signals.
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Mathematics Refresher and Enrichment Program |
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M-REP 584 - Calculus Review I 1-3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. A review of topics from single-variable calculus to include limits, continuity, derivatives, and integration, with applications relevant to the high school curriculum.
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M-REP 585 - Calculus Review II 1-3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 584 or permission of instructor. A review of topics from single-variable calculus to include methods of integration, L’Hospital’s rule, improper integrals, infinite series and vectors, with applications relevant to the high school curriculum.
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M-REP 586 - Geometry Review for High School Teachers 1-3 hrs.
Topics from Euclidean geometry, transformational geometry, plane analytic geometry, and topology. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 semester hours.
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