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Mathematics

Chair  Terry R. McConnell, 215 Carnegie Building, 315-443-1472.

Major Advisors  L.G. Lewis, D. Zacharia.

Faculty Douglas R. Anderson, Uday Banerjee, Pinyuen Chen, Dan F. Coman, J. Theodore Cox, Steven Diaz, Helen Doerr, Edward J. Dudewicz, Jack E. Graver, Philip S. Griffin, Wu-Teh Hsiang, Tadeusz Iwaniec, Hyune-Ju Kim, Mark Kleiner, Graham Leuschke, John A. Lindberg Jr., Adam Lutoborski, Joanna O. Masingila, Joanna O. Masingila, Terry R. McConnell, Moira McDermott, Claudia Miller, Jani Onminen, Evgeny Poletsky, Declan Quinn, Lixin Shen, John Ucci, Gregory Verchota, Andrew Vogel, Mark E. Watkins, Yuesheng Xu, Dan Zacharia

All students who plan to take any courses in mathematics should take the Mathematics Placement Examination. Those who do not pass the algebra portion of the test are advised to take MAT 112 as their first mathematics course.
    Students who complete any calculus course numbered 284 or higher with a grade of C or better are exempt from the quantitative skills requirement. Otherwise, students may satisfy the quantitative skills requirement by passing two courses in an approved sequence, as described in the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum Handbook. Students who have been awarded six credits in calculus on the basis of the CEEB Advanced Placement Examination may use those credits to satisfy this requirement.
    There are two calculus sequences, MAT 285, 286 and MAT 295,296,397. Advisors are available in the Department of Mathematics to assist students in the choice of the appropriate calculus sequence, which is very important since switching sequences is difficult. Furthermore, only one of MAT 284 or 285 may be taken for credit. Students cannot receive credit for MAT 284 or 285 after successful completion of MAT 295. Also, students cannot receive credit for MAT 295 after successful completion of MAT 286.
    As a preliminary requirement for the mathematics major, students complete 18 credits in MAT 275 and MAT 295, 296, 331, 397 with no grade below a C. These courses are prerequisites for most upper-division courses. The following sequence is recommended: MAT 295 in the first semester; MAT 296 in the second semester; MAT 331, 397 in the third semester; and MAT 275 in the fourth semester. However, students with knowledge of trigonometry and a year of high school calculus may be able to enter the sequence at MAT 296 or even MAT 397; students with less preparation may be advised to complete MAT 194 before beginning the calculus sequence. Students considering becoming mathematics majors are strongly encouraged to talk to a mathematics major advisor as soon as possible. Computer science students (only) who have credit for CIS 275, and are pursuing a dual major in mathematics, need not take MAT 275.
    Students who wish to teach mathematics at the secondary school level should satisfy the requirements for the B.S. in mathematics and dually enroll in the School of Education. For further information about mathematics education, see “Education/Arts and Sciences (dual program)” in this section of the catalog.
    Students who plan to pursue graduate study in mathematics should obtain the B.S. degree and develop a reading knowledge in at least one language chosen from French, German, and Russian. Honors students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in mathematics are advised to take at least one first-year graduate (600-level) course.

B.A. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the preliminary requirement
described above, students are required to complete with an average of at least 2.0 and no grade below D, MAT 412 and 15 additional credits in upper division mathematics (MAT) courses numbered 490 or higher, at least two of which are from a single one of the groupings below:

Analysis: 511,512,513,554,562
Algebra: 531,534,541
Finite Mathematics: 531,541,545,551,
Applied analysis: 514,517,518,581
Probability and statistics: 521,525,526

With consent of the advisor, these groupings may be altered.

B.S. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Students interested in pursuing the B.S. degree in mathematics obtain, in advance, the approval of a mathematics major advisor and the department chair of a petition to the effect that the upper-division courses to be taken satisfy the requirement for a B.S. degree.
    In addition to the preliminary requirement described above, the student is required to complete the following coursework with an average of at least 2.0 and no grade below a D:

MAT 412, 512 (analysis sequence)
MAT 531, 534 (algebra sequence)
MAT 521 (probability and statistics)

and at least one of these:
MAT 514 (differential equations) or
MAT 551 (geometry)

and 12 additional credits in mathematics (MAT) courses numbered 490 or higher. With prior approval of the mathematics major advisor, a student may substitute another MAT course numbered 490 or higher for the MAT 412 requirement. Up to 6 credits in advanced courses in other departments that have been approved in advance by the student’s major advisor may be included in the 12 credits.
    Distinction in Mathematics is awarded by the Mathematics Department upon completion of a B.S. in mathematics with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4, a minimum GPA of 3.6 in mathematics (MAT) courses at the 300+ level, and either an A or A- in the Senior Seminar or a high-quality Honors Thesis. See the Mathematics Department undergraduate advisor for additional requirements.