Mathematics Education

Professors Ezell, McShea; Lecturer Shepherd; Visiting Lecturer Roberts

251, 252, and eighteen additional hours in courses numbered above 252, excluding MAT 316

and MAT 345. Mathematics majors are required to take three of the four seminar courses,

MAT 109, 209, 309, and 409. MAT 109 is required, and the other two may be chosen from the

remaining three. The specific program of study for each student is planned with the

consultation and approval of the faculty advisor. Students may elect either the Bachelor of

Science (B.S.) or Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree.

151, 152 and six semester hours numbered above 252. No course numbered below 131 is

to be used in meeting the requirements for a minor in mathematics.

the secondary level, a student must meet the following requirements: 1) completion of

all core curriculum requirements for the B.A. or B.S. degree, 2) completion of all

professional requirements mandated by the State of Mississippi licensure standards,

3) completion of the requirements for a major in mathematics that includes MAT 335,

336 or 337, 341, 436, 441, and three hours of approved mathematics electives numbered

above MAT 252. Students must be advised from the both the department of

mathematics and the department of education.

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No student will be allowed to enroll in a mathematics course numbered below MAT

131 after earning credit in a mathematics course numbered MAT 131 or above unless

such a course is required by the program in which the student is enrolled.

in arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. Whole numbers, fractions, decimals,

percentage problems, beginning algebra, formulas and measurement. The class

meets five times a week. May not be used for core curriculum requirements.

Grade: Pass/Fail.

programs to explore mathematics topics.

nature of mathematics as well as to the structure and properties of the real number

system. Topics include logical reasoning, problem solving, the real number system

and its subsystems: natural numbers, integers, and rational numbers.

topics in algebra including quadratic equations and systems of linear equations.

Prerequisite: one unit of high school algebra.

functions, systems of equations, polynomial functions, logarithmic and exponential

functions. Prerequisite: Two units of high school algebra or MAT 121.

identities and equations, graphs, inverse trigonometric functions, and triangle

solution. Prerequisite: Two units of high school algebra or MAT 121.

logarithmic, trigonometric, and two-variable functions. Emphasis is on analyzing and

graphing these functions using analytic methods as well as with the use of graphing

calculators. Prerequisite: Two units of high school algebra and one unit of geometry

or MAT 131 or permission of the instructor.

derivatives and applications of derivatives. Prerequisite: MAT 150.

integral, analytic geometry, and transcendental functions. Prerequisite: MAT 151

(trigonometry required as a prerequisite or corequisite).

mathematics majors or minors but open to all students. Sample topics: computer

algebra systems, problem-solving.

dispersion, normal distribution, and sampling. Prerequisite: Two units of high

school algebra, MAT 116 or MAT 121.

integration, indeterminate forms, improper integrals, and infinite series.

Prerequisite: MAT 152.

geometry in three dimensions, partial derivatives, and multiple integrals.

Prerequisite: MAT 251.

minors. Sample topics: famous theorems, readings in mathematics.

geometry, measurement, probability, and statistics, with an emphasis on reasoning,

problem solving, and communication of mathematical ideas. Prerequisite: MAT 116.

denumerable sets, cardinal numbers, and ordered sets, with emphasis throughout

on the nature and technique of mathematical proof. Prerequisite: MAT 152 and

consent of instructor.

applications. Equally likely events, finite sample spaces, and random variables.

Prerequisite: MAT 152.

with emphasis on inferential statistics. Topics include confidence intervals,

hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, analysis of variance, and simulation.

Prerequisite: MAT 152.

relations and functions, algorithms, difference equations, graphs, combinatorics,

and Boolean algebra. Prerequisite: MAT 152.

equations, matrices, determinants, vector inner product, vector cross product, and

applications of linear algebra, with an introduction to vector spaces and linear

transformations. Prerequisite: MAT 131 or MAT 150.

linear algebra topics and applications with emphasis on vector spaces, inner

product spaces, linear transformations, eigenvectors, eigenvalues, and an

introduction to numerical methods. Prerequisite: MAT 341.

and problems related to teaching mathematics in secondary school.

Differential equations of the first order, applications, linear differential equations

and series methods. Prerequisite: MAT 252.

comprehensive overview of the mathematics curriculum with emphasis on a thorough

knowledge of key concepts and an exploration of relationships between topics.

to their logical development from basic assumptions. Prerequisite: MAT 151, and

trigonometry.

complex numbers. Prerequisite: MAT 335 or permission of instructor.

differentiable functions. Prerequisite: MAT 252. Offered on demand.

chronological development of the mathematical sciences with emphasis on

mathematical concepts and their interrelations. Prerequisite: MAT 252 or

permission of instructor.

mechanics and sound the first trimester; of heat, light, magnetism, and electricity,

the second semester. Prerequisite: Mathematics 131, 132. Three hours lecture and

three hours laboratory a week, both trimesters.

calculus designed especially for pre-engineering students. Prerequisite:

Mathematics 151. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory a week, both

trimesters. Offered on demand.