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522. Numerical Solution of PDE.
Credit Hours:
3
Course Level:
500
Prerequisites:
MATH 261 and computer language.
Catalog Description:
Finite difference and finite element methods for elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic problems. Study of properties such as consistency, convergence, stability, conservation, and discrete maximum principles.
Semester Offered:
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Comments From Graduate Director:
This is an excellent course for students interested in applied mathematics and computation. Some background in fundamentals of numerical analysis and basic partial differential equations is helpful, although Math 261 is the official prerequisite. Programming is part of the course.
524. Middle School Number and Algebra 1.
Credit Hours:
2
Course Level:
500
Co-requisite:
C&I 524.
Catalog Description:
Designed only for in service middle school and elementary mathematics teachers. Sets of numbers as examples of algebraic systems, properties of groups, rings, and fields.
525. Middle School Number and Algebra 2.
Credit Hours:
2
Course Level:
500
Prerequisites:
C&I 525.
Catalog Description:
Continuation of Math 524. Designed only for in service middle school and elementary mathematics teachers. Properties of polynomials and polynomial rings. Mathematical modeling with finite differences and least squares.
528. Middle School Functions and Change 1.
Credit Hours:
2
Course Level:
500
Co-requisite:
C&I 528.
Catalog Description:
Designed only for in service middle school and elementary mathematics teachers. Function concept, operations on functions, limits, continuity, Intermediate Value Theorem, families of curves, optimization, area. Classroom applications, current research in learning. Applications in model curricula.
529. Middle School Functions and Change 2.
Credit Hours:
2
Course Level:
500
Co-requisite:
C&I 529.
Catalog Description:
Continuation of Math 528. Designed only for in service middle school and elementary mathematics teachers. Function concept, operations on functions, limits, continuity, Intermediate Value Theorem, families of curves, optimization, area. Classroom applications, current research in learning. Applications in model curricula.