Department of Mathematics
University of Northern Iowa
MATHEMATICS MAJOR - PLAN A (general major and graduate school preparation)
Required Courses: Hours Credit
Common Core:
800:060 Calculus I --4 hours
800:061 Calculus II --4 hours
800:062 Calculus III --4 hours
800:076 Linear Algebra for Applications --3 hours
Plan A Core:
800:140 Intermediate Mathematical Analysis I --3 hours
800:141 Intermediate Mathematical Analysis II --3 hours
800:160 Modern Algebra I --3 hours
800:162 Modern Algebra II --3 hours
Electives:Either 800:194 and four courses as described below, or 800:195 and
three courses as described below. One course must be from each of Groups 1,
2, 3. If a fourth course is required, it may be either any other course from
Groups 1, 2, 3, or any course that has one of the courses from Groups 1, 2, 3
as a prerequisite.
Group 1:
800:155 Elementary Differential Geometry --3 hours
800:161 Linear Algebra I --3 hours
800:165 Introduction to Modern Geometries --3 hours
800:167 Topology I --3 hours
Group 2:
800:149 Differential Equations --3 hours
800:152 Introduction to Probability --3 hours
800:156 Introduction to Complex Analysis --3 hours
800:176 Introduction to Numerical Analysis --3 hours
Group 3:
800:169 Mathematical Logic --3 hours
800:180 History of Mathematics: To the Calculus --3 hours
800:181 Philosophy of Mathematics --3 hours
800:182 Introduction to Set Theory --3 hours
800:185 History of Mathematics: From the Calculus --3 hours
to the 21st Century
800:194 Senior Mathematics Seminar --1 hours
and additional course --3 hours
or 800:195Undergraduate Research in Mathematics --3 hours
Total: 39-40 hours
Notes:
1) Students enrolled in 100-level mathematics courses are expected to be able
to program a computer at the level of 810:030, 810:031, 810:032, 810:034, or
810:035.
2) A student who has a grade point average of less than 2.25 in all
departmental courses used for this major may not apply a departmental course in
which a grade of less than C- is earned.
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