TOPICS IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Natural Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recall and state the formal definitions of the mathematical objects and their properties used in an area of mathematics. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Use such definitions to argue that a mathematical object does or does not have the condition of being a particular type or having a particular property. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recall and state the standard theorems of an area of mathematics. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Check the premises of theorems used in an area of mathematics in order to apply their conclusions. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Resolve statements related to an area of mathematics through appropriate computations. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Convey arguments using English and appropriate mathematical terminology, notation and grammar. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recall and state the formal definitions of the mathematical objects and their properties used in an area of mathematics. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Use such definitions to argue that a mathematical object does or does not have the condition of being a particular type or having a particular property. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recall and state the standard theorems of an area of mathematics. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Check the premises of theorems used in an area of mathematics in order to apply their conclusions. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Resolve statements related to an area of mathematics through appropriate computations. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Convey arguments using English and appropriate mathematical terminology, notation and grammar. Audience: Undergraduate