Undergraduate - Lee University

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS 199
MAT 272. CALCULUS II
Four hours credit
Polar coordinates, transcendental functions, methods of integration, hyperbolic functions,
vectors, and parametric equations. Prerequisite: MAT 271 with a minimum grade of C.
Offered Fall Semester.
MAT 310. LOGIC AND SETS
Three hours credit
A cohesive treatment of foundational mathematics including the topics of elementary
mathematical logic, mathematical proof, set theory, relations, and functions. Prerequisite:
MAT 111 or MAT 144 with MAT 271 recommended. Offered Spring Semester, even years.
MAT 321. NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
Three hours credit
A course providing both a mathematical and computational emphasis on the creation,
assessment, implementation, and modification of numerical algorithms in science and mathematics.
Prerequisite: MAT 271. Offered on demand.
MAT 331. FOUNDATIONS OF GEOMETRY
Three hours credit
Axiomatic method, triangles and circles, parallelism, constructions, and modern concepts
of both Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry. Prerequisite: One year of university
mathematics. Offered Spring Semester, odd years.
MAT 341. ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Three hours credit
Measures of central tendency,measures of dispersion, distributions of random variables,
probability, joint probability, conditional probability, regression and correlation, discrete
probability functions, continuous probability functions, estimation, and hypothesis testing.
Prerequisite: MAT 111 or equivalent. Offered Fall Semester, odd years.
MAT 342. PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Three hours credit
Confidence limits, analysis of variance,inferences concerning two or more variables, linear
correlation and regression analysis, sign test, Mann-Whitney U test, runs test, and rank
correlation. Prerequisite: MAT 341. Offered Spring Semester, even years.
MAT 351. INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA
Three hours credit
An introduction to the algebra of matrices, advectors, determinants, solutions of systems
of linear equations, vector spaces, linear transformations, Eigenvectors, Eigenvalues, and
canonical forms. Prerequisites: MAT 271 and MAT 272. Offered Fall Semester, even years.
MAT 361. BUSINESS CALCULUS
Three hours credit
A course designed primarily for business majors as well as other students who need an
increased quantitative emphasis in their program, particularly for those students planning to
enter graduate school. Topics include functions, derivatives, graphing, optimization, exponential
and logarithmic functions, integration, and applications specific to management and economics.
Prerequisite: MAT 111 or permission of the instructor. NOTE: Mathematics majors
may not substitute this course for MAT 271, 272, or 363. Offered on demand.
MAT 363. CALCULUS III
Four hours credit
Vectors and vector calculus, partial derivatives, gradients, double and triple integrals,
centroids, cylindrical and spherical coordinates, line integrals, surface integrals, and Stroke’s
theorem. Prerequisite: MAT 272. Offered Spring Semester.
MAT 371. DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Three hours credit
First order and simple higher order differential equations with applications, linear differential
equations, systems of DE, Laplace transform, series solutions, numerical methods, and
partial differential equations. Prerequisites: MAT 271-272 with MAT 363 strongly recommended.
Offered Fall Semester.
MAT 390. SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS
One - four hours credit
A course used to comply with requests for special topics and advanced studies in mathematics.
Lecture and laboratory hours will vary with the courses taught. May be repeated for
credit. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. Offered on demand.
MAT 393. HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS
Three hours credit
Study of major contributors and their contributions to mathematics; early beginnings to
modern day; and how certain areas of mathematics began. Offered Fall Semester, odd years.