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Undergraduate Major in Applied Mathematical Sciences: Core Courses

Math 121: Appied Mathematical Methods I: Fourier Analysis and Boundary Value Problems

Introduction to Fourier series. Physical derivation of canonical partial differential equations of mathematical physics (heat, wave and Laplace's equation). Separation of variables, Fourier series, Fourier integrals and general eigenfunction expansions.

Pre-requisites: Math 23 and Math 24

Math 122: Appied Mathematical Methods II: Complex Variables and Applications

Introduction to complex variables, contour integration and theory of residues. Solving partial differential equations by Fourier and Laplace transform methods. Introduction to the theory of distributions and Green's functions.

Pre-requisites: Math 23 and Math 24

Math 131: Introduction to Numerical Analysis

Introduction to numerical methods with emphasis on algorithm construction, analysis and implementation. Programming, round-off error, solutions of equations in one variable, interpolation and polynomial approximation, approximation theory, direct solvers for linear systems, numerical differentiation and integration, initial-value problems for ordinary differential equations.

Pre-requisite: Math 24

Math 132: Numerical Solution of Differential Equations

A continuation of Math 131. Initial-value problems for ordinary differential equations, iterative techniques for solving linear systems, numerical solutions of nonlinear systems of equations, boundary value problems for ordinary-differential equations, numerical solutions to partial-differential equations.

Pre-requisite: Math 131

Math 141: Linear Analysis I

Applied linear analysis of finite dimensional vector spaces. Review of matrix algebra, vector spaces, orthogonality, least-squares approximations, eigenvalue problems, positive definite matrices, singular value decomposition with applications in science and engineering.

Pre-requisite: Math 122, Co-requisite: Math 131

Math 142: Linear Analysis II

Applied linear analysis of infinite dimensional vector spaces. Inner product spaces, operators, adjoint operators, Fredholm alternative, spectral theory, Sturm-Liouville operators, distributions and Green's functions with applications in science and engineering.

Pre-requisite: Math 141