2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

MA 331 Geometry for Educators 4 cr.  (4-0-0)

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: MA 211 (non-Elementary Education Mathematics major or minor); MSED 151 and MA 161 (Elementary Education Mathematics major or minor); or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Geometry from a modern axiomatic viewpoint. Includes Euclidean geometry and an introduction to non-Euclidean geometries. 

MA 312 Abstract Algebra I 3 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: MA 211 and MA 163 or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Topics chosen from universal algebraic notions, graphs, trees, lattices, Boolean algebras, groups, rings, fields and applications.

Notes:

Formerly Abstract Algebra with Applications

MA 310 Mathematical Models and Problem Solving 4 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: MA 211 and CS 120.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Exploration of the application of mathematics in the physical and social sciences with an emphasis on problem solving.

MA 298 Directed Studies in Mathematics 1-4 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Same as MA 297 except that letter grades are given.

MA 297 Directed Studies in Mathematics 1-4 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Graded: S/U
• Prerequisites: Department head permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Individual investigations of a special topic.

MA 295 Special Topics in Mathematics 1-4 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Prerequisites: Designed for freshmen and sophomores.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Study of topics reflecting the special interests of students and staff. Notes:

May be repeated, with instructor’s permission, if topic differs.

MA 275 Sample Survey Methods 4 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Prerequisites: MA 109 or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Study of the most appropriate sampling procedures for various situations and the associated problems of estimation, costs and sample size, followed by an introduction to the most efficient methods for designing and analyzing statistical experiments. Emphasis is on applications and data analysis. The software packages MINITAB and SPSS are introduced.

MA 265 Calculus III 4 cr.  (4-0-0)

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: MA 163.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Limits, continuity of a function of several real variables, partial differentiation, multiple integrals and vector analysis.

MA 251 Probability and Statistics for the Elementary School Teacher 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: MSED 151 with a "C" or better.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

The concepts of function, probability and statistical reasoning and their roles in elementary school mathematics.

Notes:

May not be applied toward a non-teaching major or minor in mathematics.

MA 250 Algebraic Structures for the Elementary School Teacher 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: MSED 151 with a "C" or better.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Relations, functions, algebraic structures and their role in elementary school mathematics.

Notes:

May not be applied toward a non-teaching major or minor in mathematics.