2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

MA 275 Sample Survey Methods 4 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Prerequisites: MA 109 or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 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: 2022 - 2023 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: 2022 - 2023 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: 2022 - 2023 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.

MA 240 Discrete Mathematics 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: CS 120 and MA 113 or equivalent.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

The mathematical foundations of computer science. Topics: logic, proof techniques, permutations, combinations, automata theory, regular expressions.

MA 231 Topics in Geometry 4 cr.

• Offered: Every winter beginning W2014.
• Prerequisites: MA 111, or MA 151.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

An introduction to a broad range of ideas in geometry taught through an informal (as opposed to axiomatic) study of the concepts. This approach focuses on understanding the mathematics underlying rules, algorithms, and relationships of geometry rather than formal proofs.

MA 211 Linear Algebra 3 cr.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: MA 161 ("C-" or better) or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

The study of matrices, matrix operations, systems of linear equations, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations and characteristic roots and vectors.

MA 163 Calculus II 4 cr.  (4-0-0)

• Offered: Fall Winter Summer
• Prerequisites: MA 161 ("C-" or better).
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Mathematics Competency University Requirement (MATH)

The study of advanced integration techniques, infinite sequences, series, and power series, and the applications of these topics.

MA 161 Calculus I 4 cr.  (4-0-0)

• Offered: Fall Winter Summer
• Prerequisites: MA 115 ("C-" or better) or appropriate math placement.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis (QUAR)
  • Mathematics Competency University Requirement (MATH)

The study of limits, derivatives, and integrals.

MA 115 Precalculus 4 cr.  (4-0-0)

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: MA 111 ("C-" or better) or MA 100 ("A-" or better) or appropriate math placement.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis (QUAR)
  • Mathematics Competency University Requirement (MATH)

The study of exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric equations and functions. Includes a review of higher degree polynomial and rational functions. Emphasis on trigonometric functions.