Mathematics Minor

Affiliation: School of Science and Mathematics

By exploring various theoretical and applied subjects in Mathematics beyond Calculus, the mathematics minor provides students a flexible opportunity to sharpen their quantitative and problem solving skills in ways that complement their majors and better equip them for a variety of career paths.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:

A 2.00 GPA in minor requirements.
At least nine hours of the program requirements must be completed at Truman State University.

Program Requirements:

The Mathematics Minor requires the successful completion of the following 16 credits of coursework.

MATH 264 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Credit(s): 4
Elective Mathematics Courses: 12 Credits

Elective Mathematics Courses

Choose courses totaling 12 credits from the following list. No course from another discipline may be substituted for the Mathematics Minor. Special topics courses taken under the numbers MATH 473, MATH 488, MATH 489, MATH 503, STAT 380, STAT 486, and STAT 487 may be used if approved by the mathematics faculty.

DATA 520 - Seminar: Data Mining and Multivariate Statistics Credit(s): 3
MATH 200 - Foundations of Mathematics Credit(s): 3
MATH 300 - Introduction to Numerical Analysis Credit(s): 3
MATH 325 - Introduction to Operations Research Credit(s): 3
MATH 330 - Mathematics of Finance Credit(s): 3
MATH 335 - Game Theory Credit(s): 3
MATH 345 - Introduction to Mathematical Biology Credit(s): 3
MATH 347 - Discrete Mathematics Credit(s): 3
MATH 357 - Linear Algebra Credit(s): 3
MATH 363 - College Geometry Credit(s): 3
MATH 364 - Vector Analysis Credit(s): 3
MATH 365 - Ordinary Differential Equations Credit(s): 3
MATH 398 - Career Planning in Mathematics Credit(s): 1
MATH 400 - Methods of Optimization Credit(s): 3
MATH 425 - Introduction to the Mathematics of Life Contingencies Credit(s): 3
MATH 440 - Topology Credit(s): 3
MATH 447 - Combinatorial Analysis Credit(s): 3
MATH 451 - Algebraic Structures I Credit(s): 3
MATH 454 - Theory of Numbers Credit(s): 3
MATH 455 - History of Mathematics I Credit(s): 3
MATH 456 - History of Mathematics II Credit(s): 3
MATH 461 - Advanced Calculus Credit(s): 3
MATH 464 - Higher Geometry Credit(s): 3
MATH 465 - Differential Geometry Credit(s): 3
MATH 469 - Introduction to Mathematical Logic Credit(s): 3
MATH 502 - Advanced Matrix Analysis Credit(s): 3
MATH 511 - Numerical Analysis Credit(s): 3
MATH 515 - Complex Variables I Credit(s): 3
MATH 521 - Partial Differential Equations Credit(s): 3
MATH 525 - Mathematics for Data Science Credit(s): 3
MATH 530 - Topics in Mathematical Modeling Credit(s): 3
MATH 552 - Algebraic Structures II Credit(s): 3
MATH 564 - Advanced Linear Algebra Credit(s): 3
MATH 565 - Advanced Calculus II Credit(s): 3
MATH 568 - Set Theory Credit(s): 3
STAT 481 - Loss Models Credit(s): 3
STAT 570 - Mathematical Probability and Statistics I Credit(s): 3
STAT 571 - Mathematical Probability and Statistics II Credit(s): 3