University Catalog 2023-2024

Mathematics (Minor)

Plan Requirements

Master's Minor

Required Courses9
Select at least three Graduate-level MA courses approved in conjunction with the academic committee 1, 2
Total Hours9

PhD Minor

Required Courses12
Select any 500- or 700-level MA course approved in conjunction with the academic committee 1
Total Hours12


Graduate Mathematics Courses

MA 501Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I3
MA 502Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists II3
MA 504Introduction to Mathematical Programming3
MA 505Linear Programming3
MA 507Survey of Real Analysis3
MA 508Survey of Geometry3
MA 509Survey of Abstract Algebra3
MA 510Selected Topics In Mathematics For Secondary Teachers1-6
MA 511Introduction to Advanced Calculus3
MA 512Advanced Calculus3
MA 513Introduction To Complex Variables3
MA 514Foundations of Cryptography3
MA 515Analysis I3
MA 518Geometry of Curves and Surfaces3
MA 520Linear Algebra3
MA 521Abstract Algebra I3
MA 522Computer Algebra3
MA 523Linear Transformations and Matrix Theory3
MA 524Combinatorics I3
MA 526Mathematical Analysis II3
MA 5283
MA 531Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control I3
MA 532Ordinary Differential Equations I3
MA 534Introduction To Partial Differential Equations3
MA 537Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos3
MA 540Uncertainty Quantification for Physical and Biological Models3
MA 544Computer Experiments In Mathematical Probability3
MA 546Probability and Stochastic Processes I3
MA 547Stochastic Calculus for Finance3
MA 548Monte Carlo Methods for Financial Math3
MA 549Financial Risk Analysis3
MA 551Introduction to Topology3
MA 555Introduction to Manifold Theory3
MA 561Set Theory and Foundations Of Mathematics3
MA 565Graph Theory3
MA 573Mathematical Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes I3
MA 574Mathematical Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes II3
MA 5803
MA 583Introduction to Parallel Computing3
MA 584Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations--Finite Difference Methods3
MA 587Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations--Finite Element Method3
MA 591Special Topics1-6
MA 685Master's Supervised Teaching1-3
MA 706Nonlinear Programming3
MA 708Integer Programming3
MA 715Measure Theory and Integration3
MA 716Advanced Functional Analysis3
MA 719Vector Space Methods in System Optimization3
MA 720Lie Algebras3
MA 721Abstract Algebra II3
MA 722Computer Algebra II3
MA 723Theory of Matrices and Applications3
MA 724Combinatorics II3
MA 725Lie Algebra Representation Theory3
MA 731Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control II3
MA 732Ordinary Differential Equations II3
MA 734Partial Differential Equations3
MA 746Introduction To Stochastic Processes3
MA 747Probability and Stochastic Processes II3
MA 748Stochastic Differential Equations3
MA 753Algebraic Topology3
MA 755Introduction to Riemannian Geometry3
MA 766Network Flows3
MA 771Biomathematics I3
MA 772Biomathematics II3
MA 773Stochastic Modeling3
MA 774Partial Differential Equation Modeling in Biology3
MA 780Numerical Analysis I3
MA 784Nonlinear Equations and Unconstrained Optimization3
MA 785Numerical Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations3
MA 788Numerical Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations3
MA 790Advanced Special Topics System Optimization1-6
MA 791Special Topics In Real Analysis1-6
MA 792Special Topics In Algebra1-6
MA 793Special Topics In Differential Equations1-6
MA 796Special Topics In Combinatorial Analysis1-6
MA 797Special Topics In Applied Mathematics1-6
MA 798Special Topics In Numerical Analysis1-6
MA 810Special Topics1-6
MA 812Special Topics in Mathematical Programming1-6
MA 816Advanced Special Topics Sys Opt1-6

Faculty

Full Professors

  • Bojko Nentchev Bakalov
  • Alina Emil Chertock
  • Moody Ten-Chao Chu
  • Jo-Ann D. Cohen
  • Patrick Louis Combettes
  • Pierre Alain Gremaud
  • Mansoor Abbas Haider
  • Hoon Hong
  • Ilse Ipsen
  • Kazufumi Ito
  • Naihuan Jing
  • Erich L. Kaltofen
  • Carl Timothy Kelley
  • Arkady Kheyfets
  • Irina Aleksandrovna Kogan
  • Zhilin Li
  • Xiao-Biao Lin
  • Alun L. Lloyd
  • Sharon R. Lubkin
  • Negash G. Medhin
  • Kailash Chandra Misra
  • Mette Olufsen
  • Tao Pang
  • Nathan P. Reading
  • Jesus Rodriguez
  • Michael Shearer
  • Ralph Conover Smith
  • Ernest Lester Stitzinger
  • Seth M. Sullivant
  • Agnes Szanto
  • Hien Trong Tran
  • Semyon Victor Tsynkov
  • Dmitry Valerievich Zenkov

Associate Professors

  • Lorena Viorica Bociu
  • Mikhail Gilman
  • Min Jeong Kang
  • Ricky Ini Liu
  • Arvind Krishna Saibaba
  • David Papp
  • Cynthia Leslie Vinzant

Assistant Professors

  • Martin Helmer
  • Alen Alexanderian
  • Erik Walter Bates
  • Chao Chen
  • Mohammad Mehdi Farazmand
  • Kevin Bryant Flores
  • P. Ivanisvili
  • C. Jones
  • Yerkin Kitapbayev
  • Zane Kun Li
  • Tye Lidman
  • Jacob Paul Matherne
  • P. McGrath
  • Ryan William Murray
  • Tien Khai Nguyen
  • Dominykas Norgilas
  • A. Papanicolaou
  • Yairon Cid Ruiz
  • T. Saksala
  • Radmila Sazdanovic
  • Yeonjong Shin

Practice/Research/Teaching Professors

  • Elisabeth M. M. Brown
  • L. Castle
  • Alina Nicoleta Duca
  • Molly A. Fenn
  • Bevin Laurel Maultsby
  • S. Paul
  • Brenda B. Williams

Emeritus Faculty

  • John William Bishir
  • Stephen LaVern Campbell
  • Richard E. Chandler
  • H. Charlton
  • Ethelbert N. Chukwu
  • Lung-ock Chung
  • Joseph C. Dunn
  • Gary Doyle Faulkner
  • John E. Franke
  • Ronald O. Fulp
  • Dennis E. Garoutte
  • Robert E. Hartwig
  • Aloysius G. Helminck
  • Robert H. Martin Jr.
  • Thomas J. Lada
  • Joe A. Marlin
  • Carl Meyer Jr.
  • Larry Keith Norris
  • Sandra Paur
  • Lavon Barry Page
  • E. Peterson
  • Mohan Sastri Putcha
  • N. Rose
  • Stephen Schecter
  • Jeffrey Scott Scroggs
  • James Francis Selgrade
  • C. Siewert
  • Robert Silber
  • Jack William Silverstein
  • Michael F. Singer
  • R. White

Adjunct Faculty

  • Scott Christopher Batson
  • Jonathan David Hauenstein
  • Patricia L. Hersh
  • John Lavery
  • Sarah Katherine Mason
  • Jordan E. Massad
  • Jessica Loock Matthews
  • J. Ottesen