2002-2003 Mathematics courses at Trent University

While the Department of Mathematics' web pages are usually more up-to-date, Trent University's Academic Calendar is the official source for essential information about Mathematics courses, as well as degree and major requirements; the Academic Timetable is the official source for the times and places of class meetings. If you need to find or confirm any information not given in these documents, please contact the Department of Mathematics.

 Some useful general tips for students -- especially first-year! -- taking math courses are given in Enjoying Math!. The pamphlet Formula for Success published by the Academic Skills Center has a useful summary of "pre-calculus" mathematics. Students needing further help with such material should contact the Academic Skills Center.


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100-Series Courses

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Mathematics 105H/FA
Applied Calculus

Fall 2002

 An introduction to the methods and applications of calculus. Derivatives, exponential and logarithmic functions, optimization problems, related rates, integration, partial derivatives, differential equations. Selected applications from the natural and social sciences. Not available to students enrolled in or with credit for Mathematics 110. Not for credit towards a major in Mathematics.


Mathematics 105H/FA (Oshawa)
Applied Calculus

Fall 2002

 An introduction to the methods and applications of calculus. Derivatives, exponential and logarithmic functions, optimization problems, related rates, integration, partial derivatives, differential equations. Selected applications from the natural and social sciences. Not available to students enrolled in or with credit for Mathematics 110. Not for credit towards a major in Mathematics.


Mathematics 110 A
Calculus of one variable

Fall-Winter 2002-2003.

 An examination of the concepts and techniques of calculus, with applications to other areas of mathematics and the physical and social sciences.


Mathematics 110 B
Calculus of one variable

Fall-Winter 2002-2003.

 An examination of the concepts and techniques of calculus, with applications to other areas of mathematics and the physical and social sciences.


Mathematics 135H/FA
Linear Algebra I: Matrix Algebra

Fall 2002

 Vectors, systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Excludes Mathematics 130.


Mathematics 150
A non-calculus-based introduction to probability and statistical methods

Fall-Winter 2002-2003

 Data summary, elementary probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, comparative methods, analysis of variance, regression, nonparametric methods, introduction to elementary applications of statistical computing. This course uses highschool mathematics as a foundation and involves the use of computers.Not credited toward Mathematics major requirements, nor available to students enrolled in, or with credit for Mathematics-Statistics 251H or Mathematics 110.


Mathematics 155H/WI
Introduction to probability

Winter 2003

 Probability, random variables, probability distributions. Not available to students with credit for Mathematics-Statistics 251H.


Mathematics-Statistics 155H/WI (Oshawa)
Introduction to probability

Winter 2003

 Probability, random variables, probability distributions. Not available to students with credit for Mathematics-Statistics 251H.


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200-Series Courses

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Mathematics 200
Calculus in several dimensions

Fall-Winter 2002-2003

 Vector geometry, curves, surfaces in three dimensions. Partial differentiation and applications, multiple integrals. Vector calculus.


Mathematics-Physics 205H/FA
Ordinary Differential Equations

Fall 2002

 First order equations; qualitative and numerical methods. Second order linear equations. Applications to physical and biological models. Laplace transforms. Power series solutions.


Mathematics 206H/FA
Analysis I: Introduction to Analysis

Fall 2002

 The real number system. Limits. Continuity. Differentiability. Mean-value theorem. Convergence of sequences and series. Uniform convergence.


Mathematics 207H/WI
Introduction to numerical and computational methods

Winter 2003

 Error analysis, non-linear equations, linear systems, interpolation methods, numerical differentiation and integration and initial value problems.


Mathematics 226H/FA
Geometry I: Euclidean geometry

Fall 2002

 Elements of Euclidean geometry stressing links to modern mathematical methods. Geometric transformations and symmetry. Recommended for Education students.


Mathematics 235H/WI
Linear Algebra II: Vector Spaces

Winter 2003

 Vector spaces, basis and dimension, inner product spaces, orthogonality, linear transformations, diagonalization, determinants, eigenvalues, quadratic forms, least squares, the singular value decomposition. Excludes Mathematics 130.


Mathematics-Computer Science 260
Discrete Structures

Fall-Winter 2002-2003

 Mathematics related to computer science including propositional logic, recursive functions, combinatorics, graphs and networks, Boolean algebras. Applications to languages, analysis of algorithms, optimization problems, coding theory, and circuit design.


Mathematics 280
Mathematics for the Contemporary Classroom

Fall-Winter 2002-2003

 A course in mathematics and mathematical thinking for prospective school teachers. Number systems and counting, graphs and networks, probability and statistics, measurement and growth, symmetry, computers and mathematics. Not available to students enrolled in or with credit for any of Mathematics 110, Mathematics 135H or Mathematics-Computer Science 260 or their equivalents. Not for credit towards any major in Mathematics.


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Mathematics-Physics 305H/FA
Partial Differential Equations

Fall 2002

 An introduction to methods for the solution of partial differential equations. Fourier Analysis.


Mathematics 306H/WI
Analysis II: Complex Analysis

Winter 2003

 Functions of a complex variable, analytic functions, complex integrals, Cauchy integral theorems, Taylor series, Laurent series, residue calculus.


Mathematics-Physics 308H/WI
Methods of applied mathematics

Not offered in 2002-2003.

 Differential equations in applied mathematics, including Bessel, Legendre, hypergeometric, Laguerre, Hermite, Chebyshev, etc. Series and numerical solutions. Properties of the special functions arising from these equations.


Mathematics 310H/WI
Topology I: Metric spaces

Winter 2003

 Limits and continuity. Completeness, compactness, the Heine-Borel theorem. Connectedness.


Mathematics-Physics 311H/WI
Advanced classical mechanics

Winter 2003

 Applied mathematics as found in the classical mechanics of particles, rigid bodies and continuous media. Motion of rigid bodies, Lagrangian mechanics, Hamiltonian mechanics, dynamics of oscillating systems.


Mathematics-Physics 312H/FA
Classical mechanics

Fall 2002

 Applied mathematics as found in the classical mechanics of particles. One-dimensional motion, vector differential operators, three-dimensional motion, moving and rotating coordinate systems, central forces, systems of particles.


Mathematics 322
Number Theory

Not Offered in 2002-2003

Number theory and related topics in algebra and analysis.


Mathematics 326H/WI
Geometry II: Projective and non-Euclidean geometries

Not offered in 2002-2003

 Elements of projective and non-Euclidean geometries, including an introduction to axiomatic systems.


Mathematics 330
Algebra III: Groups, rings, and fields

Fall-Winter 2002-2003

 An introduction to abstract algebraic structures.


Mathematics-Computer Science 341
Linear and discrete optimization

Fall-Winter 2002-2003

 Introduction to the concepts, techniques and applications of linear programming and discrete optimization. Topics include the simplex method, dynamic programming, duality, game theory, transportation problems, assignment problems, matchings in graphs, network flow theory, and combinatorial optimization with emphasis on integer programming.


Mathematics 355
An introduction to statistical analysis

Fall-Winter 2002-2003

 Introduction to mathematical statistics: exploring and describing relationships, sampling, point and interval estimation, likelihood methods, hypothesis testing, comparative inferences, contingency tables, linear regression and correlation introductory multiple regression, design and analysis of experiments, nonparametric methods. Assumes a background in probability and uses introductory linear algebra. Excludes Mathematics-Statistics 252H.


Mathematics-Science 380
History of mathematics


Winter 2002-2003

 A study of the major currents of mathematical thought from ancient to modern times.


Mathematics 390
Reading-seminar course

Details may be obtained by consulting the Department of Mathematics.


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Mathematics 406H/WI
Analysis III: Measure and integration

Winter 2003 as Reading Course

 Riemann and Lebesque measure, integration.


Mathematics 407H/FA
Analysis IV: Topics in analysis

Fall 2002

Mathematics 411
Introduction to mathematical modelling

Not offered in 2002-2003

 Differential equations, ordinary and partial.


Mathematics-Computer Science 415H/WI
Mathematical Logic

Winter 2003 as reading course.

 An introduction to the syntax and semantics of propositional and first-order logics through the Soundness, Completeness and Compactness Theorems.


Mathematics-Computer Science 416H
Computability

Not offered in 2002-2003.

 An introduction to computability via Turing machines and recursive functions, followed either by applications to the Incompleteness Theorem or by an introduction to complexity theory.


Mathematics 426H/WI
Geometry III: Topics in geometry

Winter 2003

Mathematics 431H/FA
Algebra IV: Galois theory

Fall 2002 as reading course

 Extension fields and Galois groups.


Mathematics 432H
Algebra V: Topics in algebra

Not offered in 2002-2003.

Mathematics 436H
Topology II: General topology

Not offered in 2002-2003

Mathematics 437H
Topology III: Topics in topology

Not offered in 2002-2003.

Mathematics 451H
Sampling theory

Not offered in 2002-2003.

Mathematics 452H
Theory of inference

Not offered in 2002-2003.

Mathematics 460
Combinatorics and graph theory

Fall-Winter 2002-2003

Mathematics 470
Dynamical systems, chaos and fractals

Fall-Winter 2002-2003 as reading course

Mathematics 490
Special Topics

Fall-Winter 2002-2003 as reading course

Mathematics 497
Special Topics

Fall-Winter 2002-2003 as reading course


Fall 2002 Mathematics Course Timetable
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Index of mathematics courses
Mathematics program requirements
Enjoying Math!
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