Department of Mathematics

Jamie Summerville, Ph.D., Chair

The Department of Mathematics at Mid-Continent University offers a major and minor in mathematics.

A deep and exciting study in its own right, mathematical sciences have lately received increased attention by virtue of its applicability to a wide range of interesting problems in the physical, biological, and social sciences, in statistics, in computer science, in engineering, in business, in industry, and in finance. Students who major or minor in mathematics are trained in the modeling, analysis, and computation necessary for solving problems in their other fields of interest. To be on the cutting edge of many fields today, one must be mathematically literate. To say the least, mathematics teaches a student logical thinking and problem solving skills-skills all employers look for in new candidates. 

Major

Mathematics

Minor

Mathematics

Mathematics Major

Hours Required for a BA:
50 hours of General Education*
12 hours of language
36 hours in the major
30 hours of electives
(can be used toward minor or another major)

Hours Required for a BS:
50 hours of General Education*
36 hours in the major
42 hours of electives
(can be used toward minor or another major)

Total Hours Needed to Graduate: 128 (must include 42 hours of upper level credit – 3000-4000 level courses)

*Transfer students need to refer to Transfer Student Requirements in Admissions—Section 2 of this catalog.

Required Courses: (36 hours)

MAT 2403 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I (3 hours)

MAT 2503 Calculus and Analytical Geometry II (3 hours)

MAT 3103 Calculus and Analytical Geometry III (3 hours)

MAT 3203 Differential Equations (3 hours)

MAT 3303 Linear Algebra (3 hours)

MAT 3403 Discrete Mathematics (3 hours)

MAT 3603 Multivariable Calculus (3 hours)

MAT 4103 Applied Mathematics (3 hours)

MAT 4203 Complex Variables (3 hours)

MAT 4303 Probability and Statistics (3 hours)

MAT 4503 Introduction to Real Analysis (3 hours)

MAT 4903 Senior Seminar (3 hours)

Mathematics Minor

Required Courses: (18 hours)

MAT 2403 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I (3 hours)

MAT 2503 Calculus and Analytical Geometry II (3 hours)

MAT 3103 Calculus and Analytical Geometry III (3 hours)

and 9 hours from the following:

MAT 1303 Trigonometry (3 hours)

MAT 2303 Introduction to Statistics (3 hours)

MAT 3203 Differential Equations (3 hours)

MAT 3303 Linear Algebra (3 hours)

MAT 4103 Applied Mathematics (3 hours)

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