2017-18 Graduate Catalog 
    
    May 17, 2024  
2017-18 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Mathematics Department


Claus Schubert, chair
Moffett Center, Room 129
607-753-4326
Fax: 607-753-2971
Email: math@cortland.edu
cortland.edu/math

School of Arts and Sciences

Faculty

Abolghassem Alemzadeh, Christa Carsten, David Dickerson, Mary Gfeller, Philip Gipson, Ter-Jenq Huang, Isa S. Jubran, Katelynn, Kochalski, Jolie Roat, Claus Schubert, Myung Soon Song

Adjunct Faculty

For a listing of adjunct faculty see the Faculty and Administration section of this catalog.

Degrees and Admission Requirements

Master of Arts in Teaching in Adolescence Education: Mathematics (7-12)

Note: The Mathematics Department is currently not accepting graduate applications.

Programs

Graduate

Courses

  • AED 540 - Technologies in the Adolescence Mathematics Classroom

    Graphing calculators as teaching tools. The Internet as a source for mathematical software packages to promote active learning. A number of software packages dealing with a variety of mathematical topics including graphing functions, geometry and calculus will be investigated. (3 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code B = offered at least once per year
  • AED 601 - Methods I: Teaching Adolescence Mathematics

    Developing practical materials for use in the mathematics classroom, aligning lesson plans with state and national learning standards, developing strategies for motivating students with diverse needs and learning styles, understanding how and when to use different teaching styles, and understanding the uses of technology in the classroom. The course includes 25 hours of field experience. Prerequisite: AED 600. (3 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code B = offered at least once per year
  • AED 602 - Methods II: Field Experiences in Adolescence Mathematics

    Students complete modules that are structured learning experiences related to teaching mathematics in grades 7-12. The course includes 50 hours of directed field experiences at the junior and senior high school level. Class meetings focus on discussion and assessment of individual field experiences. Prerequisite: AED 601. Corequisite: SPE 520. (3 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code B = offered at least once per year
  • AED 640 - Seminar in Teaching Adolescence Mathematics

    Significant curriculum patterns, practices and research in mathematics pedagogy in grades 7-12; opportunities for projects. Open only to students enrolled in the M.S.Ed. program in adolescence mathematics. (3 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code C = offered at least once every two years
  • AED 693 - Student Teaching: Adolescence Mathematics I

    Seven weeks of full time student teaching supervised by College faculty. Prerequisite: AED 602 and consent of department. H, S, U grades are assigned. (6 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code A = offered every semester
  • AED 694 - Student Teaching: Adolescence Mathematics II

    Eight weeks of full time student teaching supervised by College faculty. Prerequisite: AED 602 and consent of department. H, S, U grades are assigned. (6 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code A = offered every semester
  • MAT 501 - Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics

    Logic, sets, relations, functions, number systems and techniques of proof. Prerequisite: Consent of department. (3 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code B = offered at least once per year
  • MAT 502 - Topics in Geometry and Number Theory

    Applications and extensions of concepts basic to secondary school mathematics. Topics discussed include number theory and a transition from Euclidian to non-Euclidian geometry. Prerequisite: Consent of department. (3 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code B = offered at least once per year
  • MAT 511 - Chaos, Fractals and Dynamics

    Applications of advanced calculus to chaotic dynamical systems. Orbit analysis bifurcations, symbolic dynamics, quadratic systems, Devaney's definition of chaos, Sarkovskii's Theorem, fractals, Julia and Mandelbrot sets. Prerequisite: MAT 501 or consent of department. (3 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code O = offered occasionally
  • MAT 529 - Special Topics in Mathematics

    Selected topics. May be taken more than once as subtitle changes. Prerequisites: Designated by department as appropriate for content and academic level of credit. (1-4 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code O = offered occasionally
  • MAT 537 - Complex Analysis

    Introduction to integration, differentiation, series expansion of complex functions. Prerequisite: MAT 501. (3 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code O = offered occasionally
  • MAT 558 - Applications from Mathematical Statistics

    Theory and applications of estimation, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, regression and correlation, and computing. Prerequisite: An undergraduate course in statistics. (3 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code O =offered  occasionally
  • MAT 567 - Topology

    Introduction to the concepts of point-set topology and those properties which describe and distinguish various topological spaces. Prerequisite: MAT 501 or consent of department. (3 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code O = offered occasionally
  • MAT 603 - Real Analysis and Concepts of Calculus

    Properties of functions of a real variable that relate to fundamental concepts of differential and integral calculus. Prerequisite: MAT 501. (3 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code B = offered at least once per year
  • MAT 604 - Algebraic Structures II

    Abstract algebra with an emphasis on rings and fields. Topics include integral domains, ideals, polynomial rings and field extensions. Prerequisites: MAT 501 and an undergraduate course in abstract algebra. (3 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code B = offered at least once per year
  • MAT 629 - Special Topics in Mathematics

    Selected topics. May be taken more than once as subtitle changes. Prerequisites: Designated by department as appropriate for content and academic level of credit. (1-4 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code O = offered occasionally
  • MAT 680 - Graduate Comprehensive Examination in Mathematics

    Preparation for the graduate comprehensive exam. The exam will be administered toward the end of the semester. Prerequisites: MAT 501, MAT 502, MAT 603 and MAT 604. MAT 680 can be taken concurrently with either MAT 603 or MAT 604 but not both. S, U grades are assigned. (1 cr. hr)
    Frequency code F = offered fall; Frequency code M = offered in summer
  • MAT 697 - Extension of Graduate Culminating Activity

    This course is designed to serve as a continuation/extension of the culminating activity (i.e. thesis, comprehensive exam, and project) in the master's program. The student will continue to work toward meeting the necessary criteria for completing the culminating activity under the direction of department faculty and/or graduate advisor. S, U grades assigned. Permission of department. Repeatable. (1 cr. hr.)
    Frequency code A = offered every semester


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