New Program: Master of Arts in Teaching

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Description: The course will describe the origins of mathematical concepts and their evolution over time, from early number systems to recent results in the foundations of mathematics. In addition to the mathematical ideas themselves, we will consider the role of applications in their development, and connections between society and mathematics through the ages.

Text: A History of Mathematics (brief edition) by Victor J. Katz

Prerequisite: At least a year of calculus. Some background in mathematical proof-writing.

Instructor: Matthew Walsh, Ph. D.

Matthew Walsh studied at the University of Waterloo and Auburn University, receiving his doctorate from the latter in 2002. He has published multiple research papers on diverse topics in graph theory and related topics, and he is a fellow of the Institute for Combinatorics and its Applications.

Time and Location: The course will meet Monday through Thursday from 5:30-7:15 p.m. in IPFW Kettler Hall G51, from June 30 to August 7.

MA 511 - Linear Algebra with Applications

This is a second course in linear algebra, with applications. The course starts with a quick review of matrix algebra, then covers vector spaces, linear transformations, and a variety of topics related to eigenvalues and eigenvectors.

Text: Linear Algebra, 4th edition, by Friedberg, Insel, and Spence.

Prerequisite: An undergraduate course in linear algebra, such as MA 351.

Instructor: Peter Dragnev, Ph. D.
Peter Dragnev studied at Sofia State University and the Institute of Mathematics of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He received a Ph. D. from the University of South Florida in 1997. His research interests are in analysis, in particular, approximation theory and potential theory.

Time and location: MA 511 will meet 6-7:15 MW in Kettler 216 starting August 25.

MA 540 - Analysis I

In MA 540 (and 541) we examine some fundamental topics from calculus with closer attention to theory and proof. First we study sequences and series of real numbers. Then in the setting of metric spaces we study continuity, connectedness, and compactness.

Text: Introduction to Analysis, by Maxwell Rosenlicht.

Prerequisite: An undergraduate course in advanced calculus or real analysis. See the instructor if you have a question about your background.

Instructor: David Redett, Ph. D.
David Redett received a Ph. D. from Michigan State University in 2003 and has been at IPFW since 2005. His research interests are in complex analysis and functional analysis.

Time and location: MA 540 will meet 6-7:15 TR starting August 26 in Kettler Hall 220.

MA 571 - Elementary Topology

MA 571 is an introductory graduate course in point-set topology, covering the ideas of metric and topological spaces, continuity, connectedness, and compactness. The course will emphasize both proofs and examples, and it will relate topology to the foundations of analysis.

Texts: Introduction to Topology, 3rd edition, by Bert Mendelson, and Counterexamples in Topology, by Lynn A. Steen and Arthur Seebach, Jr.

Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MA 441 (Real Analysis) or its equivalent. See the instructor if you have a question about your background.

Instructor: Cecilia A. Weakley
Cecilia Weakley received a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has taught at IPFW since 1989. She has published papers in measure theory and functional analysis.

Time and location: MA 571 will meet 4:30-5:45 MW in Kettler G40 starting August 25.

STAT 512 - Applied Regression Analysis

Topics covered include inference in simple and multiple linear regression, polynomial regression, model building with real data; one-way and two-way analysis of variance, analysis of covariance; use of existing statistical computer programs.

Text: Applied Linear Staistical Models, 5th edition, by Kutner, Nachtsheim, Neter, and Li.

Prerequisite: A statistics course similar to STAT 511, 517, or 528. See the instructor if you have a question about your background.

Instructor: Yvonne Zubovic, Ph. D.
Yvonne Zubovic received a Ph. D. from The Ohio State Uiversity in 1988 and has taught at IPFW since 1991. In 1997, she received the Outstanding Teacher award for IPFW. Her main research interests are in biostatistics.

Time and location: STAT 512 will meet 4:30-5:45 MW in Kettler 216 starting August 25.