The
Graduate School
Salem State
College, 352 Lafayette Street, Salem,
MA 01970.
Current and future courses offered
at the Master's
level in
Mathematics
Note: We also have courses for a Master of Arts in Teaching
Middle School Mathematics degree. To see these courses (none of
which
count towards a Master of Science in Mathematics or Master of Arts in
Teaching Mathematics degree), please go to http://www.salemstate.edu/math/grad/gradoffsmsm.htm
.
Fall 2009: (Sept. 2-Dec. 21,
2009)
MAT710
Foundations of Mathematics (3 Cr.) Tu.
4:30-6:50 p.m. SB311 Sec. S1 (3259)
P. Poitevin
Suggested topics are: propositional and predicate calculi, consistency
and completeness of axiom systems, Godel’s theorem, axiomatic set
theory, cardinal and ordinal numbers.
MAT734 Linear and Multilinear Algebra (3 Cr.) M
7:00-9:20 p.m. SB311 Sec. S1 (3260)
A.
Rosenthal
Prerequisite: Linear Algebra (comparable to our MAT 414
or MAT 704)
Suggested topics are: canonical forms for matrices and linear
transformations,
quadratic forms, principal axis theorem, tensor products, exterior and
symmetric algebras.
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when
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Spring 2010: (Jan. 20-May 11,
2010) (tentative)
NOTE: PLEASE REGISTER
ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 7!!! If you are told
before January 7 that a class is full, please e-mail arosenthal@salemstate.edu
so we can either add another section or give you permission to be added
to a "full" class. After January 7, such permissions will only be
given to students already formally accepted into a degree program
here.
NOTE: Registration for Spring 2010 courses is expected to begin
on December 1. Phone in registration at 978-542-6334 is
Mon. - Thurs. noon - 5:30 p.m. Walk-in registration
is Mon. -
Thurs. 9 am - 5:30 p.m. and Fri. 10 a.m. - 4
p.m. You may also
register online at http://navigator.salemstate.edu
. If this link doesn't work, please go to http://www.salemstate.edu and
click on the "Navigator" link in the upper right. If this doesn't
work, please go to https://navigator9.salemstate.edu:4435/psp/pa9prd/NAVIGATOR/PORTAL/?cmd=logout
.
MAT711 Real Analysis I (3
Cr.) M 4:30-6:50 p.m. SB305A P. Poitevin
Prerequisite: 12 credit hours of Calculus or the equivalent
Completeness, limits, continuity, convergence of sequences and series,
derivatives, the Riemann integral, and theorems of Taylor,
Bolzano-Weierstrass, and Heine-Borel together with applications.
MAT724 Abstract Algebra (3 Cr.) Tu.
4:30-6:50 p.m. SB305A J.
Fox
Prerequisite: Abstract Algebra (comparable to our MAT 303)
Suggested topics are: Sylow theorems, Jordan-Holder theorem, algebraic
and transcendental field extensions, Galois theory, solvability of
polynomial equations, ideal theory, modules.
MAT740 Computer Applications in Mathematics I
(3 Cr.)
W
7:00-9:20 p.m. SB311
A.
Rosenthal
The FORTRAN language is introduced and used to illustrate computer
methods in Calculus, Number Theory, Algebra, Statistics and Economics.
Attention is paid to machine accuracy, error estimation and
multiple-precision
arithmetic. Assignments include the coding and running of programs in
the Computer
Laboratory. No previous computer experience required.
Summer I 2010: (May 24-July 3,
2010) (tentative)
TBA
Summer II 2010: (July 12-Aug.
20,
2010) (tentative)
TBA
Please send suggestions for courses you would like to
see offered in these
or future semesters to arosenthal@salemstate.edu.
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Revised: October 9, 2009.
Next scheduled revision: December 1, 2009 (when the courses
running in Summer 2010 will be tentatively known).