 | MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS: COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
All courses listed will not necessarily be offered each year.
MATHEMATICS
62-101. Access to Calculus
A variety of pre-calculus topics including coordinate geometry, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions, and algebraic procedures. Introduction to differential calculus. (This course is intended for student who either lack Calculus from secondary school or have a weak grade in it. It satisfies the prerequisite or admission requirement of secondary school Calculus for all purposes.) (Admission by consent of the Department only. May not be taken for credit concurrently with, or subsequent to, 62-130 or 62-140.)(3 lecture hours, one hour tutorial per week.)
62-120. Linear Algebra I
Linear systems, matrix algebra, determinants, vectors in Rn , dot product, orthogonalization, eigenvalues, and diagonalization. (Prerequisite: OAC Algebra and Geometry, or Grade 12 Geometry and Discrete Mathematics) (Antirequisite: 62-126.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
62-126. Linear Algebra (Engineering)
Linear systems, matrix algebra, determinants, vectors in Rn, dot product, orthogonalization, and eigenvalues. (Prerequisite: OAC Algebra and Geometry, or Grade 12 Geometry and Discrete Mathematics) (Antirequisite: 62-120.) (3 lectures hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
62-130. Elements of Calculus
Review of differentiation, exponential functions, and indefinite integrals. Methods of integration, differential equations, partial derivatives. A variety of applications. (Prerequisite: OAC Calculus, or Grade 12 Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus, or 62-101.) (May not be taken for credit concurrently with, or subsequent to having obtained credit in 62-140. This course is not a sufficient prerequisite to 62-141, but may serve as preparation for 62-140.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
62-140. Differential Calculus
Trigonometric functions and identities. Inverse trigonometric functions. Limits and continuity. Derivatives and applications. Mean Value Theorem. Indeterminate forms and l'Hopital's Rule. Antiderivatives. Introduction to definite integrals. (Prerequisite: Grade 12 Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus or OAC Calculus or 62-101) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
62-141. Integral Calculus
Antiderivatives. The definite integral and Fundamental Theorem. Techniques of integration. Applications of the definite integral. Approximate integration. Improper integrals. Separable differential equations. Polar and parametric coordinates. (Prerequisite: 62-140) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
62-188. Work Term I
Supervised experience in an approved career-related setting with a focus on the application of theory and the development of transferable skills. The co-op work experience is designed to provide students with an enriched learning opportunity to integrate academic theory and concepts in an applied setting. (Prerequisite: Student must be enrolled in a co-operative education program. Offered on a Pass/non-Pass basis. Supervised practicum requires the successful completion of a minimum of 420 hours. Students who do not pass the course can not continue in the co-op program.)
62-190. Mathematical Foundations
Logic, sets, relations, functions. Development of skills in theoretical mathematics. (Prerequisite: 60-100 or 62-120.) (2 lecture, 2 tutorial hours a week.)
62-194. Mathematics for Business
Derivatives and marginal analysis. Applications of integration to business and economics. Solutions of linear equations, matrices, linear inequalities, simplex method for linear programming. (This course is intended for students in the Faculty of Business Administration). (Prerequisites: OAC Calculus or Grade 12 Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus or 62-101) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
62-215. Vector Calculus
Quadric surfaces. Vector differential calculus. Multiple integration. Line and surface integrals. (Prerequisites: 62-141, and 62-120 or 62-126.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
62-216. Differential Equations
Differential equations and Laplace transforms. Series solution of differential equations. Applications to science and engineering. (Prerequisites: 62-141, and 62-120 or 62-126.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
62-220. Linear Algebra II
Rigourous study of the following topics: linear systems, vector spaces, linear transformations, projections, pseudo-inverses, determinants, inner product spaces and applications. (Prerequisites: 62-190 and 62-120 .) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
62-221. Linear Algebra III
A rigourous treatment of eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, similarity problem and canonical form for real and complex matrices; positive definite matrices; computational methods for approximating solutions to systems of linear equations and eigenvalues. (Prerequisite: 62-220.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
62-288. Work Term II
Supervised experience in an approved career-related setting with a focus on the application of theory and the development of transferable skills. The co-op work experience is designed to provide students with an enriched learning opportunity to integrate academic theory and concepts in an applied setting. (Prerequisite: Student must be enrolled in a co-operative education program. Offered on a Pass/non-Pass basis. Supervised practicum requires the successful completion of a minimum of 420 hours. Students who do not pass the course can not continue in the co-op program.)
62-314. Introduction to Analysis I
Real numbers. Limits, sequences, and continuity. Differentiation. (Prerequisites: 62-120, 62-141, and 62-190.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
62-315. Introduction to Analysis II
Sequences and series of functions. Uniform and absolute convergence. Power Series. Integration. (Prerequisite: 62-314.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
62-318. Complex Variables
Complex numbers. Analytic functions. Contour integration. Series, Laurent expansions, residues. Application to real integrals. (Prerequisite: 62-215; corequisite: 62-216.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour per week.)
62-321. Abstract Algebra
Introduction to groups, rings, and fields. (Prerequisite: 62-220 or 62-322.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-322. Number Theory
Divisibility, congruences, numerical functions. Theorems of Euler, Fermat, and Wilson. Theory of primes and quadratic residues. (Prerequisites: 62-120 and 62-190.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-324. Applied Algebra
Coding theory in cryptography and informatics; combinatorial designs and finite geometrics. (Prerequisite: 62-222; 62-321 is recommended.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-332. Tensor Analysis
Tensor algebra. Covariant differentiation. Tensor form of gradient, divergence, and curl. Riemann-Christoffel symbols. Curvature tensor. Applications. (Prerequisites: 62-215 and 62-216.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-342. Combinatorics
Finite combinatorics; counting problems involving set operations, relations and functions; principle of inclusion and exclusion; ordinary and exponential generating functions; recurrence relations. (Prerequisites: 62-141 and 62-190.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-360. Special Functions
Uniform convergence, Fourier Series, Orthonormal bases, Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problems, eigenfunction expansions, Gamma function, Bessel functions, Legendre polynomials and functions, and the hypergeometric functions. (Prerequisite: 62-215 and 62-216.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-361. Dynamical Systems
An introduction to simple dynamical systems, both discrete and continuous. Long-term behaviour of such systems. Stability, periodicity, and chaos. A brief treatment of fractals. (Prerequisite: 62-120 and 62-216.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-374. Linear Programming
Topics covered are: geometric linear programming, the Simplex method, the revised Simplex method, duality theory, sensitivity analysis, project planning and integer programming. Optional topics include: the transportation problem, the upper bounding technique, the dual Simplex method, parametric linear programming, game theory, and goal planning. Completion of some assignments will require the use of computer software packages. This course is intended to help students prepare for some parts of the Society of Actuaries examination on Operations Research (Course 130). Interested students should also take 65-376. (Prerequisite: 62-220 or consent of instructor.) (Antirequisite: 91-312.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-380. Numerical Methods
Topics covered are: nonlinear equations in one variable, interpolation, numerical integration (quadrature), and linear systems (direct methods). Optional topics are: numerical differentiation, iterative methods for boundary value problems. Completion of some assignments will require the use of computer software packages. This course is intended to help students prepare for some parts of the Society of Actuaries examination on Numerical Methods (Course 135). (Prerequisites: 62-215, 62-216, and 62-120 or 62-126.) (May not be taken for credit after 62-481.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-388. Work Term III
Supervised experience in an approved career-related setting with a focus on the application of theory and the development of transferable skills. The co-op work experience is designed to provide students with an enriched learning opportunity to integrate academic theory and concepts in an applied setting. (Prerequisite: Student must be enrolled in a co-operative education program. Offered on a Pass/non-Pass basis. Supervised practicum requires the successful completion of a minimum of 420 hours. Students who do not pass the course can not continue in the co-op program.)
62-392. Theory of Interest
Measurement of interest, elementary and general annuities, amortization schedules and sinking funds, bonds, depreciation, depletion, and capitalized cost. This course helps prepare students for the Society of Actuaries examinations. (Prerequisite: 62-141 or consent of instructor.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-410. Real Analysis I
Lebesgue measure and Lebesgue integral. Differentiation and integration. Radon-Nikodym theorem. (Prerequisite: 62-315.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-411. Real Analysis II
Metric spaces. Topological spaces. Stone-Weierstrass and Ascoli theorems. Classical Banach spaces. (Prerequisite: 62-410.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-413. Functional Analysis
Normed spaces, bounded linear operators, and the Banach dual spaces. The Hahn-Banach Theorem, the Uniform Boundedness Principle, and the Open Mapping Theorem. Weak and weak* topologies. Hilbert spaces and operators on Hilbert space. (Prerequisite: 62-410.) (3 lecture hours per week.)
62-420. Introduction to Group Theory
Abstract groups, subgroups, isomorphism theorems, orbits, class equation, quotient groups, Sylow's theorems, metric vector spaces, quadratic forms, basic concepts of orthogonal geometry, the classical groups. (Prerequisites: 62-221 and 62-321.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-421. Introduction to Ring Theory
Matrix rings, polynomial rings, fields of fractions, principal ideal domains and Euclidean domains, finitely generated modules over a p.i.d. (Prerequisites: 62-221 and 62-321.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-422. Introduction to Field Theory
Polynomial rings, splitting fields, The Fundamental Theorem of Galois Theory, Galois' criterion for solvability by radicals, algebraically closed fields, finite fields. (Prerequisites: 62-221 and 62-321.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-460. Applied Mathematics Methods I
General basic concepts for linear partial differential equations. Classification of second-order equations and canonical forms. An introduction to theory of distribution. Sturm-Liouville theory for ODEs. Fourier series and integral transforms with applications to PDEs. (Prerequisites: 62-318 and 62-360.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-461. Applied Mathematics Methods II
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of hyperbolic, parabolic, and elliptic partial differential equations. (Prerequisite: 62-460.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-470. Fluid Dynamics I
Kinematics, stress hypothesis, constitutive equations, equations of motion. Ideal fluid flow in two and three dimensions. Introduction to potential theory and use of complex variable theory. Effects of viscosity and compressibility. Introduction to computational problems in two-dimensions. (Prerequisites: 62-215, 62-216, and 62-318.)
62-471. Fluid Dynamics II
Navier-Stokes equations for viscous incompressible flows, exact solutions, boundary layer theory, and asymptotic methods. Compressible inviscid flows, one-dimensional unsteady flows, two-dimensional irrotational flows, method of characteristics. Introduction to shock waves. (Prerequisite: 62-470.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-480. Numerical Linear Algebra
Topics include: floating point arithmetic, matrix factorizations, condition number of matrices, iterative methods, eigenproblems, singular value decomposition. Completion of some assignments will require computer programming and/or the use of major software packages. (Prerequisites: 62-221 and 60-141.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-481. Numerical Analysis
Topics include: floating point arithmetic, solution of nonlinear algebraic equations, polynomial and spline interpolation, functional approximation, numerical differentiation and integration, numerical solution of ordinary differential equations, unconstrained minimization. Completion of some assignments will require computer programming and/or the use of major software packages. (Prerequisites: 62-216 and 62-480.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-482. Mathematical Programming
Topics include: unconstrained optimization, convexity, least squares problems, optimality conditions, penalty methods. Completion of some assignments will require the use of computer software packages. (Prerequisites: 62-215, 62-314, 62-221, and one of 62-374 or 65-376.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-488. Work Term IV
Supervised experience in an approved career-related setting with a focus on the application of theory and the development of transferable skills. The co-op work experience is designed to provide students with an enriched learning opportunity to integrate academic theory and concepts in an applied setting. (Prerequisite: Student must be enrolled in a co-operative education program. Offered on a Pass/non-Pass basis. Supervised practicum requires the successful completion of a minimum of 420 hours. Students who do not pass the course can not continue in the co-op program.)
62-490. Actuarial Mathematics I
Life contingencies. Survival distributions and life tables, life insurance, life annuities, net premiums, net premium reserves. This course helps prepare students for the Society of Actuaries examinations. (Prerequisites: 62-215, 62-216, 62-392, and 65-251, or consent of instructor.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-492. Actuarial Mathematics II
Selection of topics from: advanced life contingencies, risk theory, survival models, construction and graduation of mortality tables. This course helps prepare students for the Society of Actuaries examinations. (Prerequisite: 62-490 or consent of instructor.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
62-498. Topics in Mathematics
Advanced topics not covered in other courses. (May be repeated for credit when the topic is different.) (Prerequisite: consent of the instructor.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
STATISTICS
Undergraduate Statistics courses taught outside Mathematics and Statistics may not be taken for credit in any mathematics program.
65-205. Statistics for the Sciences
Descriptive statistics. Probability, discrete and continuous distributions. Point and interval estimation. Hypothesis testing. Goodness-of-fit. Contingency tables. (Prerequisite: Grade 12 Advanced Level Mathematics, or OAC Finite Mathematics or Grade 11 Functions and Relations, or Grade 11 Functions.) (Antirequisites: 02-250, 73-105, 73-205, and 85-222.) (May not be taken for credit after taking 65-250 or 65-251.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
65-250. Introduction to Probability
Descriptive measures, combinatorics, probability, random variables, special discrete and continuous distributions, sampling distribution, point and interval estimation. (Prerequisite: 62-141.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
65-251. Introduction to Statistics
Distributions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, contingency tables, analysis of variance, bivariate distributions, regression and correlation, non-parametric methods. (Prerequisite: 65-250.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
65-340. Applied Probability
Conditional probabilities and expectations. Markov chains. Poisson processes, renewal theory, reliability, queueing theory. (Prerequisites: 65-251, 62-215 and 62-216.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
65-350. Probability
Axioms of theory of probability. Discrete and continuous distributions including binomial, Poisson, exponential, normal chi-square, gamma, t, and F distributions. Multivariate distributions, conditional distributions, independence, expectation, moment generating functions, characteristic functions, transformation of random variables, order statistics, law of large numbers, central limit theorem. (Prerequisite: 65-251.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
65-351. Statistics
Point and interval estimations, properties of estimators, methods of estimation, least squares estimation and linear models, Bayesian estimation, Rao-Blackwell theorem, tests of hypotheses, Neyman-Pearson Lemma, analysis of variance. (Prerequisite: 65-350.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
65-376. Stochastic Operations Research
Topics covered are: deterministic and stochastic dynamic programming, queuing theory, decision analysis, and simulation. Optional topics include: inventory theory, forecasting, and Markov processes. Completion of some assignments will require the use of computer software packages. This course is intended to help students prepare for some parts of the Society of Actuaries examination on Operations Research (Course 130). Interested students should also take 62-374. (Prerequisite: 65-205 or 65-250.) (Antirequisite: 91-412.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
65-452. Experimental Designs
ANOVA models without and with interactions; randomized block, Latin square, factorial, confounded factorial, balanced incomplete block, and other designs; response surface methodology. (Prerequisite: 65-251 or 65-350.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
65-454. Sampling Theory
Basic concepts. Simple random and stratified sampling. Ratio and regression methods. Systematic and cluster sampling. Multi-stage sampling, PPS sampling. Errors in surveys. Sampling methods in social investigation. (Prerequisite: 65-251 or 65-350.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
65-455. Topics in Statistics
Advanced topics in probability or statistics not covered in other courses. (May be repeated for credit when the topic is different.) (Prerequisite: consent of the instructor.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
65-456. Regression
An applied course covering multiple linear regression, model assumptions, inference about regression parameters, residual analysis, polynomial regression, multicollinearity, transformations. Topics to be selected from stepwise regression, weighted least squares, indicator variables, nonlinear regression. (Prerequisites: 62-120 and 65-251.) (3 lecture hours a week.) |