Masters in Mathematics Course Offerings, Summer ’08 (June 15 – Aug. 8)

MATH 597 Masters Thesis (1 - 6)

Day and Time:  to be arranged with advisor

Instructor:  student identifies advisor

Supervised research in mathematical sciences or applications.

Prerequisites: topic/ area of study identified. A complete Advisor Request form is required to register. (Obtain here.)

MATH 598 Masters Project (1 - 6)

Day and Time:  to be arranged with advisor

Instructor:  student identifies advisor

Supervised industrial, educational or scientific project involving use of advanced mathematical methods.

Prerequisites: topic/ area of study identified. A complete Advisor Request form is required to register. (Obtain here.)

COMP 572 Neural Networks (3)

Day and Time:  online course

Dates: June 2 through July 25

Instructor:  Professor Bill Wolfe

Covers the basic ideas of distributed computation with many simple processing units, similar to the neurons of the brain. Topics include: Hopfield style networks applied to optimization problems, and the backpropagation method applied to pattern classification problems. Additional topics include associate memory, binary vs. analog networks, simulated annealing.

Prerequisites:  admission to the MS CS or MS Mathematics Program

Programming requirements: Contact Dr. Wolfe (William.wolfe@csuci.edu) with questions.

Masters in Mathematics Course Offerings, Fall ‘08

Math 511 Functional Analysis (3)

Day and Time:  Thursdays, 6 – 8:50 p.m.

Instructor:  Dr. Ivona Grzegorczyk

Topics include: Techniques of GroupTheory, Rings Fields, Modules, Galois Theory, Algebraic Number Theory, Algebraic Geometry, Techniques of Linear Algebra, Noncommutative Algebra, and Homological Algebra.

Suggested Prerequisites:  (From the instructor) Real Analysis/Advanced Calculus course

Textbook: to be determined

Math 555 Actuarial Science I (3)

Day and Time:  Tuesdays, 6 – 8:50 p.m.

Instructors:  Prof. Matthew Wiers

The course provides a sound grounding in the mathematical, statistical and financial concepts needed for actuarial work, including technical and communication skills. Probability, statistics, data analysis, mathematical modeling. Risk analysis, pension plans, financial economics, time series. Various software packages are used.

Suggested Prerequisites:  (From the instructor) The student should have working knowledge of (1) elementary linear algebra - vectors and vector multiplication, (2) elementary probability theory - the Addition Law (mutually exclusive events as a special case), conditional probability, and the Multiplication Law (independent events as a special case), (3) basic calculus - differentiation of polynomial, logarithmic, and exponential functions; differentiation of products and quotients of functions, and integration by parts, and (4) Microsoft Excel - 2003 or 2007.

Textbook: to be determined

Math 597 Masters Thesis (1 - 6)

Day and Time:  to be arranged with advisor

Instructor:  student identifies advisor (in consultation with MS Math Director, as desired)

Supervised research in mathematical sciences or applications.

Prerequisites: topic/ area of study identified. A complete Advisor Request form is required to register. (Obtain here.)

Math 598 Masters Project (1 - 6)

Day and Time:  to be arranged with advisor

Instructor:  student identifies advisor (in consultation with MS Math Director, as desired)

Supervised industrial, educational or scientific project involving use of advanced mathematical methods.

Prerequisites: topic/ area of study identified. A complete Advisor Request form is required to register. (Obtain here.)

Math 599 Graduate Seminar (1)

Day and Time:  Wednesdays, 6:00 – 6:50 p.m.

Instructor:  Dr. Geoff Buhl

Oral presentations of current advancements in the field, reports on students' research, master thesis, and projects.  Repeatable.

Suggested Prerequisites:  intellectual curiosity

Textbook:  none

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