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Other courses particularly well suited for this program are MT 430 Introduction to Number Theory and MT 475 History of Mathematics. M.S.T. candidates must also pass an oral comprehensive examination and submit a brief expository paper in some area of mathematics. Mathematics M.A.-M.B.A. Dual Degree This dual degree program is offered in conjunction with the Carroll Graduate School of Management. Students must be accepted into both programs. The program takes three years, the first of which is the same as the Mathematics M.A. (eighteen credits in mathematics including MT 804-805 and MT 816-817). The second year is all management, the equivalent to the first year of the M.B.A. program. After completion of the second year, 24 credits remain, 12 each in mathematics and in management. A student may take six management credits in the summer, in which case only 18 credits need to be taken in the third year and a Mathematics Teaching Fellowship is possible. Alternatively, all 24 credits may be taken in year three, which precludes a Teaching Fellowship, although some Research Fellowships in CGSOM may be available. The Mathematics requirements for the dual degree program are identical to the regular Mathematics M.A., including the Comprehensive Exam, except that only 30 credits (rather than 33) are required and the Graduate Seminar is not required. The Management requirements amount to the M.B.A. requirements minus 12 credits of electives. Undergraduate Course Offerings Note: Future course offerings and courses offered on a periodic basis are listed on the World Wide Web at http://www.bc.edu/courses/. MT 004 Finite Probability and Applications (Fall/Spring: 3) Satisfies Mathematics Core Requirement Not open to students who have completed their Mathematics Core Curriculum Requirement without permission of the Department Chairperson (except for Psychology majors completing their second mathematics corequisite). This course, for students in the humanities, the social sciences, School of Education, and School of Nursing, is an introduction to finite combinatorics and probability, emphasizing applications. Topics include finite sets and partitions, enumeration, probability, expectation, and random variables. MT 005 Linear Mathematics and Applications (Fall/Spring: 3) Satisfies Mathematics Core Requirement Not open to students who have completed their Mathematics Core Curriculum Requirement without permission of the Department Chairperson (except for Psychology majors completing their second mathematics corequisite). This is an introduction to linear methods and their applications. Topics include systems of equations, matrices, modeling, linear programming, and Markov chains. MT 007 Ideas in Mathematics (Spring: 3) Satisfies Mathematics Core Requirement Not open to students who have completed their Mathematics Core Curriculum Requirement without permission of the Department Chairperson (except for Psychology majors completing their second mathematics corequisite). This course is designed to introduce the student to the spirit, beauty, and vitality of mathematics. The emphasis is on development of ideas rather than problem solving skills. Topics vary, but are typically chosen from diverse areas such as geometry, number theory, computation, and graph theory. MT 100 Calculus I (Fall/Spring: 4) Prerequisite: Trigonometry Satisfies Mathematics Core Requirement MT 100 is not open to students who have completed a calculus course at the college level. Students contemplating majors in Chemistry, Computer Science/B.S., Geology/Geophysics, Geophysics, Mathematics, or Physics should enroll in MT 102 Calculus I for Mathematics and Science Majors, rather than MT 100. MT 100 is a first course in the calculus of one variable intended for biology, computer science, economics, management, and premedical students. It is open to others who are qualified and desire a more rigorous mathematics course at the core level. Topics include a brief review of polynomials, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions, followed by discussion of limits, derivatives, and applications of differential calculus to real-world problem areas. The course concludes with an introduction to integration. MT 101 Calculus II (Fall/Spring: 4) Prerequisite: MT 100 Satisfies Mathematics Core Requirement MT 101 is not open to students who have completed MT 103 or MT 105. Students contemplating majors in Chemistry, Computer Science/B.S., Geology/Geophysics, Geophysics, Mathematics, or Physics should enroll in either MT 103 Calculus II for Mathematics and Science Majors (Spring) or MT 105 Calculus II-AP for Mathematics and Science Majors (Fall), rather than MT 101. MT 101 is a second course in the calculus of one variable intended for biology, computer science, economics, management, and premedical students. It is open to others who are qualified and desire a more rigorous mathematics course at the core level. Topics include an overview of integration, basic techniques for integration, a variety of applications of integration, and an introduction to (systems of) differential equations. MT 102 Calculus I (Mathematics/Science Majors) (Fall: 4) Prerequisite: Trigonometry Satisfies Mathematics Core Requirement Not open to students who have completed a calculus course at the college level. MT 102 is a first course in the calculus of one variable intended for Chemistry, Computer Science/B.S., Geology/Geophysics, Geophysics, Mathematics, and Physics majors. It is open to others who are qualified and desire a more rigorous calculus course than MT 100. Topics covered include the algebraic and analytic properties of the real number system, functions, limits, derivatives, and an introduction to integration. MT 103 Calculus II (Mathematics/Science Majors) (Spring: 4) Prerequisite: MT 102 Satisfies Mathematics Core Requirement Not open to a student who has completed MT 105. MT 103 is a continuation of MT 102. Topics covered in the course include several algebraic techniques of integration, many applications of integration, and infinite sequences and series. ARTS AND SCIENCES The Boston College Catalog 2006-2007 171

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