MATH 495 - Mathematics Seminar

Institution:

Virginia State University

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Description:

Required of all senior mathematics majors. A capstone course designed (1) review, unify, and extend concepts and skills developed in previous mathematics courses; (2) give students additional experience in presenting mathematical concepts in oral and written form and improving problem-solving skills; (3) assess students' comprehensive mathematical knowledge through the administration of a departmental Field Test. Students will be expected to achieve a satisfactory level of performance on the Field Test in order to be eligible for graduation. Prerequisite: Senior academic standing or by permission of instructor An introductory course in probability and statistics with an elementary calculus prerequisite. Elementary descriptive statistics, basic probability rules, conditional probability, independence, B ayes' theorem, discrete and continuous probability distributions, probability density functions, binomial, Poisson, hypergeometric, negative binomial, geometric and normal distributions. A survey of modern numerical methods with emphasis on those best suited for digital computer application. Polynomial interpolation, iterative methods for solving simultaneous linear and non-linear equations, solutions of algebraic equations, solutions to differential equations.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vsu.edu

Phone Number:

(804) 524-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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