Mathematics Minor
Program Requirements
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete at least 12 MATH or MACM units (excluding MATH 100, 190, 197 or 198) which normally includes one of
Designed for students specializing in mathematics, physics, chemistry, computing science and engineering. Topics as for Math 151 with a more extensive review of functions, their properties and their graphs. Recommended for students with no previous knowledge of Calculus. In addition to regularly scheduled lectures, students enrolled in this course are encouraged to come for assistance to the Calculus Workshop (Burnaby), or Math Open Lab (Surrey). Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least B+, or MATH 100 with a grade of at least B-, or achieving a satisfactory grade on the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calculus Readiness Test. Students with credit for either MATH 151, 154 or 157 may not take MATH 150 for further credit. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Distance Education | |||
Jens-Dietrich Bauch |
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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Zhaosong Lu |
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Wed, 1:30–2:20 p.m. |
Surrey Surrey |
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OP01 | TBD | ||
OP02 | TBD |
Designed for students specializing in mathematics, physics, chemistry, computing science and engineering. Logarithmic and exponential functions, trigonometric functions, inverse functions. Limits, continuity, and derivatives. Techniques of differentiation, including logarithmic and implicit differentiation. The Mean Value Theorem. Applications of differentiation including extrema, curve sketching, Newton's method. Introduction to modeling with differential equations. Polar coordinates, parametric curves. Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least A, or MATH 100 with a grade of at least B, or achieving a satisfactory grade on the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calculus Readiness Test. Students with credit for either MATH 150, 154 or 157 may not take MATH 151 for further credit. Quantitative.
Designed for students specializing in the biological and medical sciences. Topics include: limits, growth rate and the derivative; elementary functions, optimization and approximation methods, and their applications; mathematical models of biological processes. Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least B, or MATH 100 with a grade of at least C, or achieving a satisfactory grade on the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calculus Readiness Test. Students with credit for either MATH 150, 151 or 157 may not take MATH 154 for further credit. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Ladislav Stacho |
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Mon, Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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OP01 | TBD |
Designed for students specializing in business or the social sciences. Topics include: limits, growth rate and the derivative; logarithmic exponential and trigonometric functions and their application to business, economics, optimization and approximation methods; functions of several variables. Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least B, or MATH 100 with a grade of at least C, or achieving a satisfactory grade on the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calculus Readiness Test. Students with credit for either MATH 150, 151 or 154 may not take MATH 157 for further credit. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Weiran Sun |
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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Natalia Kouzniak |
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Mon, Wed, Fri, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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OP01 | TBD | ||
OP02 | TBD |
and one of
Riemann sum, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, definite, indefinite and improper integrals, approximate integration, integration techniques, applications of integration. First-order separable differential equations and growth models. Sequences and series, series tests, power series, convergence and applications of power series. Prerequisite: MATH 150 or 151; or MATH 154 or 157 with a grade of at least B. Students with credit for MATH 155 or 158 may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Jamie Mulholland |
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Mon, Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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Abraham Punnen |
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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OP01 | TBD | ||
OP02 | TBD |
Designed for students specializing in the biological and medical sciences. Topics include: the integral, partial derivatives, differential equations, linear systems, and their applications; mathematical models of biological processes. Prerequisite: MATH 150, 151 or 154; or MATH 157 with a grade of at least B. Students with credit for MATH 152 or 158 may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Jeremy Chiu |
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Mon, Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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Jonathan Jedwab |
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Mon, Wed, Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
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Surrey |
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OP01 | TBD | ||
OP02 | TBD |
Theory of integration and its applications; introduction to multivariable calculus with emphasis on partial derivatives and their applications; introduction to differential equations with emphasis on some special first-order equations and their applications to economics and social sciences; continuous probability models; sequences and series. Prerequisite: MATH 150 or 151 or 154 or 157. Students with credit for MATH 152 or 155 may not take MATH 158 for further credit. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Michael Monagan |
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Mon, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Wed, 4:30–6:20 p.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |
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OP01 | TBD |
and one of
Linear equations, matrices, determinants. Introduction to vector spaces and linear transformations and bases. Complex numbers. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors; diagonalization. Inner products and orthogonality; least squares problems. An emphasis on applications involving matrix and vector calculations. Prerequisite: MATH 150 or 151; or MACM 101; or MATH 154 or 157, both with a grade of at least B. Students with credit for MATH 240 make not take this course for further credit. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Simone Brugiapaglia |
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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Randall Pyke |
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Mon, Wed, Fri, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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OP01 | TBD | ||
OP02 | TBD |
Linear equations, matrices, determinants. Real and abstract vector spaces, subspaces and linear transformations; basis and change of basis. Complex numbers. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors; diagonalization. Inner products and orthogonality; least squares problems. Applications. Subject is presented with an abstract emphasis and includes proofs of the basic theorems. Prerequisite: MATH 150 or 151; or MACM 101; or MATH 154 or 157, both with a grade of at least B. Students with credit for MATH 232 cannot take this course for further credit. Quantitative.
Upper Division Requirements
Students complete at least 15 MATH or MACM units.