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Mathematics (S)

Note:  In order to find a course in the new 4 digit numbering system using an old 3 digit number, please refer to the conversion list below. Before registering for courses with the new 4 digit numbering system, please ensure that you have not previously taken the course in its 3 digit form.

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Calculus 1000A/B, 1100A/B, 1301A/B, 1501A/B, 2302A/B, 2303A/B, 2502A/B, and 2503A/B and are offered jointly by the Departments of Applied Mathematics and Mathematics.

Calculus 1201A/B is offered by the Department of Applied Mathematics.

Differential Equations 2402A is offered jointly by the Departments of Applied Mathematics and Mathematics.

Linear Algebra 1600A/B is offered jointly by the Departments of Applied Mathematics and Mathematics.

Please refer to the CALCULUS (S), DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (S), and LINEAR ALGEBRA (S) subjects for those first and second year course offerings.

Note: Combinations of the courses Mathematics 0110A/B, 1228A/B, the former 017a/b, 030, 031, Calculus 1201A/B, 1301A/B, will not satisfy the Mathematics prerequisites of certain programs/modules offered by the Faculty of Science.

Mathematics 0110A/B - Introductory Calculus
Introduction to differential calculus including limits, continuity, definition of derivative, rules for differentiation, implicit differentiation, velocity, acceleration, related rates, maxima and minima, exponential functions, logarithmic functions, differentiation of exponential and logarithmic functions, curve sketching.
Antirequisite(s): Mathematics 1225A/B, Calculus 1000A/B, Calculus 1100A/B, Applied Mathematics 1413, the former Mathematics 030.
Prerequisite(s): One or more of Ontario Secondary School MCF3M, MCR3U, or equivalent.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 4 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 1120A/B - Fundamental Concepts in Mathematics 
Primarily for students interested in pursuing a degree in one of the mathematical sciences. Logic, set theory, relations, functions and operations, careful study of the integers, discussion of the real and complex numbers, polynomials, and infinite sets.
Antirequisite(s): Mathematics 2155A/B.  
Prerequisite(s): One or more of Ontario Secondary School MCV4U, the former Ontario Secondary School MGA4U, Linear Algebra 1600A/B, or the former Mathematics 017a/b.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 4 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 1225A/B - Methods of Calculus
Elementary techniques of integration; applications of Calculus such as area, volume, probability; functions of several variables, Lagrange multipliers. This course is intended primarily for students in the Social Sciences, but may meet minimum requirements for some Biological or Basic Medical Sciences modules. It may not be used as a prerequisite for any Calculus course numbered 1300 or above.
Antirequisite(s): Calculus 1201A/B, 1301A/B, 1501A/B, Applied Mathematics 1413, the former Mathematics 030.
Prerequisite(s): One or more of Ontario Secondary School MCV4U, Mathematics 0110A/B, Calculus 1000A/B, 1100A/B, or the former Ontario Secondary School MCB4U.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 1228A/B - Methods of Finite Mathematics
Permutations and combinations; probability theory. This course is intended primarily for students in the Social Sciences, but may meet minimum requirements for some Biological or Basic Medical Sciences modules.
Antirequisite(s): Mathematics 2124A/B, 2155A/B, Statistical Sciences 2035, 2141A/B, 2857A/B, the former Mathematics 031, the former Statistical Sciences 2657A.
Prerequisite(s): One or more of Ontario Secondary School MCV4U, MHF4U, MDM4U, Mathematics 0110A/B, 1225A/B, 1229A/B, the former Mathematics 017a/b, the former Ontario Secondary School MGA4U, MCB4U.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 1229A/B - Methods of Matrix Algebra
Matrix algebra including vectors and matrices, linear equations, determinants. This course is intended primarily for students in the Social Sciences, but may meet minimum requirements for some Biological or Basic Medical Sciences modules.
Antirequisite(s): Applied Mathematics 1411A/B, 2811B, Linear Algebra 1600A/B, Mathematics 2120A/B, 2155A/B, 2211A/B, the former Mathematics 030, 031, 203b.
Prerequisite(s): One or more of Ontario Secondary School MCF3M, MCR3U, or equivalent.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 2120A/B - Intermediate Linear Algebra I
A rigorous development of lines and planes in Rn; linear transformations and abstract vector spaces. Determinants and an introduction to diagonalization and its applications including the characteristic polynomials, eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
Antirequisite(s): Mathematics 2211A/B and the former Mathematics 203b.
Prerequisite(s): Linear Algebra 1600A/B with a minimum mark of 60% or Mathematics 1120A/B with a minimum mark of 70% or permission of the Mathematics Department.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 2121A/B - Intermediate Linear Algebra II
A continuation of the material of Mathematics 2120A/B including properties of complex numbers and the principal axis theorem; singular value decomposition; linear groups; similarity; Jordan canonical form; Cayley-Hamilton theorem; bilinear forms; Sylvester's theorem.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 2120A/B
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 2122A/B - Real Analysis I
A rigorous introduction to analysis on the real line, primarily for honors students. Sets, functions, natural numbers, Axioms for the real numbers, Completeness and its consequences, Sequences and limits, Continuous and differentiable functions, The Mean Value Theorem.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Calculus 1501A/B or Applied Mathematics 1413, with a minimum mark of 60%, or Calculus 1301A/B with a minimum mark of 85%.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 4 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 2123A/B - Real Analysis II
A continuation of the rigorous introduction to analysis on the real line, begun in Mathematics 2122A/B, primarily for honors students. Uniform continuity. The Riemann integral. Series of numbers, convergence theory. Power series and Taylor series. Sequences and series of functions. Uniform convergence.
Antirequisite(s): The former Mathematics 306a/b.  
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 2122A/B with a minimum mark of 60%, or permission of the Department.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 2124A/B - Introduction to Mathematical Problems
Primarily for Mathematics students, but will interest other students with ability in and curiosity about mathematics in the modern world as well as in the past. Stresses development of students' abilities to solve problems and construct proofs. Topics will be selected from: counting, recurrence, induction; number theory; graph theory; parity, symmetry; geometry.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Calculus 1501A/B or Applied Mathematics 1413, with a minimum mark of 60%, or Calculus 1301A/B with a minimum mark of 85% or permission of the instructor.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 2155A/B - Discrete Structures I
This course provides an introduction to logical reasoning and proofs. Topics include sets, counting (permutations and combinations), mathematical induction, relations and functions, partial order relations, equivalence relations, groups and applications to error-correcting codes.
Antirequisite(s): Software Engineering 2251A/B
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course from: Mathematics 1120A/B, Applied Mathematics 1413, Calculus 1000A/B or 1100A/B, Calculus 1301A/B or 1501A/B, Linear Algebra 1600A/B, or the former Mathematics 030 (in each case with a minimum mark of 60%.)
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 4 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 2156A/B - Discrete Structures II
This course continues the development of logical reasoning and proofs begun in Mathematics 2155A/B. Topics include elementary number theory (gcd, lcm, Euclidean algorithm, congruences, Chinese remainder theorem) and graph theory (connectedness, complete, regular and bipartite graphs; trees and spanning trees, Eulerian and Hamiltonian graphs, planar graphs; vertex, face and edge colouring; chromatic polynomials).
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 2155A/B.
Corequisite(s):
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Extra Information: 4 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 2211A/B - Linear Algebra
Linear transformations, matrix representation, rank, change of basis, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, inner product spaces, quadratic forms and conic sections. Emphasis on problem-solving rather than theoretical development. Cannot be taken for credit by students in honors Mathematics programs.
Antirequisite(s): Applied Mathematics 2811B, Mathematics 2120A/B, the former Mathematics 203b.
Prerequisite(s): Linear Algebra 1600A/B or Mathematics 1120A/B with a minimum mark of 70%, or the former Applied Mathematics 202a or 212a.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 2212A/B - Complex Variables
Complex numbers, Cauchy-Riemann equations, elementary functions, integrals, Cauchy's theorem and integral formula and applications, Taylor and Laurent expansions, isolated singularities, residue theorem and applications. Cannot be taken for credit by students in honors Mathematics programs.
Antirequisite(s): Mathematics 3124A/B, Applied Mathematics 3811A/B, the former Mathematics 306a/b.
Prerequisite(s): Calculus 2302A/B or Calculus 2502A/B.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 2251F/G - Conceptual Development of Mathematics
A survey of some important basic concepts of mathematics in a historical setting, and in relation to the broader history of ideas. Topics may include: the evolution of the number concept, the development of geometry, Zeno's paradoxes.
Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 2251F/G  
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course of university level Mathematics
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 2290 - Algebra
An introduction to abstract algebra, with principal emphasis on the structure of groups, rings, integral domains and fields. Cannot be taken for credit by students in honors Mathematics programs.
Antirequisite(s): Mathematics 3120A/B.
Prerequisite(s): 0.5 course from: Linear Algebra 1600A/B, Mathematics 2120A/B.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Mathematics 2291 - Elementary Theory of Numbers
Euclidean algorithm, congruences, indices, continued fractions, Gaussian integers, partitions and Diophantine equations.
Antirequisite(s): Mathematics 3150A/B.  
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course from: Calculus 1000A/B, 1100A/B, 1301A/B or 1501A/B, Applied Mathematics 1413, Mathematics 1120A/B, 1225A/B, 1228A/B, 1229A/B, Linear Algebra 1600A/B, the former Mathematics 030, 031.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Mathematics 2292 - Synthetic Geometry
Groups of transformations of the Euclidean plane, inversion, the projective plane.
Antirequisite(s): Mathematics 4153A/B, the former Mathematics 319a/b.  
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course from: Calculus 1000A/B, 1100A/B, 1301A/B or 1501A/B, Applied Mathematics 1413, Mathematics 1120A/B, 1225A/B, 1228A/B, 1229A/B, Linear Algebra 1600A/B, the former Mathematics 030, 031.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Mathematics 2293 - Elementary Operations Research with Applications
Linear programming, basic probability and statistical distributions, networks, decision analysis, utility, game theory, inventory analysis, queuing theory, simulation, Markovian decision model, forecasting. Cannot be taken for credit by students in honors Mathematics programs.
Antirequisite(s): Applied Mathematics 3817A/B, Statistical Sciences 4654A/B, the former Statistical Sciences 236, 4737A/B.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course from: Calculus 1000A/B, 1100A/B, 1301A/B or 1501A/B, Applied Mathematics 1413, Mathematics 1120A/B, 1225A/B, 1228A/B, 1229A/B, Linear Algebra 1600A/B, the former Mathematics 030, 031. If Mathematics 1228A/B or the former Mathematics 031 is not taken, one of the following is also required, either as a prerequisite or a fall term co-requisite: Economics 2122A/B, 2222A/B, Statistical Sciences 2035, 2141A/B.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Mathematics 3020A/B - Introduction to Abstract Algebra
Sets and binary operations, commutativity, associativity, distributivity, groups and subgroups, cyclic groups, permutation groups, cosets, Lagrange’s theorem, normal subgroups, quotient groups, first isomorphism theorem, rings, integral domains, fields, polynomial rings, unique factorization of polynomials over a field, finite fields.
Antirequisite(s):
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 3120A/B - Group Theory
An introduction to the theory of groups: cyclic, dihedral, symmetric, alternating; subgroups, quotient groups, homomorphisms, cosets, Lagrange's theorem, isomorphism theorems; group actions, class equation, p-groups, Sylow theorems; direct and semidirect products, wreath products, finite abelian groups; Jordan-Hölder theorem, commutator subgroup, solvable and nilpotent groups; free groups, generators and relations.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 3020A/B.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 3122A/B - Metric Space Topology
An introduction to the theory of metric spaces with emphasis on the point-set topology of Euclidean n-space, including convergence, compactness, completeness, continuity, uniform continuity, homeomorphism, equivalence of metrics, connectedness, path-connectedness, fixed-point theorem for contractions, separability, complete normality, product spaces, category.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Either Mathematics 2122A/B or Mathematics 2123A/B, each with a minimum mark of 60%.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 3123A/B - Differential Equations
Rigorous introduction to ordinary differential equations. Existence, uniqueness, and continuation of solutions. Linear systems with constant coefficients. Flows and dynamical systems. Series solutions.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 courses: Calculus 2503A/B; Mathematics 2123A/B or the former Mathematics 306a/b; Mathematics 3122A/B; Mathematics 2120A/B; or Applied Mathematics 2811B or the former Mathematics 203b.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 3124A/B - Complex Analysis I

The Cauchy-Riemann equations, elementary functions, branches of the logarithm and argument, Cauchy's integral theorem and formula, winding number, Liouville's theorem and the fundamental theorem of algebra, the identity theorem, the maximum modulus theorem, Taylor and Laurent expansions, isolated singularities, the residue theorem and applications, the argument principle and applications.


Antirequisite(s): Applied Mathematics 3811A/B.  
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 2123A/B or the former Mathematics 306a/b.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 3132B - General Topology
Topological spaces, operations on subsets (e.g. closure), neighbourhoods, bases, subspaces, quotient spaces, product spaces, connectedness, compactness, countability and separation axioms, function spaces.
Antirequisite(s): The former Mathematics 4121A.
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 3122A/B.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 3150A/B - Elementary Number Theory I
Divisibility, primes, congruences, theorems of Fermat and Wilson, Chinese remainder theorem, quadratic reciprocity, some functions of number theory, diophantine equations, simple continued fractions.
Antirequisite(s): Mathematics 2291.  
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Calculus, or Differential Equations at the 2100 level or higher.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 3151A/B - Elementary Number Theory II
Arithmetic functions, perfect numbers, the Möbius inversion formula, introduction to Dirichlet series and the Riemann zeta function, some methods of combinatorial number theory, primitive roots and their relationship with quadratic reciprocity, the Gaussian integers, sums of squares and Minkowski's theorem, square and triangular numbers, Pell's equation, introduction to elliptic curves.
Antirequisite(s): Mathematics 2291.  
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 3152A/B - Combinatorial Mathematics
Enumeration, recursion and generating functions, linear programming, Latin squares, block designs, binary codes, groups of symmetries, orbits, and counting.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 0.5 course from: Mathematics 2120A/B, 2156A/B, 2211A/B, Applied Mathematics 2811B or the former Mathematics 203b, or permission of the Department.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 3153A/B - Discrete Optimization
Network problems: shortest path, spanning trees, flow problems, matching, routing. Complexity. Integer programming.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): One of: Mathematics 2156A/B, 3152A/B, the former Statistical Sciences 236, or permission of the Department.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 3154A/B - Introduction to Algebraic Curves
Geometry of algebraic curves over the rational, real and complex fields. Classification of affine conics, singularities, intersection numbers, tangents, projective algebraic curves, multiplicity of points, flexes. Some discussion of cubic curves.
Antirequisite(s): Mathematics 2292 and the former Mathematics 319a/b
Prerequisite(s): Linear Algebra 1600A/B or Mathematics 2120A/B; Mathematics 2121A/B, 2122A/B, 2124A/B or 2155A/B; an additional 0.5 course in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Calculus, or Differential Equations at the 2100 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 3958A/B - Special Topics in Mathematics 
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 3959A/B - Special Topics in Mathematics
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 4120A/B - Field Theory
Automorphisms of fields, separable and normal extensions, splitting fields, fundamental theorem of Galois theory, primitive elements, Lagrange's theorem. Finite fields and their Galois groups, cyclotomic extensions and polynomials, applications of Galois theory to geometric constructions and solution of algebraic equations.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 4123A/B, the former Mathematics 308a/b.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 4122A/B - Lebesgue Integration and Fourier Series
Lebesgue measure, measurable sets and functions, approximation theorems, the Lebesgue integral, comparison with the Riemann integral, the basic convergence theorems and continuity properties, the space L2, the Riesz-Fischer theorem and completeness of the trigonometric system, pointwise convergence of Fourier series, Fejér's theorem.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 3122A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 4123A/B - Rings and Modules
Commutative rings, ring homomorphisms and quotient rings, ideals, rings of fractions, the Chinese remainder theorem; Euclidean domains, principal ideal domains, unique factorization domains; polynomial rings over fields; modules, direct sums of modules, free modules; modules over a principal ideal domain, the rational canonical form, the Jordan canonical form.
Antirequisite(s): The former Mathematics 308a/b.  
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 3120A/B.
Corequisite(s):
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 4151A/B - Algebraic Number Theory
Algebraic numbers, cyclotomic fields, low dimensional Galois cohomology, Brauer groups, quadratic forms, local and global class fields, class field theory, Galois group representations, modular forms and elliptic curves, zeta function and L-series.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 4120A/B; Mathematics 3151A/B strongly recommended but not required.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 4152A/B - Algebraic Topology
Homotopy, fundamental group, Van Kampen's theorem, fundamental theorem of algebra, Jordan curve theorem, singular homology, homotopy invariance, long exact sequence of a pair, excision, Mayer-Vietoris sequence, Brouwer fixed point theorem, Jordan-Brouwer separation theorem, invariance of domain, Euler characteristic, cell complexes, projective spaces, Poincaré theorem.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 3120A/B, Mathematics 4121A.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 4153A/B - Algebraic Geometry
Affine and projective varieties, coordinate rings and function fields, birational correspondences, sheaves, dimension theory, regularity.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 4120A/B; Mathematics 3154A/B is recommended but not required.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 4154A/B - Introduction to Functional Analysis
Banach and Hilbert spaces, dual spaces, annihilators, Hahn-Banach theorem, Riesz representation theorems, bounded linear operators, adjoints, closed graph and Banach-Steinhaus theorems, compact operators, the Fredholm alternative, the operational calculus, spectral resolution of compact normal operators, applications to integral equations.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 2120A/B (or the former 203b), Mathematics 3122A/B, 3124A/B.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 4155A/B - Multivariable Calculus
Review of differentiability in Euclidean space, inverse and implicit function theorems, integration in Euclidean space, Fubini's theorem, partitions of unity, change of variable, multilinear functions, tensor and wedge product, vector fields, differential forms, Poincaré's lemma, Stokes' theorem, manifolds, fields and forms on manifolds, Stokes' theorem on manifolds.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Calculus 2503A/B, and Mathematics 3122A/B.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 4156A/B - Complex Variables II
Moebius transformations; local behavior of analytic functions, open and inverse mapping theorems; Schwarz's lemma; harmonic functions, solution of the Dirichlet problem on the disk, the Jensen and Poisson- Jensen formulas, the Schwarz reflection principle; analytic continuation; normal families, the Riemann mapping theorem, the homotopic version of Cauchy's theorem; conformal mapping.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 3124A/B.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 4157A/B - Complex Variables III
Entire and meromorphic functions, infinite products, canonical products, the Weierstrass factorization and Mittag-Leffler theorems, the Hadamard factorization theorem; simply periodic and doubly periodic functions, elliptic functions; the Picard theorems (with Schottky's, Montel's, and Landau's theorems); the prime number theorem (with the Gamma and Riemann Zeta functions).
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 4156A/B or Mathematics 3124A/B with the permission of the Department.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 4158A/B/Y - Foundations of Mathematics
Set theory: axioms, ordinal numbers, transfinite induction, cardinality, the axiom of choice. Foundations of mathematics: construction of the real numbers from the natural numbers by one of the standard methods. First-order logic: propositional calculus, quantifiers, truth and satisfaction, models of first-order theories, consistency, completeness and compactness.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): The permission of the Department.
Corequisite(s):
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 4160A/B - Ordinary Differential Equations
Laplace transforms and their application to solving differential equations. Sturm-Liouville systems; eigenvalue problems, expansions, Fourier series, autonomous systems; linear and non-linear problems, types of critical points, stability.
Antirequisite(s):
Corequisite(s):
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 4161A/B - Linear Ordinary Differential Equations
First order vector systems and nth order single equations; adjoint systems and boundary value problems; Green's functions and self adjoint eigenvalue problems; expansion theory and spectral decomposition.
Antirequisite(s):
Corequisite(s):
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 4958A/B - Special Topics in Mathematics
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Mathematics 4959A/B - Special Topics in Mathematics
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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