University of Pittsburgh

Undergraduate Degree Programs

All courses are offered for three credits except where otherwise noted. For complete descriptions, please see the Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Studies Web site.

General Education and Core Courses in Mathematics

Class Description
0010 College Algebra Part 1. 1.5 credits. This course is equivalent to the the first half of MATH 0031.
0020 College Algebra Part 2. 1.5 credits. This course is equivalent to the the second half of MATH 0031.
0025 Applied Algebra. Prerequisite: one unit of high school algebra. 3 credits. This is an applied algebra course for nonscience majors.
0031 College Algebra. Prerequisite: one unit of high school algebra. 3 credits. This is a traditional college algebra course. It is equivalent to the pair of courses MATH 0010 and 0020.
0032 Trigonometry and Functions. Prerequisite: MATH 0031 or two units of high school algebra. 2 credits.
0100 Prep for Business Calculus. Prerequisite: MATH 0031 or two units of high school algebra. 3 credits. This course may not be taken for credit by students who have successfully completed MATH 0200 or any calculus course.
0120 Business Calculus. Prerequisite: MATH 0031. 4 credits. Credit will not be given for both MATH 0120 and 0220.
0125 Business Calculus Part 1. Prerequisite: MATH 0031. 2 credits.
0126 Business Calculus Part 2. Prerequisite: MATH 0125. 2 credits.
0200 Prep for Scientific Calculus. Prerequisite: MATH 0031. This course may not be taken for credit by students who have successfully completed MATH 0032, 0100, or any calculus course.
0220 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1. Prerequisite: MATH 0032 or MATH 0200. 4 credits. Credit will not be given for both MATH 0120 and 0220.
0230 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2. Prerequisite: C or better in MATH 0220. 4 credits.
0235 UHC Honors Calculus. Prerequisite: consent of the Honors College. 4 credits.
0240 Analytic Geometry and Calculus. Prerequisite: C or better in MATH 0230. 4 credits.
0250 Matrix Theory and Differential Equations. Prerequisite: C or better in MATH 0230. 4 credits.
0280 Intro to Matrices and Linear Algebra. Prerequisite: MATH 0032.
0290 Applied Differential Equations. Prerequisite: MATH 0230.
0400 Discrete Mathematical Structures. Prerequisite: MATH 0031 or two units of high school algebra.
0413 Intro to Theoretical Mathematics. Prerequisite: no formal prerequisites but some mathematical maturity is needed. 4 credits.
0420 Theoretical 1-Variable Calculus. Prerequisite: MATH 0413.
0430 Intro to Abstract Algebraic Systems. Prerequisite: MATH 0413.
0450 UHC Intro to Analysis. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Offered every spring. 4 credits.

Junior- to Senior-Level Courses in Mathematics

Class Description
1010 Putnam Seminar. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. 2 credits.
1020 Applied Elementary Number Theory. Prerequisite: MATH 0430.
1050 Combinatorial Mathematics. Prerequisite: MATH 0430.
1070 Numerical Analysis. Prerequisite: MATH 0420 or MATH 0450 plus one of CS 0002, CS 0007, CS 0401, CS 0132.
1080 Numerical Linear Algebra. Prerequisite: MATH 0250 or MATH 0280 or MATH 1180 plus one of CS 0002, CS 0007, CS 0401, CS 0132.
1100 Linear Programming. Prerequisite: MATH 1180 plus one of CS 0002, CS 0007, CS 0401, CS 0132.
1110 Industrial Mathematics. Prerequisite: one of MATH 0250, 1180, 1185.
1120 Actuarial Mathematics I. Prerequisite: MATH 0230.
1121 Actuarial Mathematics II. Prerequisite: MATH 0240, 1120, STAT 1151.
1180 Linear Algebra 1. Prerequisite: MATH 0413.
1185 Honors Linear Algebra. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Offered each fall.
1230 The Big Ideas of Mathematics. Offered each fall.
1231 Internship in Math Education. Corequisite: Math 1230. Offered each fall. 1 credit.
1240 Linear Algebra 2. Prerequisite: MATH 0430 plus MATH 1180.
1250 Abstract Algebra. Prerequisite: MATH 0430.
1270 Ordinary Differential Equations 1. Prerequisite: MATH 0420 or MATH 0450 plus one of MATH 1180, 1185.
1280 Ordinary Differential Equations 2. Prerequisite: MATH 1270.
1290 Topics in Geometry. Prerequisite: MATH 0430.
1310 Graph Theory. Prerequisite: MATH 0413.
1330 Projective Geometry. Prerequisite: MATH 1180 or MATH 1185.
1350 Intro to Differential Geometry. Prerequisite: MATH 0240 plus one of MATH 1180, MATH 1185.
1360 Modeling in Applied Mathematics. Prerequisite: MATH 1270.
1410 Intro to Foundations of Mathematics. Prerequisite: MATH 0400 or MATH 0413.
1420 Intro to Foundations of Mathematics II. Prerequisite: MATH 1410.
1470 Partial Differential Equations. Prerequisite: MATH 0240 and one of MATH 0250, MATH 1270.
1480 Partial Differential Equations 2. Prerequisite: MATH 1470.
1530 Advanced Calculus 1. Prerequisite: MATH 0420 or MATH 0450.
1540 Advanced Calculus 2. Prerequisite: MATH 1530.
1550 Vector Analysis and Applications. Prerequisite: MATH 0240 plus MATH 0250 or MATH 0280 or MATH 1180.
1560 Complex Variables and Applications. Prerequisite: MATH 0240.
1570Transform Methods in Applied Math. Prerequisite: MATH 1270.
1700 Introduction to Topology Prerequisite: MATH 0420 or MATH 0450.
1902 Directed Study
1900 Internship