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=== MATH 2700 ===
=== MATH 2700 ===
Matrix math. Learning how to solve and manipulate systems of linear equations and apply it to real life situations. Just like your SAT system of equations but when the equations do not play nice, then you get all sad. The first unit covers what happens when the system has a solution and the last 3 units cover what happens when the system does not have a happy solution along with some other theorems and techniques. Some things covered are vector operations, Gaussian elimination, determinants, change of basis, Gram-Schmidt process, eigenvectors, and diagonalization.
Matrix math. Learning how to solve and manipulate systems of linear equations and apply it to real life situations. Just like your SAT system of equations but when the equations do not play nice, then you get all sad. The first unit covers what happens when the system has a solution and the last 3 units cover what happens when the system does not have a happy solution along with some other theorems and techniques. Some things covered are vector operations, Gaussian elimination, determinants, change of basis, Gram-Schmidt process, eigenvectors, and diagonalization. This course is offered with options of synchronious and asynchronious instruction for Fall 2020 & Spring 2021; in the latter case, you simply watch videos and do your work. As of Spring 2021, this class is instructed by Dr. Helen J. Elwood.
=== MATH 2730 ===
=== MATH 2730 ===
== Electives ==
== Electives ==
Starting at your 2nd semester, you are able to take electives as long as you meet the GPA requirement, and your total class load does not exceed 19 hours in total.
2nd and 3rd semester students with GPA higher than 3.25 (requires confirmation) may take 1 elective course of up to 3 credit hours (labs and recitation for such electives are not included) and 1 elective of either "research" or 1 credit hour elective.
4th semester students with GPA higher than 3.75 may take up to 2 elective courses of up to 3 credit hours each.
In all circumstances, the 19-hour cap must be observed.
In pre-pandemic conditions, 1-hour electives are generally physical education or non-music major music; such courses become rather obscure in remote learning, but demand is expected to pull up upon returning to campus physically.
Research courses usually appear in forms like "XXXX 2900 - Introduction to [discipline] Research" and "XXXX 4900 - Special Problems" (where XXXX denotes the 4-letter class code the field of study uses in the UNT Catalog). They can be of more than 1 credit hour, unlike an 1-credit hour elective you may otherwise take (wink wink GPA boost). As "research" courses, they serve the role of "recording your mentored research in your transcript" to a certain degree, so you generally have your research mentor as the instructor.
Some common electives that TAMS students take include:
Some common electives that TAMS students take include:
MATH 2000: Discrete Math
MATH 2700: Linear Algebra
ECON 1???: Macroeconomics
CHEM 2730: Organic Chemistry
Note:
CHEM 2730, in addition to 3 credit hours of instruction, has 1 credit hour of recitation, 1 credit hour of lab and 1 credit hour of lab recitation. It is usually discouraged to take this course in 3rd semester given the extremely dreading college season.