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110 courses with the subject MATH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

MATH 100The Math Cooperative ()1

This course is to prepare students who did not meet the prerequisites for MATH 102M or MATH 103M. This course is not open to students with prior credit for or who qualify for College Algebra or a higher-level math course.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 101MAn Introduction to3

3 Mathematics for Critical Thinking (if needed before STAT 130M) Oral Communication 3 Elective or Language and Culture I (May be waived; See 3 requirement details) 9 GEOG 100S Human Geography 3 9 Credit Hours 15

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 102MCollege Algebra (C or better3

or MATH 103M required) or College Algebra with

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 103MCollege Algebra with

Supplemental Instruction Spring MATH 162M Precalculus I HPE 318

Subject
MATH
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 162MPrecalculus I3

Interdisciplinary Studies Core 9

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 163Precalculus II3

Nature of Science I 4 Oral Communication 3 76-88 Information Literacy and Research 3 credits Spring Nature of Science II 4

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 166Precalculus I and II ()4

A one-semester precalculus course covering the topics of MATH 162M and MATH 163 at an accelerated pace. Not available to students with credit in MATH 163.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 102M or MATH 103M
MATH 197Undergraduate Research Experience in Mathematics (0
Subject
MATH
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 200Calculus for Business and Economics3

Upper-Division General Education • Option A. Any University-approved minor, second degree, or second major. • Option B. An interdisciplinary minor consisting of 12 credits, three of which can be in the major. Interdisciplinary minors are described in th University Catalog section labeled Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees, Upper-Division Requirements. 373 Accounting (BSBA) 3 • Option C, An approved certification program, such as teaching licensure. -6 • Option D. Two Upper-Division Courses from outside the Strome College of Business and not required by the major (6 credits).

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 205Calculus for Life Sciences3-4

or MATH 211 or Calculus I

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 211Calculus I4

CYSE 301 Oral Communication 3 Information Literacy and Research 3 CS 390 Human Behavior (CRJS 215S or DASC 205S/SOC 205S 3 required) CS 467 ECE 346

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 212Calculus II (Grade of C or4

better required)

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 280Transfer Credit for Ordinary Differential Equations (3
Subject
MATH
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 285Transfer Credit for Calculus III ()4

This course is a VCCS transfer credit vehicle. Students who have earned transferable credit for MATH 275 or 277 at any member institution of the VCCS will be granted credit for MATH 285. The course will not be offered for credit by Old Dominion University. Cannot be used to substitute for MATH 312 for MATH majors or minors.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 295Topics in Mathematics ()1-5

Study of selected topics.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
5
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
departmental permission
MATH 302Geometry ()3

Elementary plane and solid Euclidean geometry with proofs and applications. Topics include angles, triangles, congruence, quadrilaterals, circles, similarity, perimeter, area, volume, polygons, plane and solid constructions. A dynamic geometry visualization software is used to discover geometric properties. (May not be used to satisfy the upper-division elective requirement of the math majors program.) MATH 162M

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 102M or MATH 103M or
MATH 307Ordinary Differential3

or MATH 280 Equations 84 or Transfer Credit for

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 311WAbstract Algebra (C or better3

required) STAT 310 or STAT 331 (Statistics/Biostatistics and Actuarial 3 Mathematics Majors must take STAT 331) Literature 3 Major course 3 Upper-Division General Education Course or Minor 3

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 312Calculus III4

or MATH 285 or Transfer Credit for with Computer En

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 316Introductory Linear Algebra3

Old Dominion University Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026 730

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 317Calculus IV: Introductory Analysis3

-6 STAT 310 Introductory Data Analysis 3

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 335Number Systems and Discrete Mathematics (3
Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 367Cooperative Education ()1-3

Student participation for credit based on the academic relevance of the work experience, criteria, and evaluative procedures as formally determined by the department prior to the semester in which the work experience is to take place. Available for pass/fail grading only. May be repeated for credit. departmental Cooperative Education policies; Student participation in a professional work experience; Approval for enrollment and allowable credits are determined by the department; Additional support may be provided by the Monarch Internship and Co-Op Office in at least one semester prior to enrollment

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
Permission of the departmental chair in accordance with
MATH 375Advanced Concepts for Secondary3

Educators: Function and Modeling

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 395Topics in Mathematics ()1-3

Study of selected topics.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
departmental permission
MATH 399Putnam Exam Problems and Related Topics (1
Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 400/500 History of Mathematics ()3

Seminal ideas in geometry, arithmetic, algebra, analysis and applied mathematics (along with their mathematical representations) from antiquity, the age of exploration, the Promethean age to the present day.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 311W or MATH 316 or MATH 317
MATH 401/501 Partial Differential Equations ()3

Not available to students with credit in MATH 691. Separation of variable r techniques, Sturm-Liouville systems, generalized Fourier series, orthogonal functions of the trigonometric, Legendre and Bessel type boundary value problems associated with the wave equation and the heat conduction equation in various coordinate systems, applications to physics and engineering.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 307 and MATH 312
MATH 404/504 Fundamental Concepts of Geometry ()3

Fundamentals of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry. Alternatives to Euclidean geometry are examined using a variety of mathematical techniques. Special topics such as 'Taxicab' geometry, the hyperbolic plane, the art of M.C. Escher, and the mathematics of maps may be included.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 311W
MATH 406Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics

Total Credit Hours 96-102

Subject
MATH
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 408Applied Numerical Methods I3

Two courses from the following list with at least one being a STAT 6 course

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 409/509 Applied Numerical Methods II ()3

Topics include least squares problems, the QR factorization, the conjugate gradient method, Householder transformation and the QR method for approximating eigenvalues and singular values of a matrix. For applications, the finite difference method and the finite element method for solving partial differential equations, trigonometric interpolation and FFT as well as introductory study of optimization are discussed.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 408/MATH 508
MATH 417Intermediate Real Analysis I3

or MATH 422 Applied Complex Variables MATH 400-level electives (or approved BDA courses) 6 Total Credit Hours 119-125 ** A C- or higher is required in all Secondary Mathematics Education courses.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 418/518 Intermediate Real Analysis II ()3

A rigorous course in classical real analysis. Topics include the topology of Euclidean n-space, properties of vector valued functions of several variables such as limits, continuity, differentiability and integrability, pointwise and uniform convergence of sequences and series of functions; Fourier series.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 417
MATH 420/520 Applied Mathematics I: Biomathematics (3
Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 421Applied Mathematics II: Mathematical
Subject
MATH
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 422/522 Applied Complex Variables ()3

Not available to students with credit in MATH 692. Topics include complex numbers, analytical functions and their properties, derivatives, integrals, series representations, residues and conformal mappings. Applications of the calculus of residues and mapping techniques to the solution of boundary value problems in physics and engineering.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 312
MATH 427/527 Applied Mathematics III: Elasticity ()3

An introduction to the mathematical theory of linear and non-linear elastic continua. Topics include vectors, tensors, deformation, stress, nonlinear constitutive theory, exact solutions, infinitesimal theory, antiplane strain, plane strain, plane stress, extension, torsion, bending and elastic wave propagation.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 307 and MATH 312
MATH 428/528 Applied Mathematics IV: Fluid Mechanics (3
Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 457/557 Mathematics in Nature ()3

A calculus and differential equations based description of many patterns observable in the natural world including wave motion in the air, oceans, rivers, and puddles; rainbows, halos and other meteorological phenomena; arrangement of leaves, petals and branches; height of trees; river meanders; animal and insect markings; mudcracks; spider webs; and others. Partial differential equations will be discussed as needed but a knowledge of ordinary differential equations will be assumed.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 307
MATH 461Preparation for Praxis Certification ()3

This course will equip students to pass the Praxis 5161 Mathematics: Content Knowledge Exam. This exam is required for teaching licensure at the secondary Level in Virginia. Only open to students in the Secondary School Teaching Option in the Math B.S. program who have NOT yet passed the Praxis 5161 Exam.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
Instructor approval
MATH 494Entrepreneurship in Mathematics ()3

This course is designed to help students enhance their personal and professional development through innovation guided by faculty members and professionals. It offers students an opportunity to apply their knowledge of mathematics to the development of a new product, business, nonprofit program, or other initiative. The real world experiences that entrepreneurships provide will help students understand how academic knowledge leads to transformations, innovations, and solutions to different types of problems. This course is administered as an independent project for individual students, or as group projects.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
3.0 GPA and approval of course instructor(s)
MATH 496/596 Topics in Mathematics ()1-3

Study of selected topics.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
permission of the instructor
MATH 498/598 Tutorial Work in Special Topics in Mathematics (1-3
Subject
MATH
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-undergraduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 500History of Mathematics ()3

Seminal ideas in geometry, arithmetic, algebra, analysis and applied mathematics (along with their mathematical representations) from antiquity, the age of exploration, the Promethean age to the present day.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 311W or MATH 316 or MATH 317
MATH 501Partial Differential Equations ()3

Not available to students with credit in MATH 691. Separation of variable techniques, Sturm-Liouville systems, generalized Fourier series, orthogonal functions of the trigonometric, Legendre and Bessel type boundary value problems associated with the wave equation and the heat conduction equation in various coordinate systems, applications to physics and engineering.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 307 and MATH 312
MATH 504Fundamental Concepts of Geometry ()3

Fundamentals of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry. Alternatives to Euclidean geometry are examined using a variety of mathematical techniques. Special topics such as 'Taxicab' geometry, the hyperbolic plane, the art of M.C. Escher, and the mathematics of maps may be included.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 311W
MATH 506Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics (3
Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 508Applied Numerical Methods I ()3

An introduction to the numerical methods commonly used by scientists and engineers. Topics include solutions of equations of one variable, direct methods for solving linear systems, matrix factorization, stability analysis, iterative techniques, polynomial interpolation, numerical differentiation and integration, approximation theory, and initial and boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations. programming ability are also required Old Dominion University Graduate Catalog 2025-2026 556

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 316; CS 150 or equivalent
MATH 509Applied Numerical Methods II ()3

Topics include least squares problems, the QR factorization, the conjugate gradient method, Householder transformation and the QR method for approximating eigenvalues and singular values of a matrix. For applications, the finite difference method and the finite element method for solving partial differential equations, trigonometric interpolation and FFT as well as introductory study of optimization are discussed.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 508
MATH 517Intermediate Real Analysis I ()3

A rigorous course in classical real analysis. Topics include the topology of Euclidean n-space, properties of vector valued functions of several variables such as limits, continuity, differentiability and integrability, pointwise and uniform convergence of sequences and series of functions; Fourier series.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 317
MATH 518Intermediate Real Analysis II ()3

A rigorous course in classical real analysis. Topics include the topology of Euclidean n-space, properties of vector valued functions of several variables such as limits, continuity, differentiability and integrability, pointwise and uniform convergence of sequences and series of functions; Fourier series.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 517
MATH 520Applied Mathematics I: Biomathematics ()3

Exploring mathematical models in various biological contexts using both difference and differential equations: single and multiple species population growth, predator-prey and competing species (using phase plane analysis), epidemiological models of epidemics and pandemics, tumor growth, pattern formation in animals and insects.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 307
MATH 521Applied Mathematics II: Mathematical Modeling (3
Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 522Applied Complex Variables ()3

Not available to students with credit in MATH 692. Topics include complex numbers, analytical functions and their properties, derivatives, integrals, series representations, residues and conformal mappings. Applications of the calculus of residues and mapping techniques to the solution of boundary value problems in physics and engineering.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 312
MATH 527Applied Mathematics III: Elasticity ()3

An introduction to the mathematical theory of linear and non-linear elastic continua. Topics include vectors, tensors, deformation, stress, nonlinear constitutive theory, exact solutions, infinitesimal theory, antiplane strain, plane strain, plane stress, extension, torsion, bending and elastic wave propagation.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 307 and MATH 312
MATH 528Applied Mathematics IV: Fluid Mechanics (3
Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 557Mathematics in Nature ()3

A calculus and differential equations based description of many patterns observable in the natural world including wave motion in the air, oceans, rivers, and puddles; rainbows, halos and other meteorological phenomena; arrangement of leaves, petals and branches; height of trees; river meanders; animal and insect markings; mudcracks; spider webs; and others. Partial differential equations will be discussed as needed but a knowledge of ordinary differential equations will be assumed.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in MATH 307
MATH 596Topics in Mathematics ()1-3

Study of selected topics.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
permission of the instructor
MATH 598Tutorial Work in Special Topics in Mathematics (1-3
Subject
MATH
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 605Complex Variables I ()3

An advanced course in complex analysis.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 501, MATH 518 and MATH 522
MATH 616Computational Linear Algebra ()3

Topics include singular value decomposition, sparse systems, Krylov subspace methods, large sparse eigenvalue problems and iterative methods. This course also covers applications of computational linear algebra in the areas of image compression, data processing and principal component analysis.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 312, MATH 316 and MATH 508
MATH 617Measure and Integration ()3

An introduction to measure theory and integration theory with special emphasis on Lebesgue measure and the Lebesgue integral including Fatou's Lemma, the Monotone Convergence Theorem and the Dominated Convergence Theorem.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 518
MATH 618Applied Functional Analysis ()3

Topics include orthogonal projections to subspaces, duality, the Hahn- Banach theorem and the Banach-Steinhaus theorem, L-2 spaces and convolution operators, fixed point theory, construction of Hilbert spaces, approximation procedures in Hilbert spaces, and spectral theory.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 617
MATH 620Optimization Techniques ()3

Theory and computational algorithms for the optimization of constrained linear and nonlinear systems or for locating the maximum of a constrained nonlinear function. Applications to problems in economics, operations research and systems theory.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 312 and MATH 316
MATH 622Numerical Solutions to Differential Equations (3
Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 632Master’s Project3

or STAT 632 Master’s Project or BDA 632 Computational Data Analytics Project Computational and Applied Mathematics Core Courses 18 Concentration Total 15 Total Credit Hours 33 Applied Mathematics Concentration Select 15 hours of the following: 15

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 637Tensor Calculus and Differential Geometry (3
Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 638Mathematical Theories of Continua ()3

Topics include deformation, motion, stress, conservation laws, and constitutive theories.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 501 and MATH 637
MATH 691Engineering Analysis I ()3

Not available to students with credit in MATH 501. Separation of variable techniques, Sturm-Liouville systems, generalized Fourier series, orthogonal functions of the trigonometric, Legendre and Bessel type, boundary value problems associated with the wave equation and the heat conduction equation in various coordinate systems, applications to physics and engineering.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 692Engineering Analysis II ()3

Not available to students with credit in MATH 522. Topics include complex numbers, analytical functions and their properties, derivatives, integrals, series representations, residues and conformal mappings. Applications of the calculus of residues and mapping techniques to the solution of boundary value problems in physics and engineering.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 312
MATH 693Engineering Analysis III ()3

Advanced topics in the theory and application of ordinary differential equations, distributions, Green's functions, classification of partial differential equations, initial-value problems, eigenfunction expansions for boundary-value problems, selected special functions, singular perturbation theory for differential equations.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 501 or MATH 691
MATH 695Seminar in Mathematics ()1-3

Seminar in advanced topics.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
permission of the instructor
MATH 696Topics in Mathematics ()1-3

Advanced study of selected topics.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
permission of the instructor
MATH 697Topics in Mathematics ()1-3

Advanced study of selected topics.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 698Research ()3
Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 699Thesis ()3
Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 702Integral Equations ()3

Advanced material in theory and application of integral equations. Formulation of the integral equation problems, cause and effect, connection with differential equations, scattering theory, boundary values of partial differential equations, Fredholm and Volterra theory, expansions in orthogonal functions, theory of Hilbert-Schmidt singular integral equations, method of Wiener-Hopf, monotone operator theory, and direct methods.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 618 and MATH 693
MATH 721Advanced Applied Numerical Methods I ()3

Numerical solutions of partial differential equations and integral equations. For PDEs, the finite difference method, the finite element method and the boundary element method are studied. A priori and a posteriori error estimates are examined. For integral equations, topics include Galerkin methods, collocation methods, and the Petrov-Galerkin method.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 618, MATH 622 and MATH 691
MATH 722Advanced Applied Numerical Methods II (3
Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 725Computational Fluid Dynamics ()3

An introduction to the theory of finite volume methods for scalar and vector conservation laws and the Euler and Navier-Stokes equations. Topics include weak solutions, characteristics, Rankine-Hugoniot conditions, energy and entropy inequalities, Riemann solvers, and numerical methods for compressible and incompressible flows including MUSCL and total variation diminishing (TVD) schemes, essentially non-oscillatory (ENO), weighted ENO, and entropy stable scheme.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 501 and MATH 508
MATH 726Discontinuous Galerkin Methods ()3

An introduction to the theory of nodal discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods for solving linear and nonlinear conservation law equations. Topics include fundamental properties of conservation laws including their ability to generate non-smooth solutions, thus leading to the notion of weak solutions and entropy inequalities, consistency and stability properties of nodal DG methods as well as their efficient implementation techniques, and application of nodal DG methods for solving both linear and nonlinear equations, such as the advection-diffusion, Burgers, and Navier-Stokes equations.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 725
MATH 745Transform Methods ()3

Use of integral transforms for students of applied mathematics, physics and engineering. Integral transforms studied are Laplace, Fourier, Hankel, finite Z-transforms and other special transforms.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 691 and MATH 692
MATH 750Calculus of Variations ()3

Maximum and minimum techniques in calculus and dynamic programming. Derivation of Euler-Lagrange equations for a variety of conditions, formulation of extremum problems with side conditions for ordinary and partial differential equations. Application to dynamics, elasticity, heat and mass transfer, energy principles and finite element techniques.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 691 and MATH 692
MATH 755Introduction to Kinetic Theory and Mesoscopic Methods

for Computational Mechanics I (3 Credit Hours) The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to kinetic theory and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, which bridges the microscopic theories and the macroscopic continuum theories of flows. Topics include the molecular dynamics of N particles, Hamiltonian equation, Liouville equation, Boltzmann equation, binary collision, linearized collision operator and its eigen theory, the H-theorem and irreversibility, calculation of the transport coefficients.

Subject
MATH
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 501 or MATH 691 or permission of the instructor
MATH 756Introduction to Kinetic Theory and Mesoscopic Methods

for Computational Mechanics II (3 Credit Hours) This is the second part of the study of the interaction between kinetic theory and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. Models of Boltzmann equation and numerical techniques for hydrodynamic equations (Euler and Navier- Stokes equations) and the Boltzmann equation are studied. Topics include Non-normal and moment method, Maxwell's moment method, BGK model equation, gas mixtures and transport phenomena in mixtures, the Wang- Chang-Uhlenbeck equation, Enskog equation for dense gases, the lattice Boltzmann equation for incompressible flows, the gas-kinetic scheme for compressible flows and the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method.

Subject
MATH
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 755/MATH 855
MATH 771Scientific Computing in Applied Mathematics (3
Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 795Seminar in Mathematics ()1-3

Seminar in advanced topics.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
permission of the instructor
MATH 796Topics in Mathematics ()1-3

Advanced study of selected topics.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
permission of the instructor
MATH 797Topics in Mathematics ()1-3

Advanced study of selected topics.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
permission of instrictor
MATH 801Asymptotic and Perturbation Methods ()3

Asymptotic and perturbation methods are developed and used to solve linear and nonlinear differential equations. Included are analyses of Duffing's Equation, Van der Pol's Equation, and Mathieu's Equation. Singular perturbation theory and the Method of Matched Asymptotic Expansions are used to solve equations with boundary layer type solutions. Asymptotic expansions of integrals using Laplace's Method, Method of Steepest Descent and Method of Stationary Phase are developed. Applications from all areas of applied mathematics are given.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 693
MATH 802Integral Equations ()3

Advanced material in theory and application of integral equations. Formulation of the integral equation problems cause and effect, connection with differential equations, scattering theory, boundary values of partial differential equations, Fredholm and Volterra theory, expansions in orthogonal functions, theory of Hilbert-Schmidt singular integral equations, method of Wiener-Hopf, monotone operator theory, and direct methods.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 618 and MATH 693
MATH 803Advanced Applied Mathematics I ()3

Advanced techniques of mathematics applied to specific topics of physical interest. Examples could include high activation energy asymptotics applied to combustion, singular integral equations applied to fracture mechanics, or bifurcation theory applied to non-linear phenomena such as transition to turbulence, phase transitions and hydrodynamic stability.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 702
MATH 804Advanced Applied Mathematics II ()3

Advanced techniques of mathematics applied to specific topics of physical interest. Examples could include high activation energy asymptotics applied to combustion, singular integral equations applied to fracture mechanics, or bifurcation theory applied to non-linear phenomena such as transition to turbulence, phase transitions and hydrodynamic stability.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 702
MATH 821Advanced Applied Numerical Methods I ()3

Numerical solutions of partial differential equations and integral equations. For PDEs, the finite difference method, the finite element method and the boundary element method are studied. A priori and a posteriori error estimates are examined. For integral equations, topics include Galerkin methods, collocation methods, and the Petrov-Galerkin method.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 618, MATH 622 and MATH 691
MATH 822Advanced Applied Numerical Methods II (3
Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 823Approximation and Optimization I ()3

Introductory and advanced topics representing current research in approximation and optimization techniques for various application problems. Topics include recent developments in algorithms, their analysis, and applications such as data fitting and pattern separation. 559 MATH - Mathematical Sciences

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
permission of the graduate program director
MATH 825Computational Fluid Dynamics ()3

An introduction to the theory of finite volume methods for scalar and vector conservation laws and the Euler and Navier-Stokes equations. Topics include weak solutions, characteristics, Rankine-Hugoniot conditions, energy and entropy inequalities, Riemann solvers, and numerical methods for compressible and incompressible flows including MUSCL and total variation diminishing (TVD) schemes, essentially non-oscillatory (ENO), weighted ENO, and entropy stable scheme.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 501 and MATH 508
MATH 826Discontinuous Galerkin Methods ()3

An introduction to the theory of nodal discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods for solving linear and nonlinear conservation law equations. Topics include fundamental properties of conservation laws including their ability to generate non-smooth solutions, thus leading to the notion of weak solutions and entropy inequalities, consistency and stability properties of nodal DG methods as well as their efficient implementation techniques, and application of nodal DG methods for solving both linear and nonlinear equations, such as the advection-diffusion, Burgers, and Navier-Stokes equations.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 725 or MATH 825
MATH 845Transform Methods ()3

Use of integral transforms for students of applied mathematics, physics and engineering. Integral transforms studied are Laplace, Fourier, Hankel, finite Z-transforms and other special transforms.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 691 and MATH 692
MATH 850Calculus of Variations ()3

Maximum and minimum techniques in calculus and dynamic programming. Derivation of Euler-Lagrange equations for a variety of conditions, formulation of extremum problems with side conditions for ordinary and partial differential equations. Application to dynamics, elasticity, heat and mass transfer, energy principles and finite element techniques.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 691 and MATH 692
MATH 855Introduction to Kinetic Theory and Mesoscopic Methods

for Computational Mechanics I (3 Credit Hours) The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to kinetic theory and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, which bridges the microscopic theories and the macroscopic continuum theories of flows. Topics include the molecular dynamics of N particles, Hamiltonian equation, Liouville equation, Boltzmann equation, binary collision, linearized collision operator and its eigen theory, the H-theorem and irreversibility, calculation of the transport coefficients.

Subject
MATH
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 501 or MATH 691 or permission of the instructor
MATH 856Introduction to Kinetic Theory and Mesoscopic Methods

for Computational Mechanics II (3 Credit Hours) This is the second part of the study of the interaction between kinetic theory and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. Models of Boltzmann equation and numerical techniques for hydrodynamic equations (Euler and Navier- Stokes equations) and the Boltzmann equation are studied. Topics include Non-normal and moment method, Maxwell's moment method, BGK model equation, gas mixtures and transport phenomena in mixtures, the Wang- Chang-Uhlenbeck equation, Enskog equation for dense gases, the lattice Boltzmann equation for incompressible flows, the gas-kinetic scheme for compressible flows and the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method.

Subject
MATH
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
MATH 755/MATH 855
MATH 871Scientific Computing in Applied Mathematics (3
Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 895Seminar in Mathematics ()1-3

Seminar in advanced topics.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
permission of the instructor
MATH 896Topics in Mathematics ()1-3

Advanced study of selected topics.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite
permission of the instructor
MATH 897Topics in Mathematics ()1-3

Advanced study of selected topics.

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 898Research6

or STAT 898 Research Dissertation credits 18

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
6
Credits (max)
6
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 899Dissertation

or STAT 899 Dissertation

Subject
MATH
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu
MATH 999Doctoral Graduate Credit ()1

This course is a pass/fail course doctoral students may take to maintain active status after successfully passing the candidacy examination. All doctoral students are required to be registered for at least one graduate credi hour every semester until their graduation. MBA - Master of Business

Subject
MATH
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026-graduate
Source
catalog.odu.edu

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