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MATA37H3 - Calculus II for Mathematical Sciences

A rigorous introduction to Integral Calculus of one variable and infinite series; strong emphasis on combining theory and applications; further developing of tools for mathematical analysis. Riemann Sum, definite integral, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, techniques of integration, improper integrals, numerical integration, sequences and series, absolute and conditional convergence of series, convergence tests for series, Taylor polynomials and series, power series and applications.


Prerequisite: MATA31H3 and [(MATA67H3) or CSCA67H3]
Exclusion: (MATA21H3), (MATA33H3), MATA35H3, MATA36H3, MAT123H, MAT124H, MAT125H, MAT126H, MAT133Y, MAT137H5 and MAT139H5, MAT157H5 and MAT159H5, JMB170Y
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATB24H3 - Linear Algebra II

Fields, vector spaces over a field, linear transformations; inner product spaces, coordinatization and change of basis; diagonalizability, orthogonal transformations, invariant subspaces, Cayley-Hamilton theorem; hermitian inner product, normal, self-adjoint and unitary operations. Some applications such as the method of least squares and introduction to coding theory.

Prerequisite: MATA22H3 or MAT240H
Exclusion: MAT224H
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning
Note: Students are cautioned that MAT224H cannot be used as a substitute for MATB24H3 in any courses for which MATB24H3 appears as a prerequisite.

MATB41H3 - Techniques of the Calculus of Several Variables I

Partial derivatives, gradient, tangent plane, Jacobian matrix and chain rule, Taylor series; extremal problems, extremal problems with constraints and Lagrange multipliers, multiple integrals, spherical and cylindrical coordinates, law of transformation of variables.

Prerequisite: [MATA22H3 or MATA23H3 or MAT223H] and [[MATA36H3 or MATA37H3] or [MAT137H5 and MAT139H5] or [MAT157H5 and MAT159H5]]
Exclusion: MAT232H, MAT235Y, MAT237Y, MAT257Y
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATB42H3 - Techniques of the Calculus of Several Variables II

Fourier series. Vector fields in Rn, Divergence and curl, curves, parametric representation of curves, path and line integrals, surfaces, parametric representations of surfaces, surface integrals. Green's, Gauss', and Stokes' theorems will also be covered. An introduction to differential forms, total derivative.

Prerequisite: MATB41H3
Exclusion: MAT235Y, MAT237Y, MAT257Y, MAT368H
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATB43H3 - Introduction to Analysis

Generalities of sets and functions, countability. Topology and analysis on the real line: sequences, compactness, completeness, continuity, uniform continuity. Topics from topology and analysis in metric and Euclidean spaces. Sequences and series of functions, uniform convergence.

Prerequisite: [MATA37H3 or [MAT137H5 and MAT139H5]] and MATB24H3
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATB44H3 - Differential Equations I

Ordinary differential equations of the first and second order, existence and uniqueness; solutions by series and integrals; linear systems of first order; non-linear equations; difference equations.

Prerequisite: [MATA36H3 or MATA37H3] and [MATA22H3 or MATA23H3]
Corequisite: MATB41H3
Exclusion: MAT244H, MAT267H
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATB61H3 - Linear Programming and Optimization

Linear programming, simplex algorithm, duality theory, interior point method; quadratic and convex optimization, stochastic programming; applications to portfolio optimization and operations research.

Prerequisite: [MATA22H3 or MATA23H3] and MATB41H3
Exclusion: APM236H
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATC01H3 - Groups and Symmetry

Congruences and fields. Permutations and permutation groups. Linear groups. Abstract groups, homomorphisms, subgroups. Symmetry groups of regular polygons and Platonic solids, wallpaper groups. Group actions, class formula. Cosets, Lagrange's theorem. Normal subgroups, quotient groups. Emphasis on examples and calculations.

Prerequisite: [MATA36H3 or MATA37H3] and [MATB24H3 or MAT224H]
Exclusion: MAT301H, MAT347Y
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATC09H3 - Introduction to Mathematical Logic

Predicate calculus. Relationship between truth and provability; Gödel's completeness theorem. First order arithmetic as an example of a first-order system. Gödel's incompleteness theorem; outline of its proof. Introduction to recursive functions.

Prerequisite: MATB24H3 and [MATB43H3 or CSCB36H3]
Exclusion: MAT309H, CSC438H
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATC15H3 - Introduction to Number Theory

Elementary topics in number theory; arithmetic functions; polynomials over the residue classes modulo m, characters on the residue classes modulo m; quadratic reciprocity law, representation of numbers as sums of squares.

Prerequisite: MATB24H3 and MATB41H3
Exclusion: MAT315H
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATC27H3 - Introduction to Topology

Fundamentals of set theory, topological spaces and continuous functions, connectedness, compactness, countability, separatability, metric spaces and normed spaces, function spaces, completeness, homotopy.

Prerequisite: MATB41H3 and MATB43H3
Exclusion: MAT327H
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATC32H3 - Graph Theory and Algorithms for its Applications

Graphs, subgraphs, isomorphism, trees, connectivity, Euler and Hamiltonian properties, matchings, vertex and edge colourings, planarity, network flows and strongly regular graphs; applications to such problems as timetabling, personnel assignment, tank form scheduling, traveling salesmen, tournament scheduling, experimental design and finite geometries.

Prerequisite: [MATB24H3 or CSCB36H3] and at least one other B-level course in Mathematics or Computer Science
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATC34H3 - Complex Variables

Theory of functions of one complex variable, analytic and meromorphic functions. Cauchy's theorem, residue calculus, conformal mappings, introduction to analytic continuation and harmonic functions.

Prerequisite: MATB42H3
Exclusion: MAT334H, MAT354H
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATC37H3 - Introduction to Real Analysis

Topics in measure theory:  the Lebesgue integral, Riemann-Stieltjes integral, Lp spaces, Hilbert and Banach spaces, Fourier series.

Prerequisite: MATB43H3
Exclusion: MAT337H, (MATC38H3)
Recommended Preparation: MATC27H3
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATC44H3 - Introduction to Combinatorics

Basic counting principles, generating functions, permutations with restrictions. Fundamentals of graph theory with algorithms; applications (including network flows). Combinatorial structures including block designs and finite geometries.

Prerequisite: MATB24H3
Exclusion: MAT344H
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATC46H3 - Differential Equations II

Sturm-Liouville problems, Green's functions, special functions (Bessel, Legendre), partial differential equations of second order, separation of variables, integral equations, Fourier transform, stationary phase method.

Prerequisite: MATB44H3
Corequisite: MATB42H3
Exclusion: APM346H
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATC58H3 - An Introduction to Mathematical Biology

Mathematical analysis of problems associated with biology, including models of population growth, cell biology, molecular evolution, infectious diseases, and other biological and medical disciplines. A review of mathematical topics: linear algebra (matrices, eigenvalues and eigenvectors), properties of ordinary differential equations and difference equations.

Prerequisite: MATB44H3
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATC63H3 - Differential Geometry

Curves and surfaces in Euclidean 3-space. Serret-Frenet frames and the associated equations, the first and second fundamental forms and their integrability conditions, intrinsic geometry and parallelism, the Gauss-Bonnet theorem.

Prerequisite: MATB42H3 and MATB43H3
Exclusion: MAT363H
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATC82H3 - Mathematics for Teachers

The course discusses the Mathematics curriculum (K-12) from the following aspects: the strands of the curriculum and their place in the world of Mathematics, the nature of proofs, the applications of Mathematics, and its connection to other subjects.

Prerequisite: [(MATA67H3) or CSCA67H3 or (CSCA65H3)] and [MATA22H3 or MATA23H3] and [MATA37H3 or MATA36H3]
Exclusion: MAT382H
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATC90H3 - Beginnings of Mathematics

Mathematical problems which have arisen repeatedly in different cultures, e.g. solution of quadratic equations, Pythagorean theorem; transmission of mathematics between civilizations; high points of ancient mathematics, e.g. study of incommensurability in Greece, Pell's equation in India.

Prerequisite: 10.0 credits, including 2.0 credits in MAT courses [excluding MATA02H3], of which 0.5 credit must be at the B-level
Exclusion: MAT390H
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATD01H3 - Fields and Groups

Abstract group theory: Sylow theorems, groups of small order, simple groups, classification of finite abelian groups. Fields and Galois theory: polynomials over a field, field extensions, constructibility; Galois groups of polynomials, in particular cubics; insolvability of quintics by radicals.

Prerequisite: MATC01H3
Exclusion: (MAT302H), MAT347Y, (MATC02H3), MAT401H
Recommended Preparation: MATC34H3
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATD02H3 - Classical Plane Geometries and their Transformations

An introduction to geometry with a selection of topics from the following: symmetry and symmetry groups, finite geometries and applications, non-Euclidean geometry.

Prerequisite: [MATA22H3 or MATA23H3]
Corequisite: MATC01H3
Exclusion: MAT402H, (MAT365H), (MATC25H3)
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATD09H3 - Set Theory

This course is an introduction to axiomatic set theory and its methods. Set theory is a foundation for practically every other area of mathematics and is a deep, rich subject in its own right. The course will begin with the Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms and general set constructions. Then the natural numbers and their arithmetic are developed axiomatically. The central concepts of cardinality, cardinal numbers, and the Cantor-Bernstein theorem are studied, as are ordinal numbers and transfinite induction. The Axiom of Choice and its equivalents are presented along with applications.

Prerequisite: MATB43H3 and [MATC09H3 or MATC27H3 or MATC37H3].
Exclusion: MAT409H1
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATD10H3 - Topics in Mathematics

A variety of topics from geometry, analysis, combinatorics, number theory and algebra, to be chosen by the instructor.

Prerequisite: Permission from the instructor is required. Typically, this will require that the student has completed courses such as: MATC01H3 and MATC34H3 and [(MATC35H3) or MATC37H3] and [MATC15H3 or MATD02H3] but, depending on the topics covered, the instructor may specify alternative course requirements.

MATD11H3 - Topics in Mathematics

A variety of topics from geometry, analysis, combinatorics, number theory and algebra, to be chosen by the instructor.

Prerequisite: Permission from the instructor is required. Typically this will require that the student has completed courses such as MATC01H3 and MATC34H3 and [(MATC35H3) or MATC37H3] and [MATC15H3 or MATD02H3] but, depending on the topics covered, the instructor may specify alternative course requirements.

MATD12H3 - Topics in Mathematics

A variety of topics from geometry, analysis, combinatorics, number theory and algebra, to be chosen by the instructor.

Prerequisite: Permission from the instructor is required. Typically this will require that the student has completed courses such as MATC01H3 and MATC34H3 and [(MATC35H3) or MATC37H3] and [MATC15H3 or MATD02H3] but, depending on the topics covered, the instructor may specify alternative course requirements.

MATD16H3 - Coding Theory and Cryptography

The main problems of coding theory and cryptography are defined. Classic linear and non-linear codes. Error correcting and decoding properties. Cryptanalysis of classical ciphers from substitution to DES and various public key systems [e.g. RSA] and discrete logarithm based systems. Needed mathematical results from number theory, finite fields, and complexity theory are stated.

Prerequisite: MATC15H3 and [STAB52H3 or STAB53H3]
Exclusion: (MATC16H3)
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATD26H3 - Geometric Analysis and Relativity

An intuitive and conceptual introduction to general relativity with emphasis on a rigorous treatment of relevant topics in geometric analysis. The course aims at presenting rigorous theorems giving insights into fundamental natural phenomena. Contents: Riemannian and Lorentzian geometry (parallelism, geodesics, curvature tensors, minimal surfaces), Hyperbolic differential equations (domain of dependence, global hyperbolicity). Relativity (causality, light cones, inertial observes, trapped surfaces, Penrose incompleteness theorem, black holes, gravitational waves).

Prerequisite: MATC63H3
Exclusion: APM426H1
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATD34H3 - Complex Variables II

Applications of complex analysis to geometry, physics and number theory. Fractional linear transformations and the Lorentz group. Solution to the Dirichlet problem by conformal mapping and the Poisson kernel. The Riemann mapping theorem. The prime number theorem.

Prerequisite: MATB43H3 and MATC34H3
Exclusion: (MATC65H3)
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

MATD35H3 - Introduction to Discrete Dynamical Systems

This course provides an introduction and exposure to dynamical systems, with particular emphasis on low-dimensional systems such as interval maps and maps of the plane. Through these simple models, students will become acquainted with the mathematical theory of chaos and will explore strange attractors, fractal geometry and the different notions of entropy. The course will focus mainly on examples rather than proofs; students will be encouraged to explore dynamical systems by programming their simulations in Mathematica.

Prerequisite: [[MATA37H3 or MATA36H3] with a grade of B+ or higher] and MATB41H3 and MATC34H3
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning