NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Mathematical Computer Science

Location: 322 SEO; Phone: (312) 996-3041. Prerequisites will be strictly enforced. Students who register in courses for which they do not meet prerequisites will be dropped. Some mathematics courses will have combined-section final exams. See course information below for specific dates and times.

MCS            260
         Introduction to Computer Science
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 180.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture.

MCS            275
         Programming Tools and File Management
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MATH 180, and grade of C or better in MCS 260 or grade of C or better in CS 102.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture.

MCS            320
         Introduction to Symbolic Computation
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MATH 210; and grade of C or better in MCS 260 or grade of C or better in CS 102 or grade of C or better in CS 108.  

MCS            401
         Computer Algorithms I
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as CS 401. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MCS 360 and grade of C or better in STAT 381; or grade of C or better in CS 202.  

MCS            415
         Programming Language Design
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as CS 476. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): MCS 360 or CS 340. Restricted to Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Mathematics, Electrical & Computer Engr, Engineering, Engineering Management, Geotechnical Engr & Geosci, Indust Engr & Operations Res, Materials Engineering, Math & Computer Science, Math & Info Sci for Industry, Summer Session, and Bioinformatics.  

MCS            423
         Graph Theory
       3 OR 4 hours.  3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MCS 261 or grade of C or better in CS 202; and grade of C or better in MATH 310 or grade of C or better in MATH 320 or grade of C or better in MATH 330.  

MCS            471
         Numerical Analysis
       3 OR 4 hours.  3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MCS 275 or grade of C or better in CS 102 or grade of C or better in CS 108; or consent of instructor.  

MCS            494
         Special Topics in Computer Science
       3 OR 4 hours.  3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department.  

MCS            496
         Independent Study
       1 TO 4 hours.  May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the instructor and the department.  This course counts toward the limted number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major.

MCS            548
         Mathematical Theory of Artificial Intelligence
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): MCS 541.  

MCS            563
         Analytic Symbolic Computation
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MCS 460 or the equivalent, and MATH 480 or consent of the instructor.  

MCS            571
         Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): MATH 481 and MCS 471 or consent of the instructor.  

MCS            591
         Advanced Topics in Combinatorial Theory
       4 hours.  May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): MCS 423.  

MCS            593
         Graduate Student Seminar
       1 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department.  

MCS            595
         Graduate Seminar
       1 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department.  

MCS            596
         Independent Study
       1 TO 4 hours.  May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the instructor and the department. Instructor Approval Required 

MCS            597
         MISI Master's Project
       2 TO 4 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours. Prerequisite(s): MCS 504 and approval of the department. Departmental Approval Required 

MCS            598
         Master's Thesis
       0 TO 16 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department.  

MCS            599
         Thesis Research
       0 TO 16 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department.