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Mathematics Minor
Program Requirements
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete at least 12 MATH or MACM units, including one of
Designed for students specializing in mathematics, physics, chemistry, computing science and engineering. Topics as for Math 151 with a more extensive review of functions, their properties and their graphs. Recommended for students with no previous knowledge of Calculus. In addition to regularly scheduled lectures, students enrolled in this course are encouraged to come for assistance to the Calculus Workshop (Burnaby), or Math Open Lab (Surrey). Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least B+, or MATH 100 with a grade of at least B-, or achieving a satisfactory grade on the Simon Fraser University Calculus Readiness Test. Students with credit for either MATH 151, 154 or 157 may not take MATH 150 for further credit. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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D100 |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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D102 |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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D105 |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D106 |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D107 |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D108 |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D400 |
Vijaykumar Singh |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
D401 |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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D402 |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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D403 |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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OP01 | TBD | ||
OP02 | TBD |
Designed for students specializing in mathematics, physics, chemistry, computing science and engineering. Logarithmic and exponential functions, trigonometric functions, inverse functions. Limits, continuity, and derivatives. Techniques of differentiation, including logarithmic and implicit differentiation. The Mean Value Theorem. Applications of differentiation including extrema, curve sketching, Newton's method. Introduction to modeling with differential equations. Polar coordinates, parametric curves. Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least A, or MATH 100 with a grade of at least B, or achieving a satisfactory grade on the Simon Fraser University Calculus Readiness Test. Students with credit for either MATH 150, 154 or 157 may not take MATH 151 for further credit. Quantitative.
Designed for students specializing in the life sciences. Topics include: limits, growth rate and the derivative; elementary functions, optimization and approximation methods, and their applications, integration, and differential equations; mathematical models of biological processes and their implementation and analysis using software. Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least B, or MATH 100 with a grade of at least C-, or achieving a satisfactory grade on the Simon Fraser University Calculus Readiness Test. Students with credit for either MATH 150, 151 or 157 may not take MATH 154 for further credit. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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D100 |
Ralf Wittenberg |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
OP01 | TBD |
Designed for students specializing in business or the social sciences. Topics include: limits, growth rate and the derivative; logarithmic, exponential and trigonometric functions and their application to business, economics, optimization and approximation methods; introduction to functions of several variables with emphasis on partial derivatives and extrema. Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least B, or MATH 100 with a grade of at least C, or achieving a satisfactory grade on the Simon Fraser University Calculus Readiness Test. Students with credit for either MATH 150, 151 or 154 may not take MATH 157 for further credit. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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D100 |
Jonathan Jedwab |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
D400 |
Randall Pyke |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
OP01 | TBD | ||
OP02 | TBD |
and one of
Riemann sum, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, definite, indefinite and improper integrals, approximate integration, integration techniques, applications of integration. First-order separable differential equations and growth models. Sequences and series, series tests, power series, convergence and applications of power series. Prerequisite: MATH 150 or 151 or 155, with a minimum grade of C-; or MATH 154 or 157, with a grade of at least B. Students with credit for MATH 158 or 251 may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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D100 |
Nathan Ilten |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
D200 |
Jamie Mulholland |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
D300 |
Seda Albayrak |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
D400 |
Abraham Punnen |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
OP01 | TBD | ||
OP02 | TBD |
Designed for students specializing in the life sciences. Topics include: vectors and matrices, partial derivatives, multi-dimensional integrals, systems of differential equations, compartment models, graphs and networks, and their applications to the life sciences; mathematical models of multi-component biological processes and their implementation and analysis using software. Students planning to take MATH 251 are recommended to consider MATH 152 as the prerequisite pathway. See an advisor to determine what may be best for you. Prerequisite: MATH 150, 151 or 154, with a minimum grade of C-; or MATH 157 with a grade of at least B. Students with credit for MATH 152 or 158 may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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D100 |
JF Williams |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
D400 |
Justin Chan |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
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Surrey |
OP01 | TBD | ||
OP02 | TBD |
Designed for students specializing in business or the social sciences. Topics include: theory of integration, integration techniques, applications of integration; functions of several variables with emphasis on double and triple integrals and their applications; introduction to differential equations with emphasis on some special first-order equations and their applications; sequences and series. Prerequisite: MATH 150 or 151 or 154 or 157, with a minimum grade of C-. Students with credit for MATH 152 or 155 may not take MATH 158 for further credit. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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E200 |
Jessica Stockdale |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 4:30–6:20 p.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |
OP03 | TBD |
and one of
Linear equations, matrices, determinants. Introduction to vector spaces and linear transformations and bases. Complex numbers. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors; diagonalization. Inner products and orthogonality; least squares problems. An emphasis on applications involving matrix and vector calculations. Prerequisite: MATH 150 or 151 or MACM 101, with a minimum grade of C-; or MATH 154 or 157, both with a grade of at least B. Students with credit for MATH 240 may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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D100 |
Luis Goddyn Marni Julie Mishna |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
D200 |
Saieed Akbari Feyzaabaadi |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
D400 |
Randall Pyke |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
OP01 | TBD | ||
OP02 | TBD |
Linear equations, matrices, determinants. Real and abstract vector spaces, subspaces and linear transformations; basis and change of basis. Complex numbers. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors; diagonalization. Inner products and orthogonality; least squares problems. Applications. Subject is presented with an abstract emphasis and includes proofs of the basic theorems. Prerequisite: MATH 150 or 151 or MACM 101, with a minimum grade of C-; or MATH 154 or 157, both with a grade of at least B. Students with credit for MATH 232 cannot take this course for further credit. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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D100 |
Katrina Honigs |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
OP01 | TBD |
and
at least one additional 100- or 200-level MATH or MACM course (excluding MATH 100, 190, 197 or 198).
Upper Division Requirements
Students complete at least 15 MATH or MACM units.