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     261            Discrete Mathematics
         3 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.    

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     360            Introduction to Data Structures
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MCS 261 and grade of C or better in MCS 275.    To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture. 

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     421            Combinatorics
         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 or 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     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     441            Theory of Computation I
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 202 or grade of C or better in MCS 261.    

MCS     451            Object-Oriented Programming in C++
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Credit is not given for MCS 451 if the student has credit for CS 474. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MCS 360 or the equivalent or consent of the instructor.    

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     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.   Instructor Approval RequiredThis course counts toward the limted number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major. 

MCS     501            Computer Algorithms II
         4 hours.
        Same as CS 501. Prerequisite(s): MCS 401 or CS 401.    

MCS     507            Mathematical, Statistical and Scientific Software
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in MCS 360 or the equivalent or consent of instructor.    

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.    

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.   Departmental Approval Required