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     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.  This 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.