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Appendix E - Acceptable Mathematics Courses from Florida Atlantic University’s Master’s Degree in Teaching Mathematics

Note: All Special Topic courses (typically with the number MXX 693X) to be considered for credentialing must provide the course description. These courses are not included on the list below.

Course Number	Course Title and Description
MAS 6271	Number Theory and Cryptography (3 credits) Elementary number theory with applications to cryptography, including: congruences and modular arithmetic, finite fields, public key cryptography (RSA), primality testing and factoring.
MAS 6318	Advanced Algebra and Geometry (3 credits) Prerequisites: MAS 2103 and MAS 4301 Integrative treatment of advanced topics in classical algebra and geometry. Not intended for students in the Ph.D. program in mathematics.
MAT 6516	Problem Solving and Recreational Mathematics (3 credits) Prerequisites: MAA 4200 and MAS 4301 Introduction to mathematical problem-solving literature, principles and methods of problem solving, and analysis of selected famous problems in recreational mathematics. Not intended for students in the Ph.D. program in mathematics.
MTG 6415	Fractal Geometry (3 credits) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor Fractal geometry describes the seemingly irregular shapes and patterns we encounter in the natural world. This course explores the mathematical concepts behind fractal geometry and gives numerous applications of integration of mathematics with the natural world.
MTG 6226	Advanced Euclidean Geometry (3 credits) Prerequisites: MAS 2103 and MAS 4301 Emphasizes the uses of homogeneous barycentric coordinates in triangle geometry and of dynamic software to explore basic theorems and problems. Not intended for students in the Ph.D. program in mathematics.
MTG 6418	Dynamical Systems, Chaos, and Computing (3 credits) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor Students reconstruct some modern mathematical discoveries in dynamical systems using widely accessible programs such as spreadsheets and dynamical geometry software. Explorations illustrate the relation of chaos theory to iteration of second order polynomials and fractal geometry as well as general mathematical patterns.
MHF6410	Calculus from a Historical Perspective (3 credits) Selected topics in calculus from the historical point of view including Archimedes’ quadrature of the parabola, the calculation of Pi, the Bernoulli numbers, and sums of powers of numbers.