Current Textbook List (Approved 3/20/06 by UPC)
  Course Current Textbook Topics to be covered Suggested Resources for the Instructor
165 Calculus 1 James Stewart-Calculus Early Transcendentals (5th), Brooks/Cole, 2003. Chapters 1 through 5. Chapter 1 may be taught at the beginning, or its content may be introduced as needed in the subsequent chapters. Sections 3.9 and 5.6 are optional. Sections 3.3 and 4.8 need not be covered in their entirety, but some applications from these sections should be treated.  Mathematica Tutorial and Sample Labs
166 Calculus 2 James Stewart-Calculus Early Transcendentals (5th), Brooks/Cole, 2003. Course includes a brief review of Chapter 5, and portions of Chapters 6, 7, 8, 11, 10, and 9. Sections 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5 need not be covered in their entirety, but some applications should be treated. Sections 11.11, 10.5, and 10.6 should be omitted. In Chapter 9, sections 9.3 and 9.4 should be covered and the other sections are optional.  Mathematica Tutorial and Sample Labs
215 Discrete Systems Kenneth H. Rosen-Discrete Mathematics and its Applications (5th), McGraw-Hill. Chapters 1-8, with some sections omitted at the discretion of the instructor.  Instructors may need to supplement the material on number systems.  
217 Linear Algebra David C. Lay, Linear Algebra and its Applications (3rd, updated), Addison-Wesley, 2005. Core sections are sections 1.1-1.9, 2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.3, 4.1-4.7, 5.1-5.4, 6.1-6.3, 6.5, and 7.1.  Several applications should also be included and may be chosen from sections 1.10, 2.6, 2.7, 4.8, 4.9, 5.6, 5.7, 6.6, and 7.5.  As time allows, advanced topics, selected from sections 2.5, 5.5, 6.4, 6.7, 6.8, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4, should be included.  Mathematica Tutorial and Sample Labs
267 Calculus 3 James Stewart-Calculus Early Transcendentals (5th), Brooks/Cole, 2003. Chapters 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16. The required portion of Chapter 13 consists of sections 13.1, 13.2, and the portion of 13.3 treating arc length. The remainder of Chapter 13 is optional, and should be saved until the end of the course.  Mathematica Tutorial and Sample Labs
271 Math Contest Problem Solving No Text    
298 Undergraduate Colloquium No Text    
299X Experimental/ Developmental Topics To be arranged. Topics and textbook will vary.  
311 Algebraic Structures Thomas Hungerford, Abstract Algebra: An Introduction (2nd), Saunders College Publishing/Harcourt Brace.  Chapters 1-4, parts of chapters 5 and 6, first half of chapter 7.  
320 Probability Hogg and Tanis-Probabilty and Statistical Inference (7th), Prentice Hall.    
321 Mathematical Statistics Hogg and Tanis-Probabilty and Statistical Inference (7th), Prentice Hall.    
335 Mathematical Models Douglas Mooney and Randall Swift-A Course in Mathematical Modeling, Mathematical Association of America.    
345 Survey of Geometries Michael Henle-Modern Geometries-Non-Euclidean, Projective and Discrete (2cd), Prentice Hall. The core of the course material is chapters 1 through 10 of Henle.  It may be necessary to use other sources to cover the classical theorems of Euclidean geometry. Geometer's Sketchpad and Mathematica may be used.  Wallace, E.C & West, S. F., Roads to Geometry (2nd); Perry, E., Geometry: Axiomatic Developments with Problem Solving;  Eves, H., College Geometry; Thomas, D., Modern Geometry; Blair, David E., Inversion Theory and Conformal Mapping; Coxeter, H. S. M., Introduction to Geometry (2nd); Faber, Richard L., Foundations of Euclidean and Non-Euclidean, Geometry; Feeman, Timothy G., Portraits of the Earth: A Mathematician Looks at Maps; Jennings, George A., Modern Geometry with Applications. 
351 Mathematics of Finance Steven Kellison-The Theory of Interest (2cd), McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 1991. The syllabus for the second actuarial exam includes most of Chapters 1-8 of this book. 
Mathematics of Investment and Credit by Broverman; The Theory of Interest and Life Contingencies with Pension Applications by Parmenter.
355 Problems in Actuarial Science Samuel A. Broverman, ACTEX Study Manuel for the SOA/CAS Course 1 Examination, (2005 edition), ACTEX Publishing.    
362 Numerical Analysis 1 Ward Cheney, David Kincaid, Numerical Mathematics and Computing (5th), Brooks/Cole. Chapters 1-10, 12 Atkinson, An Introduction to Numerical Analysis, (2nd); Burden and Faires, Numerical Analysis (7th); Issacson and Keller, Analysis of Numerical Methods; Lindfield and Penny, Numerical Methods Using Matlab (2nd); Van Loan, Introduction to Scientific Computing (2nd)
363 Numerical Analysis 2 Ward Cheney, David Kincaid, Numerical Mathematics and Computing (5th), Brooks/Cole. Chapters 11, 13-17 Atkinson, An Introduction to Numerical Analysis, (2nd); Burden and Faires, Numerical Analysis (7th); Issacson and Keller, Analysis of Numerical Methods; Bau and Trefethen, Numerical Linear Algebra; Varga, Matrix Iterative Analysis
368 Unpaid Professional Experience in Mathematical Sciences No Text    
369 Paid Professional Experience in Mathematical Sciences No Text    
374 Differential Equations Boyce and Diprima-Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems (8th), Wiley, 2005. Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6.1, 6.2, and 7 form the core material.  The rest of the course is at the discretion of the instructor.  Possible topics:  Chapters 6.3-6.6 (Laplace Transform in more detail); 5 (Power Series solutions); 8 (Numerical Methods); 9 (Nonlinear Differential Equations and Stability). Elementary Differential Equations (8th ed) by Rainville, Rainville, and Bedient; Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, Computing and Modeling, by Edwards and Penny, Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems (4th ed), by Zill and Cullen 
377 Complex Analysis James Ward Brown and Ruell V. Churchill-Complex Analysis (7th), McGraw-Hill. The course material is contained in Chapters 1 through 9.  
390 Honors Colloquium in Mathematics To be arranged.    
411 Abstract Algebra 1 John B. Fraleigh, A First Course in Abstract Algebra (7th), Addison-Wesley, 2002. Chapters 0-17,34-40.   David S. Dummit & Richard M. Foote, Abstract Algebra (2nd).  Portions of Chapters 1-6. 
412 Abstract Algebra 2 John B. Fraleigh, A First Course in Abstract Algebra (7th), Addison-Wesley, 2002. Chapters 18-33,45-56.  David S. Dummit & Richard M. Foote, Abstract Algebra (2nd).  Portions of Chapters 7-9, 13-14. 
415 Applications of Discrete Mathematics Michaels and Rosen-Applications in Discrete Mathematics, McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 1991. Topics will vary.  
416 Theory of Numbers Kenneth H. Rosen, Elementary Number Theory and its Applications (5th), Addison Wesley.   David M. Burton, Elementary Number Theory.
422 Theory of Sampling and Surveys Cochran, William G., Sampling Techniques (3rd), Wiley, 1977.   Cochran, William G., Sampling Techniques (3rd); Sukhatme, P. V., Sukhatme, B. V., Sukhatme, S., and Asok, C.,  Sampling Theory of Surveys with Applications; Valliant, R., Dorfman, A. H., and Royal, R. M.,  Finite Population Sampling and Inference: A Prediction Approach; Lohr, S.  Sampling: Design and Analysis, Duxbury Press, Pacific Grove, 1999; Kish, Leslie Survey Sampling, Second Printing, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1965.
428 Regression and Time Series Models Bruce L. Bowerman, Richard O’Connell, and Anne Koehler, Forecasting, Time Series and Regression (4th), Duxbury, 2004.    Miller, Robert B. and Wichern, Dean W.,  Intermediate Business Statistics: Analysis of Variance, Regression, and Time Series; Mendenhall, William and Sinchich, Terry, A Second Course in Business Statistics (5th); Robert S. Pindyck and Daniel Rubenfeld, Economic Models and Economic Forecasts (4th), McGraw-Hill; Abraham, Bovas and Ledolter, Introduction to Regression Modeling, Duxbury.
429 Analysis of Variance in Experimental Design Models Douglas C. Montgomery,  Design and Analysis of Experiments (6th), John Wiley & Sons, 2004.   Graybill, Franklin A., Theory and Application of the Linear Model. ; John, Peter W. M., Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments; Leik, Robert K., Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance.
441 Geometry and Topology Stephen C. Carlson-Topology of Surfaces, Knots, and Manifolds: A First Undergraduate Course, Wiley; I.S.ed edition, 2001. This text will serve for a basic introduction to topology.  However, some selected topics might be treated in more depth than suggested in this text.  
445 Differential Geometry Barrett O'Neill, Elementary Differential Geometry (2nd), Academic Press, 1997.   Manfredo do Carmo, Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces; Alfred Gray, Modern Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces with Mathematica, (2nd). 
452 Mathematics of Life Contingencies 1 Bowers, Gerber, Hickman, Jones, and Nesbitt, Actuarial Mathematics (2cd), Society of Actuaries, 1997. The syllabus for the third actuarial exam includes most of Chapters 3-10 of this book. Life Contingencies, by Jordan, and The Theory of Interest and Life Contingencies with Pension Applications, by Parmenter.
453 Mathematics of Life Contingencies 2 Bowers, Gerber, Hickman, Jones, and Nesbitt, Actuarial Mathematics (2cd), Society of Actuaries, 1997. The syllabus for the third actuarial exam includes most of Chapters 3-10 of this book. Life Contingencies, by Jordan, and The Theory of Interest and Life Contingencies with Pension Applications, by Parmenter.
454 Mathematics of Investments Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, and Alan J. Marcus, Investments (6th), McGraw Hill/Irwin.   The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities by Frank J. Fabozzi.
456 Introduction to Operations Research Hiller and Lieberman, Introduction to Operations Research (8th), McGraw-Hill. Chapters 1 (Introduction); 3, 4, 5, 6.1-6.4 (Linear Programming); 8, 9 (Transportation and Network); 11.1, 11.3 (Dynamic Programming);  11 (Integer Programming); 12 (Optimal Nonlinear Programming) Winston, Operations Research (3rd); Ecker and Kupferschmid, Introduction to Operations Research
457 Loss Distributions Klugman, S.A., Panjer, H.H. and Willmot, G.E, Loss Models: From Data to Decisions, (2cd), 2004.  Course 3 Study Note No. 3-23-02, and Credibility Study Note No. 4-21-01.  (Both study notes, if available, are downloadable from the Society's web site - www.soa.org.)   Klugman, S.A., Panjer, H.H. and Willmot, G.E, Loss Models: From Data to Decisions, (2cd), 2004, Foundations of Casualty Actuarial Science (4th), Chapter 8, "Credibility", by Mahler, H.C., and Dean C.G., (available as SN C-21-01);  Topics in Credibility Theory  by Dean, C.G.,  (Study Note C-24-05)
458 Practicum in Actuarial Science No Text Because the topics of the practicum change annually, the course has no pre-assigned text.  Participating actuaries may require course reading for their individual segments.  
460 History of Mathematics D. Burton, The History of Mathematics (5th), McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 2002.   Victor Katz, A History of Mathematics: An Introduction (2cd), Addison Wesley, 1998; C. Boyer, A History of Mathematics (2cd); R. Calinger, Classics of Mathematics; R. Calinger, A Contextual History of Mathematics; W. Dunham, Journey Through Genius; Euclid, The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements, Translated with commentary by Sir Thomas Heath; H. Eves, An Introduction to the History of Mathematics (5th); M. Kline, Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times; D. Struik (Ed.), A Source Book in Mathematics 1200-1800.
465 Computational Techniques of Financial Mathematics John C. Hull, Options, Futures, and Other Derivative Securities (6th), Prentice Hall, 2005. Chapters 1-14 and 16-17, with emphasis on Chapter 14.     
471 Real Analysis 1 Rudin-Principles of Mathematical Analysis (3rd), McGraw-Hill, 1976. Chapters 1, 2, 3 (part), 4, 5, 9 (part). Tom M. Apostol, Mathematical Analysis (2nd) (Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, 12, and Chapter 2, 2.10-2.15); R. Creighton Buck, Advanced Calculus (3rd) (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 7 (part)); Steven A. Douglass, Introduction to Mathematical Analysis (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 8).
472 Real Analysis 2 Rudin-Principles of Mathematical Analysis (3rd), McGraw-Hill. Chapters 3 (part),6,7,9 (part),10 (part). Tom M. Apostol, Mathematical Analysis (2nd) (Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14); R. Creighton Buck, Advanced Calculus (3rd) (Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7 (part), 8); Steven A. Douglass, Introduction to Mathematical Analysis, (Chapters 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12).
473 Boundary Value Problems David Powers, Boundary Value Problems (5th), Elsevier, 2006. A review of ordinary differential equations is included as Chapter 0.  The core material is Chapters 1-5.  Additional topics at the discretion of the instructor may be found in the text. Fourier Series, by G. P. Tolstov; Applied Partial Differential Equations with Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems (4th ed) by Richard Haberman, Partial Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems with Maple V by George A. Articolo, and Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems, by R.V. Churchill.
475 Topics in Partial Differential Equations Kythe, Puri, Schafferkotter, Partial Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems with Mathematica (2cd) Chapters 1, 2, 4 and 5 (cover briefly), 6 (part I), 7. Partial Differential Equations and Mathematica, by Dimitri Vvedensky; Partial Differential Equations, Methods and Applications by Robert McOwen; Introduction to Partial Differential Equations by Donald Greenspan; Applied Partial Differential Equations with Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems (4th) by Richard Haberman; Partial Differential Equations, Sources and Solutions by Arthur David Snider; Partial Differential Equations by Walter Strauss; Introduction to Partial Differential Equations with Applications by E. C. Zachmanoglou and Dale W. Thoe; Partial Differential Equations by Fritz John; Partial Differential Equations, Analytical Solution Techniques (2cd) by J. Kevorkian.
497 Student-Faculty Colloquium To be arranged. Topics and textbook will vary.  
498 Senior Seminar To be arranged. Topics and textbook will vary.  
499 Reading and Honors To be arranged. Topics and textbook will vary.