Math Resources

• Videos and notes for topics in Precalculus, Calculus I and II, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
• Common Final Exams

Math Course Syllabi

On this page, we provide selected syllabi from undergraduate mathematics courses that we offer. Some of these syllabi are more detailed than others. Keep in mind that different professors may focus more or less on certain topics than other professors. Accordingly, different professors assess student performance using a variety of methods. Therefore, use the information given for each course as a framework, but not necessarily as a defined model.

Click on a course below to see its syllabus:

• MATH 1006 (PDF)—College Algebra
• MATH 1011 (PDF)—Precalculus (one semester)
• MATH 1021 (PDF)—Precalculus A – first semester
• MATH 1026 (PDF)—Precalculus B – second semester
• MATH 1201 (PDF)—Calculus I
• MATH 1206 (PDF)—Calculus II
• MATH 1311 (PDF)—Thinking Mathematically
• MATH 1401 (PDF)—Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint
• MATH 2001 (PDF)—Transition to Advanced Mathematics
• MATH 2006 (PDF)—Special Topics in Mathematics
• MATH 2011W (PDF)—History of Mathematics
• MATH 2101 (PDF)—Linear Algebra
• MATH 2201 (PDF)—Calculus III
• MATH 2206 (PDF)—Elementary Differential Equations
• MATH 2601 (PDF)—Introduction to Financial Mathematics
• MATH 2706 (PDF)—Chaos and Structural Stability in One-Dimensional Dynamics
• MATH 3101 (PDF)—Abstract Algebra I
• MATH 3202 (PDF)—Mathematical Modeling and Simulation
• MATH 3501 (PDF)—Probability and Statistics I
• MATH 3601 (PDF)—Investment Science
• MATH 3606 (PDF)—Mathematics of Operations Research
• MATH 3801 (PDF)—Introduction to Life Contingencies
• MATH 3802 (PDF)—Introduction to Risk Theory
• MATH 4101 (PDF)—Linear Algebra II
• MATH 4106 (PDF)—Abstract Algebra II
• MATH 4201 (PDF)—Advanced Calculus I
• MATH 4401 Part 1 (PDF) | MATH 4401 Part 2 (PDF)—Secondary School Mathematics from an Advanced Viewpoint
• MATH 4406 (PDF)—Seminar in Problem Solving and Selected Topics
• MATH 4501 (PDF)—Probability and Statistics II
• MATH 4506 (PDF)—Time Series
• MATH 4601 (PDF)—Financial Instruments and Their Pricing
• MATH 4701 (PDF)—Numerical Analysis

Math Organizations

The following are some mathematical organizations that you may want to learn more about and consider joining:

• AMS—American Mathematical Society
• AWM—Association of Women in Mathematics
• MAA—Mathematical Association of America
• NAM—National Association of Mathematicians (for underrepresented American minorities)
• NIST—National Institute of Standards and Technology
• NSA—National Security Agency
• NSF—National Science Foundation
• SACNAS—Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
• SIAM—Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• YMN—Young Mathematicians Network

Math Software

CUNY Site Licenses

The CUNY Site Licenses website contains information on CUNY-wide software licenses. All site-licensed software is for use by faculty, staff, and registered students. To request software or information, you can e-mail our campus site license coordinator and specify the product, product version, and platform that you desire. Software can include Maplesoft, MathWorks, SAS, SPSS, and Wolfram Mathematica. The Software Availability webpage describes where CUNY-wide licensed software is available and who is allowed to use it.

CUNY Virtual Desktop

The CUNY Virtual Desktop allows you to remotely access your course software, anytime and anywhere. Virtual desktop apps include SPSS, SAS, Mathematica, Maplesoft, and Matlab. For more information, check out the CUNY Virtual Desktop page.

CUNY eMall

The CUNY eMALL, accessible via the CUNY portal, is a virtual shopping plaza where merchants offer a variety of discounts and other promotional programs on goods and services to CUNY students, faculty, and staff.

A single-user license for Maplesoft, a mathematical software application, is available at no cost. You can download it for Windows, Mac, or Linux. Currently, Maple 2015 or 2016 can be downloaded for free.

Brooklyn College Library—Mathematics: Tools & Calculators

Check out the library’s Mathematics: Tools & Calculators page to see a list of links to online calculators, math software packages, and Wolfram.

Brooklyn College Library—Math Software Installed

View the library’s Software Installed on Public Computers page to see a detailed listing of the software made available on library / library café computers, such as Maplesoft, Mathematica, Matlab, R, SAS, and SPSS.

Wolfram Technology at Brooklyn College

You can view the Wolfram Technology at Brooklyn College page to find out about:

• how to obtain Mathematica,
• tutorials on how to use Mathematica,
• how to utilize Mathematica to complement your teaching and create an interactive classroom experience, and
• how Mathematica can assist you with your research needs.