Hossein Shahmohamad
Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
College of Science
Minors Coordinator, Mathematics
585-475-7564
Office Hours
Tu Th 10 am -11 am and by appointment
Office Location
Hossein Shahmohamad
Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
College of Science
Minors Coordinator, Mathematics
Education
BS, MA, California State University at Long Beach; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
585-475-7564
Areas of Expertise
combinatorics
graph theory
discrete mathematics
Currently Teaching
MATH-190
Discrete Mathematics for Computing
3 Credits
This course introduces students to ideas and techniques from discrete mathematics that are widely used in Computer Science. Students will learn about the fundamentals of propositional and predicate calculus, set theory, relations, recursive structures and counting. This course will help increase students’ mathematical sophistication and their ability to handle abstract problems.
MATH-231
Differential Equations
3 Credits
This course is an introduction to the study of ordinary differential equations and their applications. Topics include solutions to first order equations and linear second order equations, method of undetermined coefficients, variation of parameters, linear independence and the Wronskian, vibrating systems, and Laplace transforms.
MATH-241
Linear Algebra
3 Credits
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of linear algebra, and techniques of matrix manipulation. Topics include linear transformations, Gaussian elimination, matrix arithmetic, determinants, vector spaces, linear independence, basis, null space, row space, and column space of a matrix, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, change of basis, similarity and diagonalization. Various applications are studied throughout the course.