Mathematics and Preparatory Studies

 

Pathways

Courses

ENGL 0300: Foundations of Composition

Credits 3

Integration of critical reading and academic writing skills. Successful completion of this intervention fulfills TSI requirements for English Language Arts.

INRW 0302: Integrated Reading and Writing

Credits 3

Integration of critical reading and academic writing skills. Successful completion of this intervention fulfills TSI requirements for English Language Arts.

MATH 0300: Fundamentals of Mathematics

Credits 3

The course supports students in developing skills, strategies, and reasoning needed to succeed in mathematics, including communication and appropriate use of technology. Topics include the study of numeracy and the real number system; algebraic concepts, notation, and reasoning; quantitative relationships; mathematical models; and problem solving.

MATH 0314: Algebraic Foundations

Credits 3

The course supports students in developing skills, strategies, and reasoning needed to succeed in mathematics, including communication and appropriate use of technology. Topics include the study of numeracy and the real number system; algebraic concepts, notation, and reasoning; quantitative relationships; mathematical models; and problem solving.

MATH 0332: Quantitative Reasoning Foundations

Credits 3

The course supports students in developing skills, strategies, and reasoning needed to succeed in mathematics, including communication and appropriate use of technology. Topics include the study of numeracy and the real number system; algebraic concepts, notation, and reasoning; quantitative relationships; mathematical models; and problem solving.

MATH 0342: Statistical Foundations

Credits 3

The course supports students in developing skills, strategies, and reasoning needed to succeed in mathematics, including communication and appropriate use of technology. Topics include the study of numeracy and the real number system; algebraic concepts, notation, and reasoning; quantitative relationships; mathematical models; and problem solving.

MATH 1314: College Algebra

Credits 3
In-depth study and applications of polynomial, rational, radical, exponential and logarithmic functions and systems of equations using matrices. Additional topics such as sequences, series, probability and conics may be included.

MATH 1316: Plane Trigonometry

Credits 3
In-depth study and applications of trigonometry including definitions, identities, inverse functions, solutions of equations, graphing and solving triangles. Additional topics such as vectors, polar coordinates and parametric equations may be included.

MATH 1324: Mathematics for Business & Social Sciences

Credits 3
The application of common algebraic functions, including polynomial, exponential, logarithmic, and rational, to problems in business, economics, and the socials sciences are addressed. The applications include mathematics of finance, including simple and compound interest and annuities; systems of linear equations; matrices; linear programming; and probability, including expected value.

MATH 1325: Calculus for Business & Social Sciences

Credits 3
This course is the basic study of limits and continuity, differentiation, optimization and graphing, and integration of elementary functions, with emphasis on applications in business, economics, and social sciences.This course is not a substitute for Math 2413, Calculus 1.

MATH 1332: Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning)

Credits 3
Intended for Non STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) majors. Topics include introductory treatments of sets and logic, financial mathematics, probability and statistics with appropriate applications. Number sense, proportional reasoning, estimation, technology, and communication should be embedded throughout the course.Additional Topics may be covered.

MATH 1332: Contemporary Mathematics College-Connect (Quantitative Reasoning)

Credits 3

Intended for Non STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) majors. Topics include introductory treatments of sets and logic, financial mathematics, probability and statistics with appropriate applications. Number sense, proportional reasoning, estimation, technology, and communication should be embedded throughout the course.Additional Topics may be covered.

MATH 1342: Elementary Statistical Methods

Credits 3
Collection, analysis, presentation and interpretation of data, and probability. Analysis includes descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Use of appropriate technology is recommended.

MATH 1350: Mathematics for Teachers I

Credits 3
This course is intended to build or reinforce a foundation in fundamental mathematics concepts and skills. It includes the conceptual development of the following: sets, functions, numeration systems, number theory, and properties of the various number systems with an emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking.

MATH 1351: Mathematics for Teachers II

Credits 3
This course is intended to build or reinforce a foundation in fundamental mathematics concepts and skills. It includes the concepts of geometry, measurement, probability, and statistics with an emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking.

MATH 2320: Differential Equations

Credits 3
Ordinary differential equations, including linear equations, systems of equations, equations with variable coefficients, existence and uniqueness of solutions, series solutions, singular points, transform methods, and boundary value problems; application of differential equations to real-world problems.

MATH 2413: Calculus I

Credits 4
Limits and continuity; the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; definition of the derivative of a function and techniques of differentiation; applications of the derivative to maximizing or minimizing a function; the chain rule, mean value theorem and rate of change problems; curve sketching; definite and indefinite integration of algebraic, trigonometric and transcendental functions, with an application to calculation of areas.

MATH 2414: Calculus II

Credits 4
Differentiation and integration of transcendental functions; parametric equations and polar coordinates; techniques of integration; sequences and series; improper integrals.

MATH 2415: Calculus III

Credits 4
Advanced topics in calculus, including vectors and vector-valued functions, partial differentiation, Lagrange multipliers, multiple integrals and Jacobians; application of the line integral, including Green’s Theorem, Divergence Theorem and Stokes’ Theorem.

NCBM 0101: Non-Course-Based Intermediate Algebra

Credits 1

A study of relations and functions, inequalities, algebraic expressions and equations (absolute value, polynomial, radical, rational), with a special emphasis on linear and quadratic expressions and equations.

NCBM 0102: Non-Course-Based Mathematics

Credits 1

The NCBO supports students in developing skills, strategies, and reasoning needed to succeed in mathematics, including communication and appropriate use of technology. Topics include the study of numeracy and the real number system; algebraic concepts, notation, and reasoning; quantitative relationships; mathematical models; and problem solving.