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(Hyperlinks are for Fall 2008 course syllabi)

  • MAT100 – Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics
    This course is designed to improve the critical thinking skills of students and to highlight a variety of mathematical areas.  Topics covered may include sets, logic, number theory, algebra, the metric system, geometry, consumer mathematics, probability, and statistics.
  • MAT101 - College Algebra
    The concept of function is central to this course.  Students will learn general information about functions and their graphs as well as specific information about many types of functions including linear, quadratic, higher-degree polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic.  Solutions to equations, inequalities, and applied problems will be obtained using both algebraic and graphing methods.  Additional topics to be covered as time permits include systems of equations, matrices, sequences and series, and probability.  Students are required to have a graphing calculator.  Calculators with computer algebra systems, like the TI-89, will not be permitted.  Instructors will be using the TI-84 calculators for in-class demonstrations.  Prerequisites:  The equivalent of two years of high school algebra and a score of 20 or more on the math portion of the ACT, or MAT020.
  • MAT102 - Plane Trigonometry
    This course is a study of trigonometric functions, solution of triangles, trigonometric identities, solutions of trigonometric equations, inverse trigonometric functions, logarithms, study of functions by means of graphs and problems in heights and distances.  Students are required to have a graphing calculator.  Calculators with computer algebra systems, like the TI-89, will not be permitted.  Instructors will be using the TI-84 calculators for in-class demonstrations.
  • MAT121 - College Algebra & Trigonometry
    Students taking this course should have had a strong high school mathematics program.  The fundamentals of college algebra and plane trigonometry are integrated, and emphasis is given to concepts of number, set and function.  Students are required to have a graphing calculator.  Calculators with computer algebra systems, like the TI-89, will not be permitted.  Instructors will be using TI-84 calculators for in-class demonstrations.  Prerequisite:  two years of high school algebra or one year of algebra and one year of trigonometry.
  • MAT122 – Analytics & Calculus I
    The fundamentals of analytic geometry are blended with single variable differentiation and integration.  Prerequisite:  MAT121 College Algebra and Trigonometry, or MAT101 College Algebra and MAT102 Plane Trigonometry, or consent of instructor.
  • MAT223 – Analytics & Calculus II
    A continuation of MAT122.  Applications of the definite integral, transcendental and hyperbolic functions and integration techniques are the main topics of this course.  Prerequisite:  MAT122 Analytics and Calculus I.
  • MAT224 - Analytics & Calculus III
    A continuation of MAT223.  Main topics include a study of infinite series, vectors, solid analytic geometry, and the calculus of functions of several variables.  Prerequisite:  MAT223 Analytics and Calculus II.
  • MAT240 - Discrete Mathematics
    A study in the mathematics that deals with “separated” or discrete sets of objects rather than with continuous sets such as the real line.  Topics covered include set theory, combinatorics, logic, introductory proof techniques, introduction to matrix algebra, relations and graphs, functions, recursion and recurrence relations, and data trees.  Prerequisite:  MAT101 College Algebra or consent of instructor.
  • MAT242 - Business Statistics
    An introduction to basic statistical techniques with an emphasis on business applications.  Topics will include data analysis, sampling methods, probability, distributions, estimations, hypothesis testing, linear regression, and multiple regression.  Microsoft Excel will be used in this course.  Prerequisite:  MAT101 College Algebra.
  • MAT330 - Linear Algebra
    A study in elementary matrix algebra including topics in systems of equations, vector spaces and linear transformation.  Prerequisite:  MAT122 Analytics and Calculus I.
  • MAT335 – Statistics I
    An introduction to basic statistical techniques, including frequency distributions, averages, data analysis samplings, tests of hypothesis, linear regression, chi-square test tests and related areas in probability theory.  Prerequisite:  MAT101 College Algebra.
  • MAT345 - Differential Equations
    The solutions of ordinary differential equations with applications in physics, engineering and chemistry.  Prerequisite:  MAT223 Analytics and Calculus II.
  • MAT352 - Statistics II
    This course is a continuation of MAT335.  Topics include hypothesis testing, inferences concerning multinomial experiments and contingency tables, single factor ANOVA, linear correlation and regression analysis, and nonparametric statistics.  This course contains a significant writing component.  Prerequisite:  MAT335 Statistics I.
  • MAT430 - Abstract Algebra
    Concepts of abstract algebra, including an in-depth study of groups with an introduction to rings, ideals, fields, and vector spaces.  This course contains a significant writing component.  Prerequisite:  MAT223 Analytics and Calculus II.


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