The Mathematics Department offers courses designed to serve the various degree programs in the areas of Biology, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Liberal Arts, Business, Physical Science and Allied Health Fields. In order to meet the degree requirements, students must select courses according to the following guidelines.

College policy requires permission of the Department before you may register for a third attempt at a particular course. No third attempts will be allowed for any mathematics course unless the student involved successfully completes the prerequisite of that course immediately before the third attempt. This applies to F's and W's. Absolutely no fourth attempts will be permitted.

A.A. AND A.S. PROGRAMS

ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE PROGRAMS

Sequence: MAT-143, MAT-144, MAT-171, MAT-172, MAT-271,MAT-272. Through testing students are placed into MAT-143, MAT 144, or directly into MAT-171. Students requiring additional developmental work may be placed into MAT-011, MAT-015, or MAT-022.

BIOLOGY PROGRAM

Sequence: MAT-143, MAT-144 or MAT-171, MAT-172. Through testing students are placed into MAT-143, MAT 144, or directly into MAT-171. Students requiring additional developmental work may be placed into MAT-011, MAT-015, or MAT-022.

BUSINESS PROGRAMS

Sequence: MAT-143, MAT-146 or MAT-171, MAT-172. MAT-246 may be substituted for MAT-146. Qualified students who elect to take MAT-246 may substitute MAT-126 for MAT-143. Through testing students are placed into MAT-143, MAT-146, or MAT-171. Students requiring additional developmental work may be placed into MAT-011, MAT-015, or MAT-022.

NOTE 1: Students taking MAT-143 may substitute MAT-144 for MAT-146 or MAT-246.

NOTE 2: MAT-146 (or MAT-171, MAT-172) is strongly recommended for all Business students planning to continue their studies in four year institutions.

LIBERAL ARTS PROGRAMS

A) Students with backgrounds limited to Algebra I and Geometry.

Sequence: MAT-011, MAT-015, MAT-016, MAT-117 or MAT-011, MAT-022, MAT-117; in options requiring a full year of credit mathematics the sequence may be completed with one of the following: MAT-125 (Liberal Arts or Education), MAT-126 (Management or Social Science), MAT-127, MAT-128. Through testing, students are placed into MAT-011, MAT-015, MAT-022, or directly into MAT-117.

NOTE: Students with an algebra deficiency must qualify to take MAT-022 in place of MAT-015, MAT-016.

B) Students whose background includes the equivalent of Algebra II or higher may take the sequence in (A) above, but it is recommended that they take one of the sequences shown under the Biology or Business programs.

A.A.S. PROGRAMS
Students in programs leading to an A.A.S. in Business (Accounting/Data Processing, Business Management, Computer Science/Data Processing, Marketing, Office Administration), Engineering Technology (Civil/Construction, Electromechanical, Electronics, Electronics/Laser, Manufacturing, Mechanical), or Health Careers must satisfactorily complete those courses specified in their program outline.

DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICAL PROGRAMS
Students in a program leading to a diploma or certificate must satisfactorily complete those mathematics courses, if any, specified in their program outline.

Students are urged to consult with their advisor whenever in doubt or when their interests lie in programs other than those listed above.

ACADEMIC LEARNING CENTERS
The Academic Learning Centers, located on all three campuses, offer tutoring services and other instructional aid to all students taking courses in mathematics. Students are advised to become fully acquainted with the services available at the Centers and are urged to take advantage of available aid and tutoring service before they experience difficulties in their mathematics courses

MAT-003 A Brief Review of Computational Skills
The course reviews the basic skills required as a prerequisite for Elementary Algebra. Topics covered include decimals, fractions, whole numbers, and operations involving them. Basic problems involving proportions, percent, and negative integers are emphasized. This course is limited to students who have achieved an appropriate score on the Computation portion of the College Basic Skills Placement Test and who are invited by the Department. 1 credit hour.

MAT-004 Basic Sills Review in Elementary Algebra
The course is a brief review of the basic skills necessary to pass the elementary algebra portion of the College Basic Skills Placement Test. The topics covered include polynomials, signed numbers, exponents, factoring, equations, and systems of equations. This course is limited to students who have achieved an appropriate score on the Computation and Elementary Algebra portions of the College Basic Skills Placement Test and who are invited by the Department. 1 credit hour.

MAT-011 Introduction to Mathematical Concepts
A course for students whose College Basic Skills Placement Test scores indicate the need for preparatory work in arithmetic. A comprehensive study of arithmetic and allied processes with the purpose of preparing students for algebra. Emphasis is on the purpose and techniques of mathematics. Topics include arithmetic operations, fractions, decimals, percents, factors, negative numbers, elementary equations. 3 lecture hours per week. 3 credit hours.
NOTE: Students may not register for courses numbered MAT-015 or higher unless they have either passed the computation portion of the College Basic Skills Placement Test or MAT-011. Students registered for MAT-011 may not register concurrently for a mathematics course numbered MAT-015 or higher.

MAT-012 ESL-Mathematics
This course enhances the ESL student's ability to understand and express the basic arithmetic concepts introduced in MAT-011. Instruction will develop the language skills, as well as the study skills associated with the mathematical content. Prerequisite: ESL-020; Corequisite: MAT-011. 1 lecture hour per week. 1 credit hour.

MAT-015 Beginning Algebra I
A course designed for students with little or no previous experience with algebra. The course will cover signed numbers, exponents, the solution of equations, and verbal problems. Prerequisite: MAT-011 or equivalent skills as demonstrated on the College Basic Skills Placement Test. 3 lecture hours per week. 3 credit hours.

MAT-016 Beginning Algebra II
A course for students who have successfully completed Beginning Algebra (MAT-015). The course will cover factoring, radicals, polynomials, rational expressions, verbal problems, quadratics, and exponents. Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in MAT-015. 4 lecture hours per week. 4 credit hours.
NOTE: Completing the MAT-015, MAT-016 sequence is equivalent to completing MAT-022.

MAT-022 Introduction to Algebra
A course for students whose College Basic Skills Placement Test scores indicate the need for preparatory work in algebra. The course includes solving equations, polynomials, factoring, and graphing linear equations. Prerequisite: MAT-011 or equivalent skills as demonstrated on the College Basic Skills Placement Test. 4 lecture hours per week. 4 credit hours.

MAT-100 Mathematics for Pharmacology
A course designed to prepare students in the cooperative nursing programs with the definitive mathematical concepts necessary to insure safe administration of medications. Relevant mathematical concepts are reviewed and are extensively applied to the solution of problems in dosimetry and related topics. The metric, apothecary, and household systems are reviewed and applied. Prerequisites: MAT-011 and ENG-088, or satisfactory performance on the College Basic Skills Placement Test. This course may only be taken by students in the pre-nursing and nursing programs. 1 lecture hour per week. 1 credit hour.

MAT-113 Business Mathematics
A course in the essentials of business mathematics to provide general knowledge in the solution of practical financial problems of a business and personal nature. The course includes a comprehensive review of decimals, fractions, and percentages. Business topics covered are: payrolls, cash discounts, trade discounts, markups, simple interest, compound interest, promissory notes, annuities, amortization, depreciation, and stocks and bonds. Prerequisites: MAT-011 and ENG-088, or satisfactory performance on the College Basic Skills Placement Test. 3 lecture hours per week. 3 credit hours.

MAT-117 An Introduction to Mathematical Ideas
A course for students enrolled in Liberal Arts and General Education Programs. It introduces students to sets, statistics, probability, and topics in number theory. The course is not recommended for students who have competed Algebra II or higher. Prerequisites: MAT-016 or MAT-022, ENG-089, and ENG-099, or satisfactory performance on the College Basic Skills Placement Test. 3 lecture hours per week. 3 credit hours.

MAT-119 Algebra
The fundamentals of college algebra, including functions and graphs, linear and quadratic equations, systems of equations, theory of equations, inequalities, logarithms, and exponential functions. Prerequisites: a grade of C or better in MAT-016 or MAT-022, and ENG-089, or satisfactory performance on the College Basic Skills Placement Test. 3 lecture hours per week. 3 credit hours.
NOTE: Credit will not be granted for both MAT-117 and MAT-119

MAT-125 Survey of Special Topics in Mathematics
Logic and the number system in mathematics for students whose major interest is Liberal Arts or Education. Research papers and other writing experiences give students the opportunity for study in topics such as geometry, game theory, and computers. Prerequisites: ENG-089, ENG-099, and MAT-117 or MAT-119 or equivalent. 3 lecture hours per week. 3 credit hours.

MAT-126 Mathematics for Management and Social Sciences
An introduction to linear systems with applications in business and management. Systems of linear equations, matrices, linear programming, the simplex method, and the transportation problem are covered. Prerequisites: ENG-089, and MAT-117 or MAT-119 or equivalent. 3 lecture hours per week. 3 credit hours.

MAT-127 Elementary Statistics
An elementary course in descriptive statistics and statistical inference. Measures of central tendencies, standard deviation, sampling, and probability distributions, including binomial, normal, and others. Practical problems involving correlation, linear regression, and hypothesis testing are included. Prerequisites: ENG-089 and MAT-117, MAT-119, or equivalent. 3 lecture hours per week. 3 credit hours.

MAT-128 BASIC Programming and Applications
A course in computer programming and applications designed for liberal arts students. The BASIC language will enable students to concentrate from the beginning on non-numerical applications as well as numerical problems. Prerequisites: ENG-089 and MAT-117 or MAT-119 or equivalent. 3 lecture hours per week. 3 credit hours.

MAT-129 Elements of Statistical Inference
A course for students in accounting or programming fields who will have access to software libraries and who need a knowledge of criteria for selecting the proper statistical test by means of which an inference may be drawn from sample data about a population. Introductory topics are descriptive statistics, probability, permutations, combinations, and the normal distribution. Statistical tests and concepts studied are the binomial, large sample means, small sample means, chi-square, correlation and linear regression. Prerequisites: ENG-089 and MAT-117 or MAT-119 or equivalent. 4 lecture hours per week. 4 credit hours.

MAT-143 Elementary Mathematical Analysis I
An introduction to the concepts and techniques needed to proceed to more advanced mathematics and science courses, such as Calculus. Topics include the solution of linear and quadratic equations and inequalities; scientific notation; operations with polynomials, rational expressions, and radicals; linear systems; exponents; Cartesian coordinates; slope; circles; parabolas; functions; exponential and logarithmic functions; right triangle trigonometry. Prerequisite: ENG 089 and a grade of C or better in MAT-016 or MAT-022, or satisfactory performance on the College Basic Skills Placement Test. 4 lecture hours per week. 4 credit hours.

MAT-144 Elementary Mathematical Analysis II
A continuation of Elementary Mathematical Analysis I, specifically intended for students continuing on to Calculus or studying Engineering Technology. Topics include graphing rational, radical, and polynomial functions; synthetic division; the factor and remainder theorems; polynomial equations; exponential growth and decay; graphing trigonometric functions; laws of sines and cosines; inverse trigonometric functions; the sum, difference, double and half angle formulas; trigonometric equations; DeMoivre's Theorem; polar coordinates; the binomial theorem; and an introduction to matrices and determinants. Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in MAT-143 or a satisfactory score on the Mathematics Department's "Higher Level Mathematics Test."

MAT-146 Brief Calculus with Applications
An elementary course in the application of the fundamentals of calculus to the management, social, and life sciences. Topics include limits, continuity, differentiation, maxima, minima, integration of elementary functions, and applications. Prerequisites: ENG-089, MAT-143 or equivalent. 3 hours per week. 3 credit hours.

MAT-148 Introduction to Graphics Calculators/Derive
A course designed to familiarize students with the HP-48 or TI-89 graphics calculator and the Derive computer algebra system. Equation solving, symbolic algebra, graphic features, and calculus applications will be studied. Corequisite: MAT-171 or PHY-111 or permission of the instructor. 1 lecture hour per week. 1 credit hour.
MAT-171 Unified Calculus I
Analytic geometry; limits and continuity; differentiation and integration of algebraic and transcendental functions; extrema; definite integrals; applications to geometric and physical problems. Prerequisites: ENG-089 and a grade of C or better in MAT-144 or permission of the Mathematics Department. Corequisite: MAT-148 or permission of the Mathematics Department. 4 lecture hours per week. 4 credit hours.

MAT-172 Unified Calculus II
A continuation of MAT-171: Techniques of integration, infinite series, conic sections, parametric equations, and polar coordinates. Prerequisites: ENG-089 and a grade of C or better in MAT-171. 4 lecture hours per week. 4 credit hours.

MAT-246 Business Statistical Analysis
Application of statistical methods to business. An introduction to descriptive statistics, probability theory, sampling, estimations, hypothesis testing, analysis of frequencies, linear regression and correlation, time-series analysis and computer applications. Recommended as the foundation course in quantitative analysis as generally prescribed by AACSB member colleges for business administration students. Prerequisites: ENG-089, ENG-099, and MAT-143 or permission of the instructor. 3 lecture and 1 laboratory hour per week. 4 credit hours.

MAT-265 Linear Algebra
Linear algebra over the real number system. Vector spaces, linear transformations, matrices, systems of linear equations, determinants, the Gram-Schmidt Orthogonalization Process, quadratic forms. Prerequisites: ENG-089 and MAT-172 or permission of the instructor. 3 lecture hours per week. 3 credit hours.

MAT-267 Discrete Mathematics
Topics include sets, numbers, algorithms, logic, computer arithmetic, applied modern algebra, combinations, recursion principles, graph theory, trees, and digraphs. Prerequisites: CSC-102, ENG-089, and MAT-172 or permission of the instructor. 3 lecture hours per week. 3 credit hours.

MAT-271 Unified Calculus III
Additional topics in calculus and analytic geometry, including indeterminate forms, vector functions and calculus, functions of several variables, multiple integrals, partial derivatives, directional derivatives, divergence, curl, line integrals, and Green's Theorem. Prerequisites: ENG-089 and a grade of C or better in MAT-172 or permission of the instructor. 4 lecture hours per week. 4 credit hours.

MAT-272 Differential Equations
Fundamental theorems on the existence and uniqueness for solutions of ordinary differential equations; solution and applications of equations of the first order and first degree; linear equations of higher order; Laplace transforms; solution by series. Prerequisites: ENG-089 and a grade of C or better in MAT-271 or permission of the instructor. 4 lecture hours per week. 4 credit hours.

MAT-280-299 Projects in Mathematics
Particular topics in mathematics are explored. Topics covered change from semester to semester. Examples are: Mathematics in Art and Music, The Development of Mathematics, Design of Experiments, Non-Euclidean Geometries, Game theory, and Basic concepts of Modern Algebra. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. 3 lecture hours per week. 3 credit hours.