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Academic Credits - The number of academic credits for each course is the number of credits earned in one semester with successful completion of that course.
Prerequisite and Corequisite - “Prerequisite” means that the listed course[s] must be successfully completed with the indicated grade. A “corequisite” may be taken in the same semester.
Course #
Course Description
Credits
MAT 040 Basic Mathematics -- Prerequisite: Demonstrated competency through appropriate assessment. Concentrates on basic operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and their applications. Introduces a variety of math learning strategies. Includes United States Customary Measurement System. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
MAT 044 Mathematics -- Prerequisites: "C" or better in MAT 040 or ssessment/waiver. Reviews basic operations with fractions, decimals and their applications. Concentrates on ratio, proportion, percents, measurement, geometric concepts, signed numbers, interpreting and constructing graphs, basic linear equations, and applications. A developmental mathematics course.3 lecture hours.
3
   
MAT 050 Basic Algebra -- Prerequisites: "C" or better in MAT 044 or assessment/waiver. Reviews signed numbers and basic linear equations. Concentrates on integer exponents, scientific notation, linear equations and inequalities, literal equations, polynomial operations, polynomial factoring, graphing linear equations, and applications. A developmental algebra course. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
MAT 111 Intermediate Algebra -- Prerequisites: "C" or better in MAT 050 or assessment/waiver. Reviews basic operations of polynomials, scientific notation, linear equations and inequalities, graphing linear equations, and factoring algebraic expressions. Concentrates on properties of integer and rational exponents, rational expressions and equations, systems of linear equations, radicals, radical equations, quadratic equations, functions and their graphs, and applications. A standard college intermediate algebra course. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
MAT 112 Functional Mathematics -- Prerequisites: "C" or better in MAT 050, or assessment/waiver. Through real-world approaches, presents mathematical concepts of measurement, proportion, geometry, equations and inequalities, and probability and statistics. Brief survey of college mathematics. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
MAT 115 Statistics -- Prerequisites: MAT 111 or MAT 112. Provides study in the collection, interpretation and presentation of descriptive and inferential statistics including measures of central tendency, probability, binomial and normal distributions, hypothesis testing of one- and two-sample populations, confidence intervals, chi-square testing, correlation, data description and graphical representations. An introductory statistics course. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
MAT 121 Geometry-Trigonometry -- Prerequisites: MAT 111 or assessment/waiver. Includes polygons, similar figures, geometric solids, properties of circles, constructions, right triangles, angle measurements in radians and degrees, trigonometric functions and their application to right triangles, Pythagorean theorem, laws of sine and cosine, graphing of trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities, vectors and polar coordinates. Introductory study of geometry and trigonometry. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
MAT 131 Algebra/Trigonometry I -- Prerequisites: MAT 111 or assessment/waiver. Presents an in-depth study of functions, quadratic, polynomial, radical and rational equations, radicals, complex numbers, right triangle trigonometry, oblique triangles, vectors, and graphs of sine and cosine functions. First in a series of two courses of college algebra/trigonometry. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
MAT 132 Algebra/Trigonometry II -- Prerequisites: MAT 131. Continues study of algebra and trigonometry including systems of equations, matrices, graphing of trigonometric functions, trigonometric equations and identities, rectangular and polar coordinates, complex numbers, exponential and logarithmic functions and conics. Second in a series of two courses of college algebra/trigonometry. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
MAT 135 Finite Math -- Prerequisites: MAT 111 or assessment/waiver. Surveys solving and graphing linear equations and inequalities, elementary set theory, matrices and their applications, linear programming and elementary probability. A standard finite mathematical course. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
MAT 136 College Algebra -- Prerequisites: MAT 111 or assessment/waiver. Presents an in-depth study of functions, quadratic, polynomial, radical, and rational equations, radicals, complex numbers, systems of equations, matrices, and exponential and logarithmic functions. MAT 136 and MAT 137 together comprise a standard two-semester college algebra and trigonometry course. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
MAT 137 Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry -- Prerequisites: MAT 111 or assessment/waiver. Presents an in-depth study of right triangle trigonometry, oblique triangles, vectors, graphs of trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities and equations and complex numbers in rectangular and polar/trigonometric forms, rectangular and polar coordinates, rational functions and conics. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
MAT 141 Math for Elementary Teachers -- Prerequisites: MAT 111, MAT 112, or assessment/waiver. The course gives an in-depth treatment of common topics underlying an elementary mathematics curriculum. Students in the course will gain an appreciation for mathematics and will add to their pedagogical expertise by gaining conceptual understanding of elementary mathematics through the use of selected modes, materials, and problem solving situations. The course is designed to connect knowledge of the real number system to other subjects. The selection of topics presented in this course is based upon standards and recommendations for the mathematical content knowledge essential for prospective teachers made by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Indiana Professional Standards Board. 4 lecture hours.
4
   
MAT 201 Brief Calculus -- Prerequisites: "C" or better in one of the following: MAT 131 or MAT 133, or MAT 136, or assessment/waiver. Studies the fundamental concepts and operations of calculus including the study of functions, limits, continuity, derivatives, points-of-inflection, first-derivative test, concavity, second-derivative test, optimization, antiderivatives, integration by substitution, integration by parts, and elementary applications of a definite integral. An introductory course in calculus. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
MAT 202 Brief Calculus II -- Prerequisite: MAT 201. A continuation of MAT 201. 3 lecture hours.
3
MAT 211 Calculus I -- Prerequisites: MAT 131 and 132, or MAT 133 and MAT 134, or MAT 136 and MAT 137. Reviews the concepts of exponential, logarithmic and inverse functions. Studies in depth the fundamental concepts and operations of calculus including limits, continuity, differentiation including implicit and logarithmic differentiation. Applies differential calculus to solve problems in the natural and social sciences, to solve estimation problems and to solve optimization problems. Applies differential calculus to sketch curves and to identify local and global extrema, inflection points, increasing/decreasing behavior, concavity, behavior at infinity, horizontal and vertical tangents and asymptotes, and slant asymptotes. Applies the concept of Riemann sums and antiderivatives to find Riemann integrals. Applies the fundamental theorem of calculus to solve initial value problems, and to find areas and volumes and the average values of a function. 4 lecture hours.
4
   
MAT 212 Calculus II -- Prerequisite: MAT 211. Studies the techniques of substitution, integration by parts, trigonometric integrals, partial fractions and trigonometric substitution to evaluate integrals. Applies Simpson’s rule and other elementary numerical quadrature methods to approximate integrals. Applies the integral calculus to find arc lengths, areas of surfaces of revolution and to solve force and work problems. Applies the direction field technique to find graphical solutions of differential equations. Applies Euler’s technique to approximate the solution of initial value problems. Studies techniques of solving separable differential equations. Studies techniques to determine convergence of sequences and series. Studies techniques to determine the power series representation of functions. 4 lecture hours.
4
   
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