Mathematics
MA 108R INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA (3)
30 lessons, final
This course is remedial in nature and covers material commonly found in second year high school algebra. Specific topics to be discussed include numbers, fractions, algebraic expression, simplifying, factoring, laws of exponents, linear equations, simple graphs and polynomial algebra. This course is not available for degree credit toward a bachelor's degree. Credit not available on the basis of special examination.
Prereq: One year of high school algebra. Recommended for students with a Math ACTE score of 18 or less, or consent of department.
Tuition: $931
Weltman, Dennis and Gilbert Perez. Intermediate Algebra. 3rd ed. PWS Publishing Co.; Boston, MA
MA 109 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3)
30 lessons, final
Selected topics in algebra and analytic geometry. Develops manipulative algebraic skills required for successful calculus study. Includes brief review of basic algebra, quadratic formula, systems of linear equations, introduction to analytic geometry including conic sections and graphing. This course is not available for credit to persons who have received credit in any mathematics course of a higher number with the exceptions of MA 112, 123, 162, 199, 201 and 202. Credit not available on the basis of special examination. You will need a graphing calculator.
Prereq: Two years of high school algebra. Recommended for students with a Math ACTE score of 18 or above, or MA 108R, or math placement test.
Tuition: $931
Vancil, Chris. College Algebra . 2nd ed. Thomas Learning Custom Publishing.
MA 112 TRIGONOMETRY (2)
20 lessons, final
A standard course. Includes trigonometric functions, identities, multiple analytic formulas, laws of sines and cosines and graphs of trigonometric functions. This course is not available to persons who have received credit for any mathematics course of a higher number with the exceptions of MA 113, 123, 132, 162. Credit not available by special examination. You will need a calculator capable of trigonometric functions.
Prereq: Two years of high school algebra or MA 108R.
Tuition: $624
Vancil, Chris. Trigonometry. Macmillan Publishing Co., 1984
MA 113 CALCULUS I (4)
36 lessons, final
A course in one-variable calculus, including topics from analytic geometry. Derivatives and integrals of elementary functions (including the trigonometric functions) with applications.
Prereq: Math ACTE score of 26 or above, or MA 109 and MA 112, or consent of department.
Tuition: $1,238
Stewart, James. Calculus. 3rd ed. Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1994
MA 114 CALCULUS II (4)
37 lessons, final
A continuation of MA 113, primarily stressing techniques of integration.
Prereq: High school trigonometry or MA 112; and a grade of C or better in MA 113, MA 132 or MA 223.
Tuition: $1,238
(See MA 113 for textbook information)
MA 123 ELEMENTARY CALCULUS AND ITS APPLICATIONS (3)
30 lessons, final
An introduction to differential and integral calculus, with applications to business and biological and physical sciences. Not open to students who have credit in MA 113. Note: Students who have received credit for MA 113 cannot receive credit for MA 123.
Prereq: Math ACTE score of 21 or above, or MA 109 or math placement test.
Tuition: $931
Hoffman, Laurence D., and Gerald Bradley. Calculus for Business, Economics and the Social and Life Sciences. 7th ed. McGraw Hill Book Co., 2000
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MA 162 FINITE MATHEMATICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS (3)
23 lessons, final
Finite mathematics with applications to business, biology, and the social sciences. Linear functions and inequalities, matrix algebra, linear programming, probability. Emphasis on setting up mathematical models from stated problems.
Prereq: MA 109 or equavalent.
Tuition: $931
Farlow, Stanley J. Finite Mathematics and It's Applications. 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1994
MA 201 MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS (3)
27 lessons, 1 short paper, final.
Basic concepts of measurement, geometry, probability, and statistics. Recommended only for majors in early elementary and middle school education.
Prereq: MA 109.
Tuition: $931
Long, Calvin and Duane DeTemple. Mathematical Reasoning for Elementary Teachers. Addison-Wesley Publisher, 2006
For more information, view course outline.
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