COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College
COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College
COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College
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Natural Sciences Department<br />
rem for line integrals, curl and divergence, Green’s theorem,<br />
Stokes’ theorem and divergence theorem.<br />
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESE099, ENC101<br />
Pre-corequisite: MAT203 or equivalent<br />
MAT221 Introduction to Probability<br />
4 credits; 4 hours<br />
This course is an introduction to the theory of probability. The<br />
topics studied are basic theorems of probability, permutations and<br />
combinations, discrete and continuous random variables, univariate<br />
and multivariate probability distributions, jointly distributed<br />
random variables, independent identically distributed random<br />
variables, moments, moment-generating functions, the central<br />
limit theorem, laws of large numbers, confidence interval, hypothesis<br />
testing, chi-square methods, and simple linear regression.<br />
Prerequisite: MAT203<br />
MAT230 Introduction to Discrete Mathematical Structures<br />
4 credits; 4 hours<br />
This course covers mathematical concepts essential for continued<br />
study in computer science and related fields. Topics of study<br />
include: set theory, propositional calculus and rules of reasoning,<br />
algorithms and complexity, elementary number theory including<br />
applications, recursion, counting principles with applications and<br />
graph theory.<br />
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT096<br />
Pre- or Corequisite: MAT201<br />
MAT231 Introduction to Discrete Mathematics<br />
3 credits, 3 hours<br />
This course introduces students to the foundations of discrete<br />
mathematics. The topics of study include propositional logic,<br />
methods of proof, set theory, relations and functions, mathematical<br />
induction and recursion, and elementary combinatorics.<br />
Prerequisites: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />
MAT241 Technical Mathematics I<br />
4 credits; 4 hours<br />
This course helps students to appreciate the usefulness of mathematics<br />
in today’s technical world. The concepts of college<br />
algebra and trigonometry are presented with emphasis on their<br />
applications in science and technology. Topics include analytic<br />
geometry, trigonometry, exponential and logarithmic functions<br />
and their graphs, system of linear equations, matrices and<br />
complex numbers.<br />
Prerequisite: MAT096<br />
MAT242 Technical Mathematics II<br />
4 credits; 4 hours<br />
This is the second course in the Technical Mathematics sequence.<br />
Scientific methods of differential calculus are developed and<br />
applied to solving practical problems. Topics include differentiation<br />
and integration of algebraic, exponential, logarithmic and<br />
trigonometric functions, curve sketching, rectilinear motion,<br />
extrema, area and volume.<br />
Prerequisite: MAT241<br />
Natural and Applied Sciences<br />
Department<br />
In 2009, the Natural and Applied Sciences Department was divided<br />
into two departments, Health Sciences and Natural Sciences. The<br />
following programs/areas were assigned to Health Sciences:<br />
> Dietetics > Paramedic<br />
> Health > Physical Therapy<br />
> Human Services > Science<br />
> Nursing > Veterinary Technology<br />
> Occupational Therapy<br />
The following programs/areas were assigned to Natural Sciences:<br />
> Biology<br />
> Chemistry<br />
> Physical Sciences<br />
Natural Sciences Department<br />
Department Faculty<br />
Burl Yearwood, Chairperson, Olga Calderon, Alfredo Cifuentes,<br />
Sarah Durand, Tahereh Entezari Zaher, James Frost, Carol<br />
Haspel, Nalband Hussain, Dionne A. Miller, Howard Motoike,<br />
Jaime Nieman, Sidney Noelle, Thomas Onorato, Preethi<br />
Radakrishnan, Armando del Rio, Ivan Rivera-Torres, Karim<br />
Sharif, Lhamo Tshering, D. Priyantha Wijesinghe, Boris<br />
Zakharov<br />
Biology<br />
SCB101 Topics in Biological Sciences<br />
3 credits; 4 hours (2 lecture, 2 lab)<br />
This course gives an introduction to the scientific method the<br />
origin and organization of life and reproduction and ecology. The<br />
relevance of modern biological theory to human life in particular<br />
areas will be emphasized using selected topics such as urban<br />
pollution and population control.<br />
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT096<br />
SCB115 Principles of Biology<br />
4 credits; 6.0 hours (2 lecture, 3 lab, 1 recitation)<br />
This is a one-semester laboratory-based course in biology stressing<br />
general concepts and amplifying them through a study of the<br />
human organism. The scientific method of thinking will be emphasized.<br />
Topics will include biological chemistry, cell structure and<br />
function, classical and molecular genetics, evolution and ecology,<br />
and homeostasis will be explored in the context of human<br />
biology. Laboratory exercises will include chemical analyses of<br />
nutrients, microscope slides and dissection of the fetal pig.<br />
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT096<br />
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