ACADEMIC CATALOG - Purdue University Calumet

Course Descriptions
LTHN 102 LITHUANIAN LEVEL II (Class 3, Lab. 1, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: LTHN 101
This course stands as an elective for students in other University
departments. The course is a contribution to intellectual growth
and development as well as a service to the community.
MA - Mathematics
MA 021 BEGINNING ALGEBRA
(Class 4)
Beginning level course in Algebra. CREDIT:
One unit for admission.
MA 031 GEOMETRY
(Class 4)
Beginning level course in geometry. Credit:
One unit for admissions.
MA 041 INTERMEDIATE ALBEGRA
(Class 3)
The purpose of this course are to strengthen and expand the
students basic algebraic skills and problem-solving capabilities
and to prepare them for higher level mathematics courses.
MA 100 AN INTRODUCTION TO
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
(Class 1, Cr. 1)
This course is intended to: integrate freshman mathematics
majors into the department, help them adjust to university
life, assist them in developing their academic and intellectual
capabilities; introduces them to contemporary issues in mathematics,
provide an overview of the careers open to those
with degrees in mathematics. This course must be taken
Pass/No Pass only. Credit by exam is not available for this
course.
MA 115 INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
The purpose of this course is to strengthen and expand student's
basic algebraic skills and problem-solving capabilities
and to prepare them for higher level mathematics courses.
For the purposes of general education requirements, Math
115 is not a collegiate level mathematics course, and therefore
cannot be used to satisfy the general education requirement
for mathematics at Purdue University Calumet.
MA 137 MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS I
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Designed for prospective elementary school teachers.
Problem solving, Numberical reasoning including self-generated
and conventional algorithms. Whole and fractional number
systems, elementary number theory. (At Purdue
University West Lafayette, not available for credit in the
School of Science.)
MA138 MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: MA 137
Continues the study of number systems through integers,
rational numbers and real numbers. Quantitative and proportional
reasoning is a foundation for algebraic reasoning.
Elementary statistical and probabilistic reasoning. (Not
available for credit in the School of Science.)
MA139 MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS III
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: MA 137
Geometric, measurement and spatial reasoning in one, two
and three dimensions as the basis for elementary school
geometry. Metric and non-metric geometry, transformation
geometry. (At Purdue University West Lafayette, not
available for credit in the School of Science.)
MA147 ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY
FOR TECHNOLOGY
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: MA 041 and MA 031 NOT open to students with credit in
MA 151 or 153
MA 147 and 148 is a two semester sequence in algebra and
trigonometry for students in technology. The emphasis is on
technique and problem solving. MA147 concentrates on topics
in algebra.
MA148 ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY
FOR TECHNOLOGY II
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: MA 147 Not open to students with credit in MA 151
or MA 154.
Continuation of MA 147. MA 148 concentrates on trigonometry.
MA 151 ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY
(Class 5, Cr. 5)
Prerequisite: MA 041, High school Geometry, placement test or MA
031 recommended.
This course is intended for students who meet the requirements
for admission to those departments whose curricula
require MA 163 but whose background is insufficient for
direct placement into MA 163. Not open to students with
credit in MA 147, MA 148, MA 153 or MA 154.
MA 153 ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY I
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: MA 041 and MA 031 NOT open to students with credit in
MA 147 148, or 151.
The content of MA 153, 154 is similar to that of MA 151 but
the pace and emphasis is directed to students who do not
intend to take MA 163. MA 153 is College Algebra.
MA 154 ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY II
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: MA 153NOT open to students wit credit in MA 148 or 151.
Continuation of MA 153. MA 154 is Trigonometry.
MA 159 PRECALCULUS
(Class 5, Cr. 5)
Prerequisite: MA 031 and MA 041
Algebra and Trigonometry topics designed to prepare students
for calculus.
MA 163 INTEGRATED CALCULUS
AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I
(Class 5, Cr. 5)
Prerequisite: MA 151 with a C or better
Topics from plane analytic geometry. Introduction to differentiation
and integration. Applications.
MA 164 INTEGRATED CALCULUS
AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II
(Class 5, Cr. 5)
Prerequisite: MA 163 with a C or better
Continuation of MA 163. Completion of introductory study
of topics in plane analytic geometry and the calculus of one
variable, infinite series.
MA 205 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
FOR COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: MA 147 or MA 153 with a C or better
The course covers topics in discrete mathematics which are
essential to the discipline of computer technology. These
include: logic, sequences, mathematical introduction, basic
set theory, functions, recursion, relations, graphs, and trees.
MA 214 LINEAR ALGEBRA AND LINEAR PROGRAMMING
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: MA 153 with a C or better
Matrix algebra, systems of equations, topics from discrete
mathematics.
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