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CURRICULUM COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 331
Mathematics for the A.A. and A.F.A. degrees. NOTE: This course does NOT satisfy
the general education Mathematics requirement for the A.S. degree. NOTE: This
course DOES satisfy the general education course requirement in Mathematics for
the A.A.S. and A.G.E. degrees. (2005 SU)
MAT-151 Statistics I 3 (3-0) FS SS
Prerequisites: MAT-060 and MAT-080, minimum grade C; or MAT-120,
minimum grade C; or MAT-121, minimum grade C; or MAT-
140, minimum grade C; or MAT-171, minimum grade C
Corequisites: None
This course provides a project-based approach to the study of basic probability,
descriptive and inferential statistics, and decision making. Emphasis is placed on
measures of central tendency and dispersion, correlation, regression, discrete and
continuous probability distributions, quality control, population parameter estimation,
and hypothesis testing. Upon completion, students should be able to describe
important characteristics of a set of data and draw inferences about a population from
sample data. This course has been approved for transfer under the Comprehensive
Articulation Agreement as a general education course in Mathematics (Quantitative)
for the A.A., A.F.A., and A.S. degrees. This course also satisfies the general
education course requirement in Mathematics for the A.A.S. and A.G.E. degrees.
(2006 FA)
MAT-171 Precalculus Algebra 3 (3-0) FS SS
Prerequisites: MAT-060 and MAT-080, minimum grade C
Corequisites: None
This is the first of two courses designed to emphasize topics which are fundamental
to the study of calculus. Emphasis is placed on equations and inequalities, functions
(linear, polynomial, rational), systems of equations and inequalities, and parametric
equations. Upon completion, students should be able to solve practical problems and
use appropriate models for analysis and predictions. This course has been approved
for transfer under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as a general education
course in Mathematics for the A.A., A.F.A., and A.S. degrees. This course also
satisfies the general education course requirement in Mathematics for the A.A.S. and
A.G.E. degrees. (2005 SU)
MAT-172 Precalculus Trigonometry 3 (3-0) FS SS
Prerequisites: MAT-171, minimum grade C
Corequisites: None
This is the second of two courses designed to emphasize topics which are
fundamental to the study of calculus. Emphasis is placed on properties and
applications of transcendental functions and their graphs, right and oblique triangle
trigonometry, conic sections, vectors and polar coordinates. Upon completion,
students should be able to solve practical problems and use appropriate models for
analysis and prediction. This course has been approved for transfer under the
Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as a general education course in
Mathematics for the A.A., A.F.A., and A.S. degrees. This course also satisfies the
general education course requirement in Mathematics for the A.A.S. and A.G.E.
degrees. (2000 SP)