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Academic Catalog - Concordia College

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Mathematics<br />

MTH 010 Preparatory Arithmetic 3 hrs.<br />

Designed to strengthen and develop basic arithmetic skills with emphasis on percent, ratio,<br />

measurement (customary and metric), and arithmetic operations on whole numbers, fractions,<br />

and decimals. Institutional credit only.<br />

MTH 011 Preparatory Algebra 3 hrs.<br />

Designed to strengthen and develop basic arithmetic skills needed to perform successfully in<br />

any higher mathematics course. Instruction is individualized and prescribed to meet the needs<br />

of individual students. Institutional credit only.<br />

MTH 110 Mathematical Concepts 3 hrs.<br />

This course is designed for students who are seeking an Associate of Arts Degree with Emphasis<br />

in Childhood Development. It is designed to cover topics in the area of basic mathematics:<br />

addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of real numbers using mathematical<br />

manipulatives whenever applicable; understanding of decimals, ratio, proportion and<br />

percentages, and geometric shapes. This course cannot be used as a substitute for any required<br />

mathematics course.<br />

MTH 112 Intermediate Algebra 3 hrs.<br />

Solutions of linear systems; exponents and their properties; polynomials; factoring; trinomials,<br />

difference of two squares and solving quadratic equations; rational expressions; related word<br />

problems.<br />

Prerequisite: MTH 012 or acceptable Math Placement Scores<br />

MTH 120 Survey of Math 3 hrs.<br />

This course is an overview of all the areas of mathematics: arithmetic, geometry, and algebra. It<br />

is intended for students who seek to bridge the gap that may exist in the understanding of<br />

mathematics. It is recommended to any student who has already fulfilled the 6 hrs.<br />

mathematics requirement for graduation. This course cannot be used as a substitute for any<br />

required mathematics course.<br />

MTH 221 <strong>College</strong> Algebra 3 hrs.<br />

Polynomials; rational expressions; rational exponents; radicals, equations and inequalities in<br />

one variable; relations and functions; systems of equalities and inequalities; matrices and<br />

determinants.<br />

Prerequisite: MTH 112 or acceptable Math Placement Scores<br />

MTH 222 Pre-Calculus 4 hrs.<br />

Polynomials and rational functions; exponential and logarithmic functions; circular functions;<br />

trigonometric functions; identities and conditional equations; conic sections.<br />

Prerequisite: MTH 221<br />

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