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2006-2008 CATALOGMATH 096GEOMETRYPrerequisite: MATH 085 with C or better or qualifying score onplacement test3 lectures per week: 3 hrs non-degree, non-transfer creditThis is a course covering the fundamental concepts of geometry.It is intended for students who lack credit in one year ofhigh school geometry or need review in the subject matter.Emphasis is placed on learning geometric facts as well as thedevelopment of deductive reasoning. Topics covered includeplane and solid geometry, properties of congruence, similarity,area, perimeter and volume.COLLEGE-LEVEL MATHEMATICSPrerequisites for MATH 112, 115, 151 and 200 may be metby one of the following options:Option #1 – MATH 095 and MATH 096, both with at least a COption #2 – MATH 095 and one year of high school geometry, both with atleast a COption #3 – A qualifying score on the math placement testMATH 111MATHEMATICS FOR PARAPROFESSIONALSPrerequisite: MATH 085 or placement into MATH 0903 lectures per week: 3 hrs creditThis course is designed for the elementary school paraprofessional.This course will strongly emphasize hands-on learning;thus, manipulatives will be used extensively.Topics covered willinclude problem solving, sets, number theory, statistics, probability,geometry and measurement. Students seeking general educationmathematics credit for transfer are advised to registerfor the MATH 200/206 sequence. (same as EDU 111)MATH 112 (IAI: M1 904)GENERAL EDUCATION MATHEMATICSPrerequisite: Option #1, #2 or #3 above3 lectures per week: 3 hrs creditThis course is designed for the liberal arts student who is anon-mathematics, non-science and non-business major. Thecourse focuses on mathematical reasoning and the solving ofreal-life problems. The following topics will be covered indepth: the mathematics of finance, statistics and probability, andlogic and problem solving. Use of calculators and/or computerswill be a component of this course.MATH 115 (IAI: M1 902)GENERAL EDUCATION STATISTICSPrerequisite: Option #1, #2 or #3 above3 lectures per week: 3 hrs creditThe general education statistics course provides students withan opportunity to acquire a reasonable level of statistical literacyand thus expand their base for understanding a variety ofwork-related, societal and personal problems and statisticalapproaches to the solution of these problems.The main objectiveof the course is statistical reasoning. Detailed techniques ofstatistical analysis and the mathematical development of statisticalanalysis of statistical procedures are not emphasized.Thecourse is intended to meet the general education requirement.It is not intended to be a prerequisite to nor a replacement forcourses in statistical methods for business, social science ormathematical statistics. Students who complete this course cannotalso receive credit for BUS 240 or MATH 153.DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, COURSESCOURSE DESCRIPTIONSMATH 151COLLEGE ALGEBRAPrerequisite: Option #1, #2 or #3 above4 lectures per week: 4 hrs creditThis course extends on the concepts previously studied inIntermediate Algebra. Course material is approached both algebraicallyand graphically. The graphing calculator is used extensively.Topics covered include linear, quadratic, polynomial,rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions and their applications.Matrices, matrix operation and matrix equations arealso introduced.MATH 153 (IAI: MI 902)PROBABILITY AND STATISTICSPrerequisite: MATH 151 or qualifying score on the Math Placement Test4 lectures per week: 4 hrs creditThis course is an introductory course in probability and statistics.Topicscovered include frequency distribution, percentiles,measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, standarddeviation, correlation, elements of probability, line of regression,statistical inference, the binomial distribution, the normal distribution,the student t-distribution and the chi-square distribution.Computer software such as MINITAB is used.A comprehensiveproject is assigned. Students who complete this coursecannot also receive credit for BUS 240 or MATH 115.(same as BUS 240)MATH 155 (IAI: M1 906)FINITE MATHEMATICSPrerequisite: MATH 151 with a C or better or qualifying score onMath Placement Test4 lectures per week: 4 hrs creditThis course is an introduction to finite mathematics to meetthe needs of business, social science and liberal arts students.Topics covered include compound interest, annuities, systems ofequations and inequalities, matrices, linear programming and itsapplications, probability, game theory, and logic.Throughout thecourse, emphasis is placed on concepts and applications.MATH 157 (IAI: M1 900-B)CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCEPrerequisite: MATH 151 with a C or better or qualifying score onMath Placement Test4 lectures per week: 4 hrs creditThis is a one-semester calculus course for business and socialscience majors.Topics covered include equations of lines, limits,differentiation and integration of algebraic functions, exponentialand logarithmic functions, and applications of differentiation andintegration.Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on theapplications of the basic concepts of calculus.This course doesnot count for credit toward a mathematics major or minor.MATH 161 (IAI: MTM 901)PLANE TRIGONOMETRYPrerequisite: MATH 151 or concurrent enrollment in MATH 151, orqualifying score on Math Placement Test3 lectures per week: 3 hrs creditThis course begins with a definition of the six trigonometricfunctions.The course work that follows allows an investigationof these functions, their graphs, their relationships to oneanother, and ways in which they can be used in a variety ofapplications.The course is designed to equip students with anunderstanding of trigonometry necessary for the study of calculus.DEGREES,CERTIFICATES,COURSES151