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COURSE DESCRIPTIONSMN 410 Labor Relations (4 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): MN 200 or permission of the instructor.An evaluation of labor-management relationships, wagedetermination and the factors affecting labor productivity.Studies also include the objectives and techniques ofmanagement and union leaders and the administration of thelabor relations function.MN 430 Managing the Small Business (4 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): MN 200, FN 320, MK 203A study of the nature of entrepreneurship and discipline requiredfor owning or managing a small enterprise. The course examinesthe risk-reward relationships in new ventures, legal forms ofbusinesses, roads to ownership and funding resources for newand existing ventures.MATHEMATICS (MT)MT 104 Basic Concepts of Algebra (4 SH)Semester Offered: Fall and SpringPre-Requisite(s): PlacementFor students with a weak mathematics background: Intended toprepare students for MT 107 Applied College Algebra. Thiscourse covers the material from secondary school mathematics:Integers, rational numbers, exponents, order of operations,algebraic and rational expressions, ratio and proportions,operations on polynomials, solving and graphing simpleequations, inequalities, Linear and quadratic equations. Studentstaking this course should have had two years of high school mathincluding Algebra I. Placement is through the mathematicsdepartment. This course does not fulfill the mathematicsgraduation requirement.MT 105 Theory of Mathematics for Education (3 SH)Offered: FallPre-Requisite(s): Early Childhood Education or InterventionSpecialist majorsA study of elementary school mathematics topics to promote adeep understanding in the areas of problem solving; set theory,history of numbers, number theory (whole, integers, rational andirrational numbers) and operations (addition, subtraction,multiplication, division); algebra and functions; students willlearn to apply the technology. Students will become familiar withthe National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)resource Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.MT 106 Geometry and Statistics for Education (3 SH)Offered: SpringPre-Requisite(s): MT 105A continuation of MT 105. Study of the central concepts andtools of inquiry of algebraic thinking, geometry and spatial sense(planar and 3 dimensional figures; transformation, symmetriesand tiling; and congruence and similarity), measurement (length,area, perimeter, volume, surface area), probability, statistics anddata analysis and finance. Students will become familiar with theNational Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) resourcePrinciples and Standards for School Mathematics.MT 107 Applied College Algebra (4 SH)Semester Offered: Fall and SpringPre-Requisite(s): Placement or C or better in MT 104This course deals with the fundamental mathematical toolsfrequently applied in social sciences, humanities and fine arts.Selected portions of mathematics are chosen to develop anappreciation for the importance of mathematics in today’s world.Mathematical concepts are approached through applications.Topics include exploration of equations, inequalities and theirgraphs, linear systems, matrices, linear programming of 2X2systems, examination of rational and polynomial functions;exponential and logarithmic models; mathematics of consumerfinance and amortization and statistical central tendency andstandard deviation and probability. The student should have hadthree years of high school math including knowledge of highschool Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry. Placement in the classis through the mathematics department.MT 109 Pre-Calculus I (4 SH)Semester Offered: Fall and SpringPre-Requisite(s): Placement or C or better in MT 107A study of topics needed to prepare a student who plans to studyscience, business, statistics, middle school mathematics orcalculus or needs to supplement their prior mathematics courses.The course includes polynomial functions, exponential andlogarithmic functions, graphs, quadratic equations andinequalities and systems of equations. The student should havehad four years of high school math including knowledge of highschool Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and Trigonometry.Placement in the class is through the mathematics department.MT 110 Pre-Calculus II (4 SH)Offered: SpringPre-Requisite(s): MT 109 or PlacementExponential and logarithmic functions, the trigonometricfunctions, analytic trigonometry and topics in analytic geometry.For students who plan to study science, computers, middleschool mathematics or calculus or need to supplement their priormathematics courses. The student should have had four years ofhigh school math including knowledge of high school Algebra I,Geometry, Algebra II and Trigonometry. Placement in the class isthrough the mathematics department.Page | 111Lake Erie College | 2012 - 2013 Undergraduate Catalog | Student Handbook | Student Athlete Handbook