2014-15-Undergraduate-Catalog

MATHEMATICS (MATH)Course Descriptions • 417MATH 099 Basic AlgebraThis course establishes a foundation in algebraic concepts and problem solving needed for college-levelmathematics. Topics include the real number system, equations, inequalities, graphs, exponents, polynomials andfactoring. Grade of “S” or “U” only. This course fulfills no curricular requirements. Three pre-college-level credits.MATH 100 Mathematical ThinkingThis course examines the ways mathematics occurs and is used in the world. Patterns, codes, symmetry andmathematical modeling are topics that will be explored. The course is relevant for those students who do notintend to be mathematics or science majors. Prerequisites: Two years of high school algebra and one year ofgeometry. Three credits.MATH 101 Precalculus IA precalculus course for students continuing their study of mathematics. Topics include basic algebraic operations,equations, inequalities and various functions including polynomial and rational functions. Prerequisites: Two years ofhigh school algebra and one year of geometry. Three credits.MATH 102 Precalculus IIA precalculus course for students continuing their study of mathematics. Topics include logarithmic and exponentialfunctions, trigonometry, and advanced topics of algebra. Prerequisite: MATH 101 or high school equivalent. Threecredits.MATH 201 Calculus and Analytic Geometry IThe study of algebraic, trigonometric, and exponential functions including limits, continuity, derivatives, and anintroduction to integration along with their applications. Prerequisite: MATH 102. Four credits.MATH 202 Calculus and Analytic Geometry IIThe study of algebraic, trigonometric, and transcendental functions including methods of integration, improperintegrals, rectangular, polar, and parametric graphing, and power series along with their applications. Prerequisite:MATH 201. Four credits.MATH 206 Linear AlgebraAn introduction to the theory of vector spaces, linear transformations, and matrices. Prerequisite: MATH 102 orMATH 201. Three credits.MATH 207 Introduction to StatisticsA study of elementary statistical methods, probability, estimation, test of hypothesis, regression, correlation andtime series. Prerequisites: Two years of high school algebra and one year of geometry. Three credits.MATH 208 Advanced StatisticsA continuation of MATH 207, designed to develop in the student a level of statistical sophistication sufficient forthe comprehension of empirical research and to assist the student in the selection, application, and interpretationof commonly used statistics. Topics include hypothesis testing and parameter estimation on four classes ofparameters: relative frequency, location, dispersion, and statistical inference. Prerequisite: MATH 207. Three credits.MATH 212 Applications of Calculus in the Health ProfessionsA study of the mathematics behind work done by clinical health professionals. Topics include drug dosagecalculations, measurement conversions, percent strength in solutions, mathematical modeling of the circulatorysystem via differential equations and how concentration of a drug in the bloodstream changes over time.Prerequisite: MATH 201. Two credits.MATH 295 TopicsStudy of specific topics, issues or themes within the field of mathematics. One, two or three credits.MATH 302 Multivariable CalculusThe study of vector-valued functions, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, vector fields, and their applications.Prerequisite: MATH 202. Three credits.