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MATHEMATICS COURSESMAT 103 INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE MATHEMATICS3 s.h.This is a preparatory course for MAT 105 College Algebra and the basic algebra concepts are discussed.The following topics are covered in this course: Real numbers, exponents, factoring, linear and quadraticequations, linear inequalities, rational expressions, radicals, and word problems. This course is offeredevery fall, spring, and summer semesters. Does not fulfill the general education requirement for math.MAT 105 COLLEGE ALGEBRA3 s.h.Real numbers, exponents, radicals, factoring, rational expressions, linear and quadraticequations/inequalities, equations with radicals, equations/inequalities with absolute values, applications,functions, graphing, exponential and logarithmic functions, and systems of equations. Prerequisite: MAT103 or an appropriate Math SAT/ACT score or passing a placement test. This course is offered every fall,spring, and summer semester.MAT 106 TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS3 s.h.A continuation of Mathematics 105. Topics include geometry, probability, statistics, and logic.Prerequisite: MAT 105 or permission of the instructor. (This course may be used by only elementary orspecial teacher education majors to fulfill core requirements.) This course is offered every spring semester.MAT 110 FINITE MATHEMATICS3 s.h.Functions, lines, sets, systems of equations, inequalities, matrices, linear programming, probability, andstatistics. Prerequisite: MAT 105 or permission of the instructor. This course is offered every fall, spring,and summer semester.MAT 113 PRE-CALCULUS I3 s.h.Review of numbers and their properties, polynomials, rational expressions, rational exponents, radicals,equations in one variable, relations, functions, exponential, logarithmic functions. Prerequisites: (1) threeyears of secondary school mathematics, including two years of algebra and units in geometry andtrigonometry, and an appropriate math SAT/ACT score or passing a placement test or (2) MAT 105 orpermission of the instructor. This course is offered every fall and summer semester.MAT 114 PRE-CALCULUS II3 s.h.Trigonometric functions; identities; conditional equations; inverse relations; de Moivre’s Theorem; polarcoordinates; sequences; series, and binomial theorem. Prerequisite: MAT 113 or permission of theinstructor. This course is offered every spring and summer semester.MAT 220 APPLIED STATISTICS3 s.h.An introductory course in Statistics with emphasis in Statistical inference to include elementary probabilitytheory, elementary set theory, summation notation and continuing to “decision theory” through topics ofsampling distributions, point estimation, confidence intervals for mean; variance; difference of populationmeans, correlation, linear regression, tests of independence, homogeneity, goodness of fit and analysis ofvariance. Prerequisite: MAT 105 or permission of the instructor. This course is offered during the fall andspring semesters.MAT 231 CALCULUS I3 s.h.Review of the rectangular coordinate system; the straight line; graphs of equations; functions and limits;derivatives, including sines and cosines; applications of the derivative, including maxima and minima, andcurve sketching. Introduction to the Integral. Prerequisite: MAT 114, passing a placement test, orpermission of the instructor. This course is offered every fall semester.MAT 232 CALCULUS II3 s.h.Applications of integration related to the area between two curves, volume, work, pressure, moments,centers of mass, arc length, and surfaces of revolution. Derivatives of logarithmic, exponential, andtrigonometric functions; l’Hopital’s Rule; improper integrals; techniques of integration. Prerequisite: MAT231or permission of the instructor. This course is offered every spring semester.201