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(NS) Natural and Applied SciencesMA – Mathematics (continued)MA 110 (EDU 110)Geometry for TeachersA consideration of selected topics from basicEuclidean geometry with emphasis on properterminology and unification of concepts.Techniques available for teaching the basics arediscussed. 3:0:3MA 120Basic Concepts of StatisticsA development of certain basic concepts inprobability and statistics that are pertinent tomost disciplines. Topics include: probabilitymodels, parameters, statistics and samplingprocedures, hypothesis testing, correlation, andregression. 3:0:3MA 125Intermediate AlgebraFundamentals of algebra. Topics include thereal number system, basic operations of algebra,linear and quadratic equations, inequalities,functions and graphs, systems of equations.Additional considerations include radicals,rational functions, and basic analytic geometry.3:0:3MA 135College AlgebraPrerequisite: MA 125, or a high school or transfercourse equivalent to MA 125, or an ACT mathscore >_23, or an SAT math score >_510, or aCOMPASS score >_66 in the Algebra placementdomain, or a COMPASS score 0-45 in theCollege Algebra placement domain. A study ofthe algebra necessary for calculus. Topics include:Linear and non-linear equations, inequalitiesand their applications; inverse, exponential andlogarithmic functions; complex numbers; systemsof linear and non-linear equations; matrices anddeterminants. 3:0:3MA 141College TrigonometryPrerequisite: MA 135, or a high school ortransfer course equivalent to MA 135, or an ACTmath score >_ 26, or an SAT math score >_ 560, ora COMPASS score >_ 46 in the College Algebraplacement domain.A consideration of those topics in trigonometrynecessary for the calculus. Topics include:circular functions, identities, special trigometricformulae, solving triangles, polar coordinates,vectors, and conic sections. 3:0:3MA 150Precalculus MathematicsPrerequisite: MA 125 or equivalent.A consideration of those topics in algebra andtrigonometry necessary for the calculus. Topicsinclude: mathematical analysis of the line, theconic sections, exponential and logarithmicfunctions, circular functions, polynomial andrational functions, mathematical induction, andtheory of equations. 3:0:3MA 208 (CS 208)Discrete MathematicsPrerequisite: A grade of C or better in anymath course >_ MA 125, or an ACT mathscore >_ 23, or an SAT math score >_ 510,or a COMPASS score >_ 66 in the Algebraplacement domain, or a COMPASS score 0-45in the College Algebra placement domain.This course introduces the student to selectedfinite systems pertinent to the study ofcomputer science. Course topics will includecombinatorial problem solving, logic, Booleanalgebra, combinatorial circuits, sets, relations,functions, proofs, mathematical induction,recurrence relations, graphs, trees, and countingtechniques. 3:0:3MA 210Calculus and Analytic Geometry IPrerequisite: MA 141 or MA 150 or equivalent.The study of the calculus begins with anexamination of the real number system andthe Cartesian plane. Additional topics to beconsidered include: functions and their graphs,limits and differentiation techniques, the meanvalue theorem, application of the derivative,indefinite integration, the trigonometricfunctions. 3:0:3MA 211Calculus and Analytic Geometry IIPrerequisite: MA 141 or MA 210 or equivalent.The study of the calculus continues with thedefinite integral and its applications, transcendentalfunctions, integration techniques, the conicsections, polar coordinates, parametric equations,indeterminate forms and improper integrals. 3:0:3MA 212Calculus and Analytic Geometry IIIPrerequisite: MA 211.The algebra and calculus of vectors and vectorfunctions, constant termed sequences and series,power series and convergence criteria. 3:0:3MA 213Calculus and Analytic Geometry IVPrerequisite: MA 212.A study of multi-dimensional spaces, functions inmulti-dimensional space, partial differentiation,multiple integration. 3:0:3307