2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

MA – MathematicsMA 1200 Topics in Algebra andGeometry4 creditsDesigned to help students improve their skillsin algebra and geometry. Topics include: firstand second degree equations, polynomialsand factoring, ratios and proportions throughsimilar geometric figures, areas and volumesof plane and solid figures, coordinate geometryand exponents and radicals. Required for studentswho have not satisfied the PreliminaryMathematics Requirement. Does not satisfyMathematics Foundation or any GeneralEducation requirement. Falls and Springs.Prerequisite(s): provisionally admitted studentsor permission of the Department Chair.MA 1500 Mathematics and theHumanities 3 creditsFor liberal arts majors and others interestedin the relationships of mathematics to fieldssuch as Art, Music and Philosophy. Fallsand Springs. Prerequisite(s): regular admissionto Plymouth (i.e., completion of highschool Algebra II and geometry) or removalof mathematics deficiency by completingthe Preliminary Mathematics Requirement.(QUAN)(QRCO)MA 1800 College Algebra 3 creditsAfter a quick review of algebraic expressions,exponents and coordinate graphs, generalpolynomial functions, exponential and logarithmicfunctions and linear and non-linearsystems are examined algebraically andanalytically. Conic sections, right triangletrigonometry and selected topics completethe course. Intended for students who needa stronger algebra background than MA 1200provides, have some previous algebra experience,but are unable to demonstrate LevelTwo mastery on the Placement Exam. Fallsand Springs. Prerequisite(s): regular admissionto Plymouth (i.e., completion of highschool Algebra II and geometry) or removalof mathematics deficiency by completing thePreliminary Mathematics Requirement.MA 1900 Statistical Literacy in Today’sSociety3 creditsLearn to interpret and evaluate reports in themedia on studies of substance dependency,medical issues and other socio-cultural concerns.The goal is to learn to understand thestatistics encountered in the news or in everydaylife rather than to learn specific statisticaltechniques. Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s):regular admission to Plymouth (i.e., completionof high school Algebra II and geometry).(QUAN)(QRCO)MA 2010 Problem Solving in AlgebraUsing Technology 3 creditsThe development of problem solving strategiesusing mathematics content normallycovered in high school Algebra II. Problemsrequire integration of algebra concepts andselected topics from geometry, trigonometryand basic data analysis. The instructional formatemphasizes cooperative learning, oral andwritten communication and extensive use ofthe graphing calculator and selected computersoftware as useful problem solving tools. Fallsand Springs. Prerequisite(s): regular admissionto Plymouth (i.e., completion of highschool Algebra II and geometry) or removalof mathematics deficiency by completing thePreliminary Mathematics Requirement.MA 2110 Mathematics in OurWorld I4 creditsA mathematics course for those pursuingmajors in Childhood Studies or EarlyChildhood Studies. The instruction formatemphasizes activity-based learning, problemsolving,cooperative learning and communication.Students study mathematics foundationalto teaching mathematics at the K–8 levelincluding topics from number, geometry andmeasurement, probability and statistics, andalgebra. Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s): regularadmission to Plymouth State University.MA 2140 Elementary Functions 4 creditsWith the concept of function as a central theme,considers selected topics from algebra, trigonometryand analytic geometry, includingcomplex numbers and DeMoivre’s Theorem.Graphing calculators are required and usedthroughout the course. Falls and Springs.Prerequisite(s): MA 1800, or score Level 2or Level 3 on the Mathematics PlacementExam, or with permission of instructor,high school pre-calculus mathematics.(QUAN)(QRCO)(TECO)MA 2200 Finite Mathematics 3 creditsUsing algebra to solve analytical problems.Includes work with matrices, linear programming,counting techniques, probability,expected value and Bayes’ Theorem. Fallsand Springs. Prerequisite(s): regular admissionto Plymouth (i.e., completion of highschool Algebra II and geometry) or removalof mathematics deficiency by completingthe Preliminary Mathematics Requirement.(QUAN)(QRCO)MA 2300 Statistics I3 creditsAn introduction to statistics with applicationsin several disciplines such as Business,Psychology, Education, Social Sciences orNatural Sciences. Included are both descriptiveand inferential statistics. Among the topicsare numerical and graphical summaries forone and two variables, linear regression andcorrelation, confidence intervals and tests concerningmeans. A standard statistical softwarepackage is used throughout the course. Fallsand Springs. Prerequisite(s): regular admissionto Plymouth (i.e., completion of highschool Algebra II and geometry) or removalof mathematics deficiency by completingthe Preliminary Mathematics Requirement.(QUAN)(QRCO)MA 2350 Statistics for CriminalJustice3 creditsAn introduction to statistical analysis designedto equip students of criminal justice with theskills necessary to analyze and interpret datafrom both original and existing data sets.Principal learning goals: to select the mostappropriate statistical techniques for specificresearch problems, to understand fundamentalsof codebook construction and manipulation,to calculate the appropriate statistics usingSPSS and to properly interpret the results. Notopen to students who have earned credit forMA 2300. May be taken as CJ 2350. Fallsand Springs. Prerequisite(s): regular admissionto Plymouth (i.e., completion of highschool Algebra II and geometry) or removalof mathematics deficiency by completingthe Preliminary Mathematics Requirement.(QUAN)(QRCO)MA 2490 Applied Calculus I 4 creditsThe first semester of a calculus sequence dealingwith applications of the differential and integralcalculus to disciplines, such as, Business,Social Science and Biology. Functions and theirgraphs, limits, continuity, the derivative and itsuses in optimization and mathematical modeling,the Fundamental Theorem. Graphingcalculators are used throughout the course.If credit has been granted for MA 2510, 2520,2550 or 2560, consent of Mathematics Chairis required in order to receive credit for eitherMA 2490 or MA 2500. Falls and Springs.Prerequisite(s): MA 1800, or score Level 2 orLevel 3 on the Mathematics Placement Exam,or with permission of instructor, high schoolpre-calculus mathematics. (QUAN)(QRCO)MA 2500 Applied Calculus II 4 creditsThe second semester of a calculus sequencedealing with applications of the differentialand integral calculus to disciplines, such as,Business, Social Science and Biology. Calculusof transcendental functions, applications ofintegration, some differential equations,multidimensional calculus with applications,sequences and series, differentiation and integrationof trigonometric functions. Graphingcalculators are used throughout the course. Ifcredit has been granted for MA 2510, 2520,2550 or 2560, consent of Mathematics Chairis required in order to receive credit for eitherCoursesPlymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008 279