General Course Descriptions - Houston Community College System

lMgt 1349 MAteriAls
requireMent plAnning
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A study of materials requirement planning that includes
net change versus regenerative systems, lot sizing,
and the time sharing of dependent demand .
lMgt 1393 speCiAl topiCs in
logistiCs And MAteriAls
MAnAgeMent-strAtegiC
interModAl trAnsportAtion
prerequisite: department Approval
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Topics address recently identified current events, skills,
knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent
to the technology or occupation and relevant to the
professional development of the student .
lMgt 2334 prinCiples oF trAFFiC
MAnAgeMent
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A study of the role and functions of a transportation
traffic manager within a commercial or public
enterprise . Includes training in rate negotiation,
carrier and mode selection, carrier service evaluation,
quality control, traffic pattern analysis, documentation
for domestic and international shipments, claims,
hazardous materials movement, and the state, federal,
and international environments of transportation .
MAtH 0101 deVelopMentAl MAtH
Credit: 1 (1 lecture)
An individualized curriculum intended for students
who have completed the college developmental
math sequence through MATH 0312, but have yet to
demonstrate achievement of the appropriate standard
or department chair . Counselor’s approval required .
MAtH 0102 BAsiC MAtHeMAtiCs
prerequisite: Appropriate assessment
score or Counselor’s or department chair
approval required
Credit: 1 (1 lecture)
Designed for students who have tested below MATH
0306 and require a self-paced presentation of the basic
operations in whole numbers .
MAtH 0106 FundAMentAls oF
MAtH i Bridge
prerequisite: Credit: 1 (1 lecture)
Intensive help and preparatory course for those who
have not successfully passed MATH 0306 .
MAtH 0108 FundAMentAls oF
MAtH ii Bridge
prerequisite: Credit: 1 (1 lecture)
Intensive help and preparatory course for those who
have not successfully passed MATH 0308 .
MAtH 0112 interMediAte
AlgeBrA Bridge
Credit: 1 (1 lecture)
Intensive help and preparatory course for those who
have not successfully passed MATH 0312 .
MAtH 0306 FundAMentAls oF
MAtHeMAtiCs i
prerequisites: Must be placed into
MAtH 0306 (or higher).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Topics include fundamental operations in whole
numbers, fractions and decimals, percents, ratios, and
proportion, descriptive statistics, and an introduction
to the real numbers . All students who enroll in this
course are expected to complete Math 0308, and Math
0312 in the following consecutive semesters before
attempting their first college-level mathematics course
(usually Math 1314 College Algebra) . A departmental
final examination must be passed in order to pass
the course .
MAtH 0308 FundAMentAls oF
MAtHeMAtiCs ii
prerequisites: Must be placed into MAtH
0308 (or higher) or completion of MAtH
0306.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Topics include real numbers, basic geometry,
polynomials, factoring, linear equations, and
inequalities quadratic equations, and rational
expressions . A departmental final examination must
be passed in order to pass the course .
MAtH 0312 interMediAte
AlgeBrA
prerequisites: Must be placed into MAtH
0312 (or higher) or completion of MAtH
0308.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 1 lab)
Topics include factoring techniques, radicals, algebraic
fractions, complex numbers, graphing linear equations
and inequalities, quadratic equations, system of
equations, graphing quadratic equations, and an
introduction to functions . Emphasis is placed on
algebraic techniques in order to successfully complete
Math 1314 College Algebra . A departmental final
examination must be passed in order to pass this
course .
MAtH 1314 College AlgeBrA
prerequisite: prerequisites: Must be
placed into college-level mathematics or
completion of MAtH 0312. Credit: 3 (3
lecture)
Topics include quadratics, polynomial, rational,
logarithmic and exponential functions, system of
equations, progression, sequences and series,
matrices and determinants . A departmental final
examination will be given in this course . Core
Curriculum Course .
MAtH 1316 plAne trigonoMetry
prerequisite: MAtH 1314; Must be placed
into college-level mathematics.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Topics include solutions of triangles, Euler identity,
graphing of trigonometric and inverse trigonometric
functions, identities, trigonometric equations and
an introduction to vector analysis . Core Curriculum
Course .
Course desCriptions
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MAtH 1324 Finite MAtHeMAtiCs
WitH AppliCAtions
prerequisite: MAtH 1314; Must be placed
into college-level mathematics.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A survey of finite mathematics and its application
to problems of business and the natural and social
sciences . Topics include set theory, probability, an
introduction to matrices, linear programming, and an
introduction to statistics . Core Curriculum Course .
MAtH 1325 eleMents oF
CAlCulus WitH AppliCAtions
prerequisite: MAtH 1314; Must be placed
into college-level mathematics.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A survey of differential and integral calculus including
the study of functions and graphs from a calculus
viewpoint as applied to problems in business and
the natural and social sciences . Core Curriculum
Course .
MAtH 1332 MAtHeMAtiCs For
liBerAl Arts
prerequisite: Must be placed into collegelevel
mathematics or completion of MAtH
0312.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Mathematics for Liberal Arts is a course designed for
liberal and fine arts, non-mathematics, non-science,
and non-business majors . The course provides
students with an appreciation of the history, art, beauty
of mathematics in the world around us . Topics include
an examination of sets with applications, probability,
and statistics, financial management, mathematical
modeling, and fundamentals of geometry and its
application Core Curriculum Course .
MAtH 1342 stAtistiCs
prerequisite: MAtH 1314; Must be placed
into college-level mathematics.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Topics include histograms, probability, binomial and
normal distributions and their applications, correlation
and prediction, and tests of statistical hypotheses . Core
Curriculum Course .
MAtH 1350 MAtHeMAtiCs For
eleMentAry teACHers i
prerequisite: Math 1314 or equivalent;
Must be placed into college-level
mathematics.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Concepts of sets, functions, numeration systems,
number theory, and properties of the natural numbers,
integers, rational, and real numbers systems with an
emphasis on problem-solving and critical thinking .
Field of Study Course .
MAtH 1351 MAtHeMAtiCs For
eleMentAry teACHers ii
prerequisite: MAtH 1314 or equivalent;
Must be placed into college-level
mathematics.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Concepts of geometry, probability, and statistics, as
well as applications of the algebraic properties of
real numbers to concepts of measurement with an
emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking .
Field of Study Course .