2011 General CataloG & announCement of Courses - Ventura College

MATH V01C - ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA: MODULE III - 1 Unit
Prerequisite: MATH V01B or MATH V88B with grade of CR or P
Hours: 1 lecture weekly
This course is the third of a five-course sequence (MATH V01A-
V01E). Completion of all five courses is equivalent to MATH V01.
Topics will include linear equations, slope, finding the equation of a
line, graphing linear equations of two variables, graphing inequalities
of two variables, and functions. Under the guidance of the instructor,
students will complete self-paced interactive competency-based
computer assignments, including possible review of previously
learned topics. More than one course in the sequence may be
completed within the term. Students receiving credit in MATH V01A-
V01E will not receive credit in MATH V01 or MATH V11A-V11B.
Offered on a pass/no pass basis only.
MATH V01D - ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA: MODULE IV - 1 Unit
Prerequisite: MATH V01C or MATH V88C with grade of CR or P
Hours: 1 lecture weekly
This course is the fourth of a five-course sequence (MATH V01A-
V01E). Completion of all five courses is equivalent to MATH V01.
Topics will include solving systems of equations by graphing, solving
systems of equations by substitution, solving systems of equations
by addition, applications of systems of equations, solving systems
of inequalities, and operations with polynomials. Under the guidance
of the instructor, students will complete self-paced interactive
competency-based computer assignments, including possible review
of previously learned topics. More than one course in the sequence
may be completed within the term. Students receiving credit in MATH
V01A-V01E will not receive credit in MATH V01 or MATH V11A-
V11B.
Offered on a pass/no pass basis only.
MATH V01E - ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA: MODULE V - 1 Unit
Prerequisite: MATH V01D or MATH V88D with grade of CR or P
Hours: 1 lecture weekly
This course is the fifth of a five-course sequence (MATH V01A-
V01E). Completion of all five courses is equivalent to MATH V01.
Topics will include factoring by grouping, factoring trinomials,
factoring differences of squares, factoring sums and differences
of cubes, solving quadratic equations by factoring, operations on
rational expressions, equations involving rational expressions, and
complex fractions. Under the guidance of the instructor, students
will complete self-paced interactive competency-based computer
assignments, including possible review of previously learned topics.
More than one course in the sequence may be completed within the
term. Students receiving credit in MATH V01A-V01E will not receive
credit in MATH V01 or MATH V11A-V11B.
Offered on a pass/no pass basis only.
MATH V02 - GEOMETRY - 3 Units
Prerequisite: MATH V01 or MATH V01A-V01E or MATH V11B or
MATH V88A-V88E or 1 year of high school beginning algebra with
grade of C or better
Hours: 3 lecture weekly
This course covers sets, real numbers, lines and planes, triangles,
congruence, proof, geometric inequalities, parallel and perpendicular
lines and planes, polygons, similarity, circles, locus, construction,
area, perimeter, and volume.
Formerly Math 2.
MATH V03 - INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA - 5 Units
Prerequisite: MATH V01 or MATH V01A-V01E or MATH V11B or
MATH V88A-V88E or 1 year of high school beginning algebra with
grade of C or better
Hours: 5 lecture weekly
This course covers equations and inequalities, systems of
equations using matrices, exponents and radicals, complex
numbers, functions and graphs, quadratic equations, conic sections,
exponential and logarithmic functions. Students receiving credit in
MATH V03 will not receive credit in MATH V03A-V03E.
Formerly Math 3.
MATH V03A - INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: MODULE I - 1 Unit
Prerequisite: MATH V01 or MATH V01A-V01E or MATH V11B or
MATH V88A-V88E or 1 year of high school beginning algebra with
grade of C or better
Hours: 1 lecture weekly
This course is the first of a five-course sequence (MATH V03A-
V03E). Completion of all five courses is equivalent to MATH V03.
Topics will include compound inequalities, absolute value equations
and inequalities, word problems using inequalities, and functions.
Under the guidance of the instructor, students will complete selfpaced
interactive competency-based computer assignments,
including possible review of previously learned topics. More than one
course in the sequence may be completed within the term. Students
receiving credit in MATH V03A-V03E will not receive credit in MATH
V03.
Offered on a pass/no pass basis only.
MATH V03B - INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: MODULE II - 1 Unit
Prerequisite: MATH V03A with grade of P
Hours: 1 lecture weekly
This course is the second of a five-course sequence (MATH
V03A-V03E). Completion of all five courses is equivalent to MATH
V03. Topics will include solving systems of equations in two and
three variables using the addition and substitution methods, solving
systems of equations using matrix row reduction, solving word
problems using systems of equations, and graphing solutions to
systems of inequalities in two variables. Under the guidance of the
instructor, students will complete self-paced interactive competencybased
computer assignments, including possible review of previously
learned topics. More than one course in the sequence may be
completed within the term. Students receiving credit in MATH V03A-
V03E will not receive credit in MATH V03.
Offered on a pass/no pass basis only.
MATH V03C - INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: MODULE III - 1 Unit
Prerequisite: MATH V03B with grade of P
Hours: 1 lecture weekly
This course is the third of a five-course sequence (MATH V03A-
V03E). Completion of all five courses is equivalent to MATH V03.
Topics will include positive, negative and fractional exponents,
radicals, radical equations, and complex numbers. Under the
guidance of the instructor, students will complete self-paced
interactive competency-based computer assignments, including
possible review of previously learned topics. More than one course in
the sequence may be completed within the term. Students receiving
credit in MATH V03A-V03E will not receive credit in MATH V03.
Offered on a pass/no pass basis only.
170 Credit Courses, Degrees, Certificates, and Awards Ventura College Catalog 2010 - 2011