Course Information
Mathematics Flow Chart
Bridge Courses For Math 0306, 0308, & 0312
 MATH 0306: Fundamentals of Mathematics I
  

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 will be given in this course.

Prerequisites: Must be placed into MATH 0306 (or higher).

Textbook: Prealgebra and Introductory Algebra, 2nd Edition. Bittinger, Marvin L. & Ellenbogen, David J. Pearson /Addison Wesley: Boston, 2008.
Textbook ISBN-10: 0321331893


 MATH 0308: Fundamentals of Mathematics II 
  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.

Prerequisites: Must be placed into MATH 0308 (or higher) or completion
of MATH 0306.

Textbook: Prealgebra and Introductory Algebra, 2nd Edition. Bittinger, Marvin L. & Ellenbogen, David J. Pearson /Addison Wesley: Boston, 2008.
Textbook ISBN-10: 0321331893

 Math 0312: Intermediate Algebra 
  

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.

Prerequisites: Must be placed into MATH 0312 (or higher) or completion of MATH 0308.


Textbook: Intermediate Algebra, 10th Edition. Margaret Lial, John Hornsby, & Terry McGinnis. Pearson / Addison Wesley: Boston, 2008.
ISBN: 0321443624

 Math 1314: College Algebra 
 

Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Core Curriculum Course.
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.

Prerequisites: Must be placed into college-level mathematics or completion of MATH 0312.

Textbook: Essentials of College Algebra. Lial, Hornsby, and Schneider. Pearson/Addison-Wesley: Boston, 2008.
Textbook ISBN-10: 0321491858

 Math 1316: Plane Trigonometry 
 

Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Core Curriculum Course.
Topics include solutions of triangles, Euler identity, graphing of trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions, identities, trigonometric equations and an introduction to vector analysis.

Prerequisite: MATH 1314; Must be placed into college-level mathematics.

Textbook: Trigonometry, Dugopolski, Mark, Addison-Wesley, Second Edition, 2007.
Textbook ISBN-10: 032135690X

 Math 1324: Finite Mathematics with Applications 
 Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Core Curriculum Course.
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.

Prerequisite: MATH 1314; Must be placed into college-level mathematics.

Textbook: Mathematics with Applications, 9th ed.; Lial, Margaret L., Thomas W. Hungerford; Addison-Wesley Longman; 2007
Textbook ISBN-10: 0321334337

 Math 1325: Elements of Calculus with Applications 
 

Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Core Curriculum Course.
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.

Prerequisite: MATH 1314; Must be placed into college-level mathematics.

Textbook: Mathematics with Applications, 9th ed.; Lial, Margaret L., Thomas W. Hungerford; Addison-Wesley Longman; 2007
Textbook ISBN-10: 0321334337

 Math 1332: Mathematics for Liberal Arts 
 Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Core Curriculum Course.
Mathematics for Liberal Arts is a course designed for liberal and fine arts, non-mathematics, nonscience, 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

Prerequisite: Must be placed into college-level mathematics or completion of MATH 0312.

Textbook: Thinking Mathematically, Robert Blitzer, Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006.
Textbook ISBN-10: 0131752049

 Math 1342: Statistics 
 Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Core Curriculum Course.
Topics include histograms, probability, binomial and normal distributions and their applications, correlation and prediction, and tests of statistical hypotheses.

Prerequisite: MATH 1314; Must be placed into college-level mathematics.

Textbook: Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach, Sixth Edition, Allan G. Bluman, McGraw Hill, 2007.

Textbook ISBN: 0073103683

 Math 1350: Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I 
 Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Field of Study Course.
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.

Prerequisite: Math 1314 or equivalent; Must be placed into college-level mathematics.

Textbook: A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, Billstein, Libeskind, and Lott, 9th ed., Pearson Education, Inc. (Addison Wesley) Textbook ISBN-10: 0321331796
Math 1351: Mathematics for Elementary teachers II
 
 Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Field of Study Course.
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.

Prerequisite: MATH 1314 or equivalent; Must be placed into college-level mathematics.

Textbook: A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, Billstein, Libeskind, and Lott, 9th ed., Pearson Education, Inc. (Addison Wesley) Textbook ISBN-10: 0321331796

 Math 2305: Discrete Mathematics 
 Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Core Curriculum Course.
Topics selected from logic, set theory, combinatories, and graph theory.

Prerequisite: MATH 2318

Textbook: Rosen, Kenneth H., Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, WCB/McGraw Hill, Fifth Edition, 2003
ISBN: 0072899050
 Math 2318: Linear Algebra 
 Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Core Curriculum Course.
Topics include systems of linear equations, vector spaces, matrices, linear mappings, and determinants.

Prerequisite: MATH 2413

Textbook: Anton, Rorres., Elementary Linear Algebra Applications Version, Wiley, Inc., Ninth Edition, 2005
ISBN:0-471-66959-8
 Math 2320: Ordinary Differential Equations 
 Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Core Curriculum Course.
Topics include initial value problems for first order and linear second order equations, Picard iteration, series solutions, boundary value problems, Laplace transforms and numerical methods.

Prerequisite: MATH 2414

Textbook: Zill, Dennis, A First Course in Differential Equations with Modeling Applications, Brooks Cole Publishing Company, 8th ed., 2004.
ISBN: 0534418783

 Math 2412: Precalculus 
 Credit: 4 (4 lecture) Core Curriculum Course.
Topics include elementary theory of functions and equations, analytic geometry, vectors, introductory logic, mathematical induction, sequences and finite series.

Prerequisite: MATH 1314 and MATH 1316 or Consent of the Department Chair.

Textbook:
Precalculus, Robert F. Blitzer, Third Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006
ISBN: 0131874799

 Math 2413: Calculus I 
 Credit: 4 (4 lecture) Core Curriculum Course.
An integrated study of differential calculus with analytic geometry including the study of functions, limits, continuity, differentiation, and an introduction to integration.

Prerequisite: MATH 2412 or Consent of the Department Chair.

Textbook:
Calculus, by Larson, Hostetler, and Edwards, Eighth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006.
ISBN: 061850298X

 Math 2414: Calculus II 
 Credit: 4 (4 lecture) Core Curriculum Course.
Integral calculus including discussions of transcendental functions, applications of integration, techniques and improper integrals, infinite series, Taylor series, plane curves, and polar coordinates.

Prerequisite: MATH 2413

Textbook: Calculus, by Larson, Hostetler, and Edwards, Eighth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006.
ISBN: 061850298X

Math 2415: Calculus III
 
 Credit: 4 (4 lecture) #CC6600
A survey of advanced topics in calculus including vectors and vector-valued functions, partial differentiation, Lagrange multipliers, multiple integrals, Jacobians, divergence and Stoke’s theorems.

Prerequisite: MATH 2414

Textbook: Calculus, by Larson, Hostetler, and Edwards, Eighth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006.
ISBN: 061850298X