466 Course Descriptions MATH 1020 - Fundamentals of Geometry (3) An introduction to the definitions, methods, and logic of geometry. Prerequisite: MATH 0990 or placement test. MATH 1030 QL - Contemporary Mathematics (3) Su, F, Sp Topics from mathematics which convey to the student the beauty and utility of mathematics, and which illustrate its application to modern society. Topics include geometry, statistics, probability, and growth and form. Prerequisite: MATH 1010 or ACT Math score 23 or higher or placement test. MATH 1040 QL - Introduction to Statistics (3) Su, F, Sp Basic concepts of probability and statistics including data collection and analysis, correlation and regression, probability, discrete and continuous distributions (binomial, normal and t distributions), estimation and hypothesis testing, with an emphasis on applications and understanding of the main ideas. Prerequisite: MATH 1010 or Math ACT score 23 or higher or placement test. MATH 1050 QL - College Algebra (4) Su, F, Sp This course covers a survey of college mathematics and is also a preparatory course for calculus. Topics from continuous mathematics include polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions, equations and their applications, absolute value, polynomial and rational inequalities, and nonlinear systems. Topics from discrete mathematics include matrices, matrix algebra and inverses, determinants, sequences and series, counting techniques, and an introduction to probability. In addition, mathematics of finance, rational zero and binomial theorems and mathematical induction are covered briefly. Prerequisite: MATH 1010 or Math ACT score of 23 or higher or placement test. MATH 1060 - Trigonometry (3) Su, F, Sp This course is true to its Greek title root "triangle-measure" and is a preparatory course for calculus. Topics include trigonometric functions and their graphs, trigonometric identities, inverse trigonometric functions, trigonometric equations, solving triangles, and applications of trigonometry. Complex numbers, polar coordinates and vectors are also introduced. Prerequisite: MATH 1010 or Math ACT score of 23 or higher or placement test. MATH 1080 QL - Pre-calculus (5) Su, F, Sp This is an accelerated course that covers the main topics of College Algebra and Trigonometry. It is a single course prerequisite to calculus and is primarily for those students that need a review. Topics include polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions, equations and their applications, absolute value, polynomial and rational inequalities, and nonlinear systems; matrices, matrix algebra and inverses, determinants, sequences and series; trigonometric functions and their graphs, trigonometric identities, inverse trigonometric functions, trigonometric equations, solving triangles, and applications of trigonometry. In addition, conies and polar coordinates are also covered. Prerequisite: MATH 1010 or Math ACT score of 23 or higher or placement test. MATH llio - Calculus Concepts and Applications (3) A conceptual understanding of the fundamental notions of calculus (limits, continuity, differentiation and integration). Application of these ideas to economics, the social and life sciences, and natural resource modeling is central to the course. Prerequisite: MATH 1050 QL or MATH 1080 QL or placement test. MATH 1200 - Mathematics Computer Laboratory (l) F, Sp Computer solution of mathematics problems using a computer algebra system. Prerequisite: MATH 1050 and MATH 1060, or MATH 1080, or Co-Requisite: MATH 1210. MATH 1210 - Calculus I (4) Su, F, Sp Limits, continuity, differentiation, integration. Prerequisite: MATH 1050 and MATH 1060 or MATH 1080 or placement test. Co-Requisite: The ability to use a computer algebra system. MATH 1220 - Calculus II (4) Su, F, Sp Transcendental functions, techniques of integration, analytic geometry, infinite series. Prerequisite: MATH 1210. Co-Requisite: The ability to use a computer algebra system. MATH 1630 - Discrete Mathematics Applied to Computing (4) An overview of the fundamentals of algorithmic, discrete mathematics applied to computation using a contemporary programming language. Topics include logic, proofs, sets, functions, counting, relations, graphs, trees, Boolean algebra, and models of computation. This course includes programming. Prerequisite: MATH 1050 or MATH 1080, and CS 1400 or ability to program in a contemporary computer language and the consent of the instructor. MATH 2010 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I (3) Su, F, Sp Prospective elementary school teachers revisit mathematics topics from the elementary school curriculum and examine them from an advanced perspective including arithmetic, number theory, set theory and problem solving. Prerequisite: MATH 1050 or placement test. MATH 2020 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II (3) Su, F, Sp Prospective elementary school teachers revisit mathematics topics from the elementary school curriculum and examine them from an advanced perspective including probability, statistics, geometry and measurement. Prerequisite: MATH 1050 and MATH 2010. MATH 2120 - Euclidean Geometry (3) F Exploration of Euclidean geometry, from basic concepts to advanced theorems. Prerequisite: MATH 1210 or consent of instructor. MATH 2210 - Calculus III (4) Su, F, Sp Vector algebra, vector valued functions, multivariable functions, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, line integrals, integration in vector fields. Prerequisite: MATH 1220. MATH 2250 - Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (4) Introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations. Systems of linear equations, matrices, vector spaces, eigenvalues. First and second order differential equations and models, higher order linear equations, linear systems. Prerequisite: MATH 1220. MATH 2270 - Elementary Linear Algebra (3) Su, F, Sp Systems of linear equations, matrices, vector spaces, eigenvalues linear transformations, orthogonality. Prerequisite: MATH 1220. Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog