MATH QL1050. 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 introdudion 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 QL1080. Pre-calculus (5) Su, F, Sp This course covers the main concepts of college algebra and trigonometry and is a single course prerequisite to calculus. 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 fundions, 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 1200. Mathematics Computer Laboratory (1) F, Sp Computer solution of mathematics problems using a computer algebra system. Prerequisites: MATH QL1050 and 1060, or MATH QL1080, or Co-requisite: MATH 1210. MATH 1210. Calculus I (4) Su, F, Sp Limits, continuity, differentiation, integration. Prerequisite: MATH QL1050 and 1060 or MATH QL1080 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 indude logic, proofs, sets, functions, counting, relations, graphs, trees, Boolean algebra, and modds of computation. This course includes programming. Prerequisites: MATH QL1050 or MATH QL1080, 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 induding arithmetic, number theory, set theory and problem solving. Prerequisite: MATH QL1050. 355 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 induding probability, statistics, geometry and measurement. Prerequisites: MATH QL1050 and MATH 2010. MATH 2110. Foundations of Algebra (3) F, Sp An introduction to Abstract Algebra, Number Theory and Logic with an emphasis on problem solving and proof writing. Prerequisite: MATH 1210. MATH 2120. Euclidean Geometry (3) F Exploration of Euclidean geometry, from basic concepts to advanced theorems. Prerequisite: MATH 1210 or consent of instrudor. MATH 2210. Calculus III (4) 5m, 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. MATH 2280. Ordinary Differential Equations (3) F, Sp Methods of solution for ordinary differential equations. Exact equations, linear equations Laplace Transforms, series solutions. Prerequisite: MATH 1220. MATH 2410. Foundations of Probability and Statistics (3) Sp An introduction to probability and statistics with special emphasis on concepts in the K-12 school curriculum. Prerequisite: MATH 1210 or MATH QL1050 and consent of instructor. MATH 2920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-4) Consult the semester dass schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. MATH 3050. History of Mathematics (3) F A survey of the history of mathematics and its impact on world culture with emphasis on mathematical motivations, original methods and applications. Prerequisite: MATH 1220. MATH 3120. Foundations of Euclidean and Non- Euclidean Geometry (3) Sp Axiomatic development of geometry; Euclidean and non-Euclidean. Prerequisites: MATH 1220 and MATH 2120. MATH 3160. Number Theory (3) Sp An overview of beginning number theory including the integers, modulo arithmetic, congruences, Fermat's theorem and Euler's theorem. Prerequisite: MATH 1210. MATH 3270. Linear Algebra (3) F or Sp (alternate years) Theory and applications of linear algebra induding abstract vector spaces and canonical forms of matrices. Prerequisite: MATH 2270. MATH 3280. Dynamical Systems (3) Sp (alternate years) Linear and nonlinear systems of differential equations, qualitative behavior and stability of solutions, applications. Prerequisite: MATH 2270 and MATH 2280. 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