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Independent study leading to a research honors essay on a topic chosen by the student and two readers. Weekly meetings with tutor. Use of secondary sources should receive secondary emphasis, but should cultivate the student’s own critical thinking and demonstrate his/her readiness to join the discussion among published writers on the topic.
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Prerequisite: MAT 097 with grade of C or higher or appropriate scores on ACT, SAT, or placement test. This course develops the algebraic skills necessary for further studies in mathematics. Topics include the algebra of functions; graphing techniques; quantitative and qualitative analysis of polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions, including limits at infinity and infinite limits; and appropriate applications.
Prerequisites: Liberal Studies major or minor or International Studies minor and consent of instructor. A semester of supervised practical experience to complement classroom instruction, that will help prepare a student for leadership in his or her area of educational or career interests. Placement: determined by course instructor and student's advisor.
Prerequisite: MAT 115 with grade of C or higher or appropriate scores on ACT, SAT, or placement test. Review of polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions, their graphs, and inverses; trigonometric identities, functions and their inverses; complex numbers; vectors; linear systems of equations, and polar coordinates.
Prerequisite: MAT 115 or appropriate scores on ACT, SAT, or placement test. This course covers matrices, Gauss-Jordan reductions, systems of linear equations, and an introduction to differential and integral calculus. A variety of business applications are included.
Required of all students whose placement data do not warrant enrollment in MAT 096 or above.. Arithmetic and properties of real numbers, ratio and proportion, introduction to statistics and algebra. (Does not count toward any degree requirements.)
Prerequisite: MAT 120 or appropriate scores on ACT, SAT, or placement test. Review of functions; limits of functions; derivatives and definite integrals of algebraic and transcendental functions; indeterminate forms; applications of the derivative and integral; the fundamental theorem of calculus.
Prerequisite: MAT 095 or appropriate score on placement test. Required of all students whose placement data do not warrant enrollment in MAT 097 or above. Beginning algebra including linear and quadratic equations, polynomials, rational expressions, radicals and graphing. (Does not count toward any degree requirements.)
MAT 132: Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 5 Prerequisite: MAT 131. Review of the fundamental theorem of calculus; properties of definite and indefinite integrals; applications of the definite integral; techniques of integration; improper integrals; definite integral approximation with error bounds; infinite sequences and series; Taylor polynomial approximation; parametric equations and polar coordinates.
Prerequisite: MAT 096 or appropriate score on placement test. Linear equations and inequalities, systems of linear equations, polynomials and polynomial functions, quadratic equations, rational expressions, radicals, and rational exponents. (Does not count toward any degree requirements.)
Prerequisite: completion of mathematics liberal studies requirement. This is the first course in a two-semester sequence designed to meet the needs of elementary school teachers. Topics include sets, whole numbers, numeration systems, bases, elementary number theory, fractions, decimals, real numbers. Problem solving, applications and historical topics are discussed throughout the course.
Prerequisite: MAT 096 with grade of C or higher, or placement based on scores on ACT, SAT, or mathematics placement test. This course develops problem-solving and mathematical skills through a sequence of applied topics. Topics include mathematical finance, probability and statistics, growth models for a variety of situations, and geometry.